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Mission Statement
Chicago Writers’ Bloc provides a range of opportunities for playwrights to develop and present new work in online readings with experienced actors, in contests, and at annual staged reading festivals. We are an inclusive collaborative community of new, emerging, and experienced playwrights.
(Chicago Writers’ Bloc is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit group.)
Announcements
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2025 New Play Festival Free Preview Night!
7:45 PM, October 24 Borelli’s Pizzaria 2124 W Lawrence Come buy some pizza, a drink or two, and catch a sneak peak of our upcoming festival plays and Musicals!
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2025 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2-19
Staged Readings of New Plays and Musicals by Chicago Writers’ Bloc Playwrights, Composers, and Lyricists
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CHICAGO WRITERS’ BLOC 2024 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
The Chicago Writers’ Bloc 2024 New Play Festival will feature five new plays and five new musicals from 14 local Chicago Writers’ Bloc playwrights, lyricists, and composers.