The Drama League (Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director; Roger T. Danforth, Artistic Director) has announced the artists and theater ensembles chosen to develop new plays and musicals as part of the 2016 Artist Residency Program.  The development of new works will include works with contributions from Duncan Sheik, and a rediscovered play by playwright Adrienne Kennedy.  This year’s program welcomes, for the first time ever, International Artists-in-Residence: Yasen Vassilev from Bulgaria, and Catinca Draganescu and Valentina Zaharia from Romania. The Drama League Artist Residency Program, made possible in part by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, offers director/collaborator teams and/or ensembles an opportunity to comfortably develop a new theatre piece as artists-in-residence at the Drama League Theater Center in Tribeca, where the program has been expanded into three stages of development: early development (Rough Draft), mid-development (First Stage) and late development (Next Stage).  A residency stipend, rehearsal space, professional mentorship, administrative support, and community engagement allow selected artists to fully inhabit an extended, process-oriented residency experience.  Public readings, developmental experiments and more will be held throughout the year at The Drama League Theater Center (32 Avenue of the Americas) in Tribeca. For the lineup of residents, schedules and dates of readings, please visit www.dramaleague.org. Press contact: Philip Carrubba/Richard Hillman PR (917/523-8849)...