The late M.Z. Ribalow served as artistic director of New River Dramatists. He was an award-winning poet, author and playwright, whose plays received some 180 productions worldwide. Playwright Mark Eisman lives in New York. He has received two daytime Emmy nominations, a New York State playwriting fellowship, a Writers Guild screenwriting fellowship, two Beverly Hills Theater Guild/Julie Harris Playwriting Awards, the Charles MacArthur Fellowship and a playwriting scholarship from Primary Stages theater. He has spent four summer residencies at the New River Dramatists. The late James McLure was involved in the founding of the Lion Theatre Co. in New York City. His plays have been performed worldwide. He was a core playwright member of the New River Dramatists from it first year in 1999 and developed many of his new plays there.

• Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS      viiiWHAT IS NEW RIVER?       NEW RIVER DRAMATISTS PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS      INTRODUCTION      Feasting on Cardigans by Mark Eisman      Tiger in the Tree by M.Z. Ribalow      Baseball Game of the Week by James McLure      ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS

The late M.Z. Ribalow served as artistic director of New River Dramatists. He was an award-winning poet, author and playwright, whose plays received some 180 productions worldwide. Playwright Mark Eisman lives in New York. He has received two daytime Emmy nominations, a New York State playwriting fellowship, a Writers Guild screenwriting fellowship, two Beverly Hills Theater Guild/Julie Harris Playwriting Awards, the Charles MacArthur Fellowship and a playwriting scholarship from Primary Stages theater. He has spent four summer residencies at the New River Dramatists. The late James McLure was involved in the founding of the Lion Theatre Co. in New York City. His plays have been performed worldwide. He was a core playwright member of the New River Dramatists from it first year in 1999 and developed many of his new plays there.

• Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS      viiiWHAT IS NEW RIVER?       NEW RIVER DRAMATISTS PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS      INTRODUCTION      Feasting on Cardigans by Mark Eisman      Tiger in the Tree by M.Z. Ribalow      Baseball Game of the Week by James McLure      ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS

The late M.Z. Ribalow served as artistic director of New River Dramatists. He was an award-winning poet, author and playwright, whose plays received some 180 productions worldwide. Playwright Mark Eisman lives in New York. He has received two daytime Emmy nominations, a New York State playwriting fellowship, a Writers Guild screenwriting fellowship, two Beverly Hills Theater Guild/Julie Harris Playwriting Awards, the Charles MacArthur Fellowship and a playwriting scholarship from Primary Stages theater. He has spent four summer residencies at the New River Dramatists. The late James McLure was involved in the founding of the Lion Theatre Co. in New York City. His plays have been performed worldwide. He was a core playwright member of the New River Dramatists from it first year in 1999 and developed many of his new plays there.

• Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS      viiiWHAT IS NEW RIVER?       NEW RIVER DRAMATISTS PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS      INTRODUCTION      Feasting on Cardigans by Mark Eisman      Tiger in the Tree by M.Z. Ribalow      Baseball Game of the Week by James McLure      ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS