DQT's mission is to develop and present work by BIPoC and Female-identifying writers; concurrently, cultivate and maintain a diverse audience who is in routine discourse with them.
DQT envisions an American theatre wherein the population of professionally produced playwrights is as diverse as America.
NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT - PROCESS IS OUR PRODUCT
Coming Soon
DQT will soon be open for submissions for our 2025-26 new play development programs:
AMERICAN WOMAN is a solo show development and presentation program that centralizes Female-identifying writers living in the United States. This program is for playwrights who already have a full draft of a solo show.
News
DQT Congratulates Gabriel Hernandez
June 16th
Congratulations to Gabriel Hernandez (Playwright, DQT Presents…Yerma In Vitro ’‘25) on the presentation of his play Quarter Rican by The Parsnip Ship, premiering at Alliance of Resident Theaters on June 16th. Congratulations Gabriel!
DQT Congratulates Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Congratulations to Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj (Playwright, Classics in Color ’24) for being selected for The New Harmony Project’s 2025 Annual Writers Residency. Click on the photo to read an update from Rajendra on the News page.
PLAYTIME is a new play development and presentation program that centralizes Female-identifying or BIPoC playwrights with early drafts of plays. This program is for playwrights who already have a full draft of a play.
DQT Congratulates Kyra Davis
June 12 & 14
Kyra Davis (Playwright, DQT Presents… SugarHill ’25) is producing a workshop reading of her new play, Lot #18, that has been a part of a development program with Workshop Theater. She is raising funds to support the actors and design materials for her production.
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CLASSICS IN COLOR is a new play development and presentation program that centralizes BIPoC playwrights with early drafts of plays which combine the BIPoC lived experience with narratives from the Global Canon. This program is for playwrights who already have a full draft of a play that fits this description.
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