James Armstrong, Playwright

I'm pleased to announce that my short play Burns Night  has passed into the semifinalist round of the Holiday Playwright Contest held by...

This Saturday, June 1st, my short play Snip o' the Shears  will be having a staged reading at the Hamilton Grange branch of the New Yor...

Last night, I went to the semifinals of the Queens Short Play Festival at the Secret Theatre in Woodside. A couple years ago, my own play M...

Last night was the finals of the Secret Theatre One Act Festival, and I'm happy to report that Rebecca Ana Peña won a best performer a...

I had a great time at the semi-finals of the Secret Theatre One-Act Festival on Saturday, and the good news is, my play My Fellow Americans...

My play My Fellow Americans  made it into the semi-finals of the Secret Theatre One Act Festival , which means you have another chance to se...

Last night, I saw Robert Icke's original drama Oresteia , a Euripidian meditation on the Iphigenia myth that also includes the story of ...

Today I chaired a panel on "New Approaches to Lord Byron " for the BARS/NASSR 2022 "New Romanticisms" conference, and to...

If you haven't seen my play My Fellow Americans  at the Secret Theatre yet, you'll have another chance tomorrow, July 27th. The sho...

If you missed the opening of My Fellow Americans  last Wednesday, tonight's your chance to see the show at the Secret Theatre's one-...

This week the Secret Theatre in Queens is opening its festival of one-act plays, and you won't want to miss it! The important thing is ...

My play My Fellow Americans  opens next month as part of the Secret Theatre One-Act Festival, which means it's time to meet the Preside...

Today brought the huge but expected news that Roe v. Wade is now officially history. A lot of people in America--particularly women--are fee...

In past Decembers, I have come up with a list of the best shows I saw that opened in New York City that year. Well, for 2020, that list wou...

The arts are one of the most important drivers of the nations's economy. According to the U.S. government , they contribute more than $7...

I'm sad that I missed yesterday's performance of Burns Night  at the Secret Theatre, but I had a good excuse. I've been attendin...

Last night, I saw Alice Hale, Maria de Vries, and Zach McCoy in my short play Burns Night  in the Long Island City One Act Play Festival. ...

Yesterday, my short play Burns Night  opened at the Long Island City One-Act Festival at the Secret Theatre in Queens. Maria de Vries did...

My short play Burns Night  opens this Friday, July 12th, as part of the Long Island City One-Act Festival at the Secret Theatre. The firs...

Today, we had our first rehearsal for my short play Burns Night , which will be performed next month at the Long Island City One-Act Festiva...