Seldom has the latest work of an established playwright been available in such quantity on Broadway within such a short period of time.

The festival's idea was to pair a one-act by an established playwright with another by a beginner.

The series utilized a different cast each week who appeared in short works by established playwrights.

"And for bringing established playwrights to new audiences."

"I'm not an established playwright, and if I can't get into a regional theater on my own, then I probably don't belong there," he says.

The workshop series is a laboratory for developing new works by established playwrights and by newcomers to the field.

By the end of the decade he was an established playwright.

And everyone was in on the evolution of two full-length plays by established playwrights.

Mr. Lonergan, 37, was already an established playwright and professional screenwriter.

That is largely because 99 percent of the new plays written by established playwrights like Mr. Miller are never submitted to commercial producers.