Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori are part of the play-selection committee. (Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
A different play will be discussed each month.
The American Theatre Wing, co-presenter of the Tony Awards and an organization dedicated to supporting the growth of American theater, has teamed with theDrama Book Shop to launch the Playreaders Club, a meetup for reading and discussing plays. The monthly meetings will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at the Drama Book Shop, a midtown Manhattan independent bookstore dedicated to plays, theater-related books and other works of dramatic literature.
Each play will be selected by a committee made up of members of the Wing’s board and advisory committee. This includes Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori, Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, Tony-winning costume and scenic designer Clint Ramos, influencer, journalist and producer Ayanna Prescod, Tony-winning director Leigh Silverman, journalist and author Patrick Pacheco and talent agent Ben Sands.