The Starr Reading Series is a way for us to expand our community while we celebrate and explore the plays of the city's most exciting playwrights. We feature the work of a diverse group of writers at all stages of their careers who are approaching writing for the theater in thrilling and unexpected ways. We are proud to continue to offer this ongoing series to our audiences FREE of charge!
INFO ABOUT OUR 2025 STARR READING SERIES COMING SOON!
A note from our Curators:
“We continue to carve out a special place for artists to explore and develop their raw ideas and impulses. The Starr Reading Series is centered on adventure, exploration, mystery, risk and discovery. We are passionate about giving artists support and room to do their thing-- whatever that “thing” is.”
Machel Ross, Jehan O. Young, Elizagrace Madrone and William Burke
The Reading Series is by-invitation-only due to staff capacity. The best way to be invited is to help us to get to know you and your work. So come check out Starr shows and readings, introduce yourself to us, invite us to showings of your work, etc. If you have any questions, please email us at srs@thebushwickstarr.org.
Past Participating Playwrights:
Renee Roden, John Budge, Stacey Rose, Brian Lawlor, Julia Jarcho, Jenny Schwartz, Megan Murtha, Jessica Almasy, Mallery Avidon, Clare Barron, Eliza Bent, Frank Boudreaux, William Burke, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Erik Ehn, Ben Gassman, Kathryn Hathaway, Hansol Jung, Paul Ketchum, Maya MacDonald, Christina Masciotti, D.J. Mendel, Gregory S. Moss, Paz Pardo, Jonathan Payne, Max Posner, Chip Rodgers, Normandy Sherwood, Mark Sitko, Ariel Stess, Katie Ka Vang, Leah Nanako Winkler, Moe Yousuf, Phillip Howze, Kate Attwell, Kate Scelsa, Eboni Booth, Karinne Keithley, Casey Llewellyn, Zoe Geltman, Haruna Lee, Jillian Walker, Cara Scarmack, Nina Segal, Ramiz Monsef, Agnes Borinsky, Javier Antonio González, Ignacio Lopez, Lisa Clair, Melisa Tien, Kate Dakota Kremer, Corinne Donly, Whitney White, Jeesun Choi, Emily Gardner Xu Hall, Carlos Sirah, Jonathan Payne, Diane Xavier, Seonjae Kim, Georgina Escobar, Raquel Almazan, Nia O. Witherspoon, AriDy Nox, Alexis Roblan, Lucas Baisch, Nazareth Hassan, Ren Dara Santiago, Nora Sørena Casey, Julia Izumi, Ro Reddick, Nkenna Akunna, Amara Brady, Ife Olujobi, Marissa Joyce Stamps, Alba Delia Hernández, Divya Mangwani, Daniella De Jesús, Maya Lawson, Jesús I. Valles, Nia Calloway, Michael Oluokun, Lily Gonzales, Deneen Reynolds-Knott, Aeon Wade Andreas, Utkarsh Rajawat, Avi Amon and Genevieve Simon