History
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission of encouraging and supporting the writing and production of original one-act plays. Since its founding in 1991, PNWF has served as a collaborative organization, pooling the talents and rich resources of western Pennsylvania's emerging theater community and playwrights from around the world in a series of creative activities.
Specialties
Established in 1991, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival is the Pittsburgh Region's original and longest-running new play festival, located at Off the Wall Theater in the heart of Carnegie's vibrant downtown. Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) is dedicated to fostering the development of original one-act plays. PNWF is an annual event. Each September, 18 new one-act plays are produced by Pittsburgh region theater companies during the six weeks of the festival.