Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Amy Staats will be the 2017–2018 playwright-in-residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions.

Actor and playwright Staats’ plays include Eddie and Dave, Hands, and I Hope She’ll Be Okay. During her residency, she will be integrated into Atlantic’s day-to-day operations and will receive a full production of a play at the Off-Broadway theatre.

Atlantic has also commissioned two new works via its Launch initiative to playwrights Abby Rosebrock and Tori Sampson. The Launch commission is awarded annually to early-career playwrights who have not yet received an Off-Broadway production.  . .