Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director, Manhattan Theatre Club), Barry Grove (Executive Producer, MTC), Mandy Greenfield (Artistic Producer, MTC), Jason Eagan (Artistic Director, Ars Nova), and Jeremy Blocker (Managing Director, Ars Nova) have announced the 2013-2014 participants for The Writer’s Room a new program to commission, develop and support playwrights in the process of creating new work for the stage. The commissioned writers for 2013-2014 are Rachel Bonds, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Jackie Sibblies Drury, and the band of actors, musicians, and storytellers known as PigPen Theatre Co. They will join  Adam Bock & Justin Levine collaborating on the creation of a new musical; Thomas Bradshaw; Samuel D. Hunter & Sharyn Rothstein, who continue to work on their Writer’s Room Commissions from last year. The program is a multi-year partnership between MTC and Ars Nova drawing on each organization’s strengths and areas of expertise to create a unique, collaborative developmental program for advancing new works from commission through production. The Writer’s Room feeds the programming of The Studio at Stage II – Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series, where bold new work meets bold new audiences. Each year, MTC and Ars Nova jointly select four playwrights or writing teams to receive Writer’s Room Commissions. The commissioned writers then come together to participate in a program designed to offer extensive developmental support. Press contact: Boneau/Bryan-Brown (575-3030)...