New
Play Development
When we at Petra Little Theatre (PLT) evaluated our mission in 2013, we decided to create a new initiative which will support young student-playwrights and playwrights who are serious in creating new, original works pertaining to issues relevant to our society.
So the New Play Development (NPD) was born. Meilinda and Stefanny Irawan, as co-creators and mentors of the program, work closely with our Resident Playwrights whose members include both alumni and students.
From the beginning, we knew this program would take a lot of energy and time, but we also understand the significance it plays in building our local (and in turn, national) theatre scene, and we are committed to it. Since its inception, NPD has produced 8 exciting, fresh, original works ranging from play to play-with-music: “Evita”, “Congratulations, You Get the Job!”, “Mother, How Are You Today?”, “Listen to Me”, “Customer is King”, “Going Home”, "A Story of Wounds", and "The Cues".
We also launched New Play Development Program Series where we, so far, have published 4 of the NPD works.