Playwrights Collective
Over its first 29 seasons, TimeLine has produced 16 world premieres and 43 Chicago premieres, making an ongoing commitment to developing, supporting and featuring new work. The TimeLine Playwrights Collective continues that effort, offering a supportive environment for emerging Chicago playwrights to create an original play inspired by TimeLine’s mission of presenting stories inspired by history that connect with today’s social and political issues.
A diverse group of emerging and established writers participate in the Playwrights Collective. They meet regularly and may work on any project that fits TimeLine’s mission. Meetings provide the opportunity to read and hear scenes from work under development, ask questions, discuss challenges and share progress with peers.
The playwrights listed here are members of the 2026-2027 Playwrights Collective.
