Under the leadership of artistic director Adam Greenfield[1][2] and former managing director Leslie Marcus,[3] Playwrights Horizons encourages the new work of veteran writers while nurturing an emerging generation of theater artists.

Writers are supported through every stage of their growth with a series of development programs: script and score evaluations, commissions, readings, musical theater workshops, Studio and Mainstage productions.

The current building was built on the site of a former burlesque, which previously served as the off-Broadway Maidman Playhouse between 1960 and 1966.

[1] Playwrights Horizons has worked with over 375 writers and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

[5] Playwrights Horizons' auxiliary programs include the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, which is affiliated with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and Ticket Central, a central box office that supports the off-Broadway performing arts community.