Irons in the Fire
Irons in the Fire is Fault Line Theatre's year-round reading series of new plays in development.
Every play and every playwright require something a little different, so the format and timeline for each project is malleable. Our only requirement is a public sharing of the piece at some point in the process. Each reading is also supported by a fun social event that brings the Independent Theatre Community together in a meaningful way. We hope you’ll join us!
2026
Calley N. Anderson
Ivy, 1859
Brandt Adams
Liberty
Lori Felipe-Barkin
Untitled Ayahuasca Play
Liza Birkenmeier
Untitled Play About Times Beach
Emma Horwitz
Turbo’s
Alex Lin
THE AMAZON
Naomi Lorrain
Duck Hunt
Caroline V. McGraw
The Little School by Jack Torrance
Bailey Williams
Untitled Play
Ray Yamanouchi
Untitled Torture Play
2025
MR. LEATHER, 1976
Written by Zackary Grady
Directed by Ryan Dobrin
THE AMAZON
Written by Alex Lin
Directed by Aaron Rossini
UNTITLED PLAY ABOUT
TIMES BEACH
By Liza Birkenmeier
TREMOLO
Written by Regan Moro
Directed by Sammy Zeisel
BLACK FRIENDS
Written by Erica Jensen
Directed by Miranda Haymon
IJU
Written by Abigail C. Onwunali
Directed by Jacob Basri
BLOOD AND MILK
Written by Nikki Massoud
Directed by Sivan Battat
2024
MODERN ROCK
Written by Ken Urban
Directed by Knud Adams
HOLOCAUST LIT!
Written by Reid Pope
Directed by Michael Herwitz
ĂN CHƠI: EAT. PLAY. RAGE.
Written by Carolina Đỗ
Directed by cara hinh
THE BLACK SPACE PLAYS #3: KOFA’S KIN
Written by a.k. payne
Directed by Cristina Angeles
THE PATRONS
Written by Nick Gandiello
Directed by Aaron Rossini
2023
LEGITIME
Written by Zachariah Ezer
Directed by Dominique Rider
MODERATION
Written by Lily Akerman
Directed by Lily Kanter Riopelle
APPLE BOTTOM
Written by Karina Billini
Directed by Candis C. Jones
MARKED GREEN AT BIRTH,
MARKED FEMALE AT BIRTH
Written by Soph/ie Sagan-Gutherz
Directed by Mack Brown
2022
BEAUTIFUL BLESSED CHILD
Written by Daria Miyeko Marinelli
Directed by Zi Alikhan
DEMOCRA
Written by Heloise Wilson
Directed by Kathleen Capdesuñer
SHOOTER!
Written by Krista Knight
Directed by Aaron Rossini
THE REGULARS
Written by Eliza Bent
Directed by Knud Adams
BACKSTROKE BOYS
Written by Xavier Clark
Directed by Ryan Dobrin
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND I SEEK
Written by Matthew Barbot
Directed by José Zayas
END OF THE LINE
Written by Bleu Beckford-Burrell
Directed by Chika V. Ike
GOD SAVE THE QUEER
By Zackary Grady
Directed by Portia Krieger
BLOODLINES 血脉
Co-Created by Cinthia Chen
And Sim Yan Ying "YY"
2020 - 2021
THE DEPARTMENT PARTY
Written by Sam Marks
Directed by Morgan Green
HINDSIGHT
By Alix Sobler
Directed Aaron Rossini
FINAL BOARDING CALL
By Stefani Kuo
Directed by Mei Ann Teo
2019
ADULTIFICATION
Written and Directed By
Miranda Haymon
RIVERS OF JANUARY
By Ben Snyder
Directed by Aaron Rossini
SHADOW/LAND
By Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Directed by Candis C. Jones
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
By Vichet Chum
Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
ALL NIGHTER
By Natalie Margolin
Directed by Mia Walker
2018
COMFORT PET
By Jay Alan Zimmerman
Directed by Evan T. Cummings
THE DESTINY OFFERED TO WOMEN
By Celine Song
Directed by Aaron Rossini
THE BARBARIANS
By Jerry Lieblich
Directed by Paul Lazar
BELIEVELAND
By Caroline V. McGraw
Directed by Oliver Butler
CHAPTERS OF A FLOATING LIFE
By Clarence Coo
Directed by Kareem Fahmy
BATHSHEBA’S PSALMS
By April Ranger
Directed by Christina Roussos
THE AMERICA EXPERIMENT
By Elizabeth Kenny
Directed by Caitlin Ryan O'Connell
BY A THREAD
By Eljon Wardally
Directed by Kel Haney
2017
THE FITZGERALDS OF ST. PAUL
By Christie Baugher
Directed by Danny Mefford
ROUND TABLE
By Liba Vaynberg
Directed by Geordie Broadwater
WHITE HISTORY
By Dave Harris
Directed by Whitney White
Irons in the Fire is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
