Artistic Initiatives

Equal Play

The Equal Play commissioning program is a natural evolution of Round House’s ongoing commitment to gender parity and racial diversity. Equal Play is commissioning and developing 30 new plays written exclusively by women playwrights and playwrights of color, including ten plays for our Teen Performance Company (TPC). We will use this program to combat the pervasive inequality in American theatre while supporting plays that speak to the world’s most pressing issues.

To date, the following playwrights have received commissions under the Equal Play program: Inda Craig-Galván, Lauren Gunderson, Naomi Iizuka, James Ijames, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Jiehae Park and Margot Bordelon (joint commission), The TEAM, and Mfoniso Udofia. 

Teen Performance Company playwright commissions include: Agyeiwaa Asante, Morgan Gould (At the End of the World, 2025), Caleen Sinette Jennings (Hear Eye Stand, 2019), Stefani Kuo (TikTok [a period piece], 2022), Megan McCafferty (Sloppy Firsts, 2018), Diana Metzger (Beach Week, 2017), Naysan Mojgani (The Camp Silver Lake Jamboree Massacre), and Dani Stoller (Girlhood, 2023). 

Fair Play

The Fair Play program focuses on providing a living wage to our artists while building artist loyalty with across-the-board salary increases to make us competitive with the largest theatres in our market.