Actor's Express Theatre (Atlanta, GA) offers original voices and new perspectives that reflect Atlanta's diverse and evolving community. Founded in 1988, The Express has proven itself the most adventurous producing theatre in Atlanta, by offering audiences a diverse and artistically challenging program of both World and Southeastern premieres. www.actors-express.com

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) Founded in 1989, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte is the region’s only professional theatre company solely dedicated to presenting plays for mature audiences. Actor's Theatre of Charlotte brings stories to life that are entertaining, relevant and thought provoking, and aims to connect with people by presenting bold and innovative new works by contemporary playwrights who share our respect for language and humanity. www.actorstheatrecharlotte.org

Borderlands Theater (Tuscon, AZ,) Founded in 1986 by a group of community activists, Borderlands' central mission is to establish a "Border Voice" in theatre. In each of the past six years, they have developed a new Latino/Chicano script they have taken from early readings to full productions. www.borderlandstheater.org

Curious Theatre Company (Denver, CO, founded 1997) is the resident theatre company at the Acoma Center and is Denver's only middle-sized professional theatre. Committed to producing "entertainment with intellect" and being the "theatre of the community," Curious is dedicated to producing Regional and World premieres of the best new plays in theatre. www.curioustheatre.org

Florida Stage (Manalapan, FL, founded 1987) Florida Stage has world premiered over 15 plays, including works by renowned playwrights William Mastrosimone ( Benedict Arnold ), Peter Sagal ( What to Say ), Nilo Cruz ( A Bicycle Country ) and Lee Blessing ( Black Sheep ). Their summer musical series world premiere, At Wit's End is being produced across the country this season. www.floridastage.org

Florida Studio Theatre's (Sarasota, FL) mission is to make theatre accessible and affordable to as many people as possible; to reduce social barriers; to present theatre that challenges with as much gusto as it entertains; to be a positive, vital change agent in the community; and to operate within and for the public trust. www.floridastudiotheatre.org

Fountain Theatre (Los Angeles, CA, founded 1990) Fountain develops new works reflecting the immediate concerns and cultural diversity of contemporary Los Angeles and the nation, offering a safe, supportive haven for artists of varied backgrounds to gather, interact and inspire each other toward the creation of work that will ignite and illuminate the community and give creative voice to those who may not otherwise be heard. www.fountaintheatre.com

InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA) Founded in 1988, InterAct is dedicated to producing new plays that explore the political, social and cultural issues of our time. Each year, in addition to its four play main stage season, InterAct also commissions multiple new plays through its 20/20 New Play Commission program, works closely with playwrights in the development of new works that fit the company’s mission, and has an award-winning educational outreach program focusing on at-risk youth. www.interacttheatre.org

Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX) Founded in 1990, KDT provides a place where questions of justice, morality, and human freedom can be explored. They believe that theater is a site of individual discovery as well as a force against conventional views of the self and experience. KDT's annual New Works Festival debuted in 1999. www.kitchendogtheater.org

Magic Theatre (San Francisco, CA) seeks to give voice to emerging and established playwrights and to develop and promote the work of theatre artists. Since its founding in 1967, Magic has premiered over 200 new works and engaged audiences with intimate, professional productions that speak to contemporary issues with originality and wit, as well as a sense of urgency and adventure. www.magictheatre.org

Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley, CA) is a professional regional theatre committed to producing high quality live theatre designed to engage, entertain, challenge and educate our audiences, thereby enriching the cultural life of our community. We provide a forum for contemporary, classic and emerging playwrights and, through our conservatory, an environment that introduces people of all ages to the transformative power of theatre. www.marintheatre.org

Mixed Blood Theatre Company (Minneapolis, MN) "Dedicated to the spirit of Dr. King's dream" since 1976, Mixed Blood is a professional multiracial company promoting cultural pluralism, individual equality, and artistic excellence. Integrating the arts, social services, and education as well as the races, Mixed Blood provides a forum for theatre artists of color to practice their craft, while producing plays utilizing culture-conscious casting to reach a nontraditional audience. www.mixedblood.com

New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch, NJ, founded 1997) is dedicated to nurturing playwrights and other theatre artists in a safe creative space, where new works can be developed and forgotten or neglected works can be rediscovered. NJ Rep is also a catalyst in the revitalization of the City of Long Branch. www.njrep.org

New Repertory Theatre (Watertown, MA) Celebrating our 26th Anniversary, New Repertory Theatre has established itself as a leading Boston theatre company that produces electrifying, compelling and poignant productions. These plays reflect our world, presenting images of many times and places, but always exploring ideas that have vital resonance with our lives - here and now - creating shows that are provocative, intelligent and entertaining. www.newrep.org

New Theatre (Coral Gables, FL) Since its inception in 1986, New Theatre has been an invigorating part of South Florida's artistic community, with aclear commitment to stimulate, provoke, challenge, and entertain its audiences, continuously reinforcing works and artists that reflect the astounding diversity of our multicultural region.www.new-theatre.org

Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando, FL) With Shakespeare as our standard and inspiration, the Orlando Shakespeare Theater produces bold professional theater, develops new plays, and provides innovative educational experiences that enrich our community. www.orlandoshakes.org

Performance Network Theatre (Ann Arbor, MI) is Ann Arbor, Michigan's premier resident professional theatre company, providing uncompromising artistic leadership to Michigan artists and audiences. We summon our community to think deeply, imagine boldly, and feel passionately through excellence in the theatre arts and a dedication to new plays and playwrights.www.performancenetwork.org

Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis, IN) Since its founding in 1982, the Phoenix is the Indianapolis area's only professional company that dedicates its entire programming to contemporary, issue-oriented theatre. Its goal is the presentation of city, state, Midwest, and World Premieres of thought-provoking, challenging, and entertaining contemporary plays. The annual Frank Basile Festival of Emerging American Theatre (FEAT) presents new works in repertory at Phoenix's two performance spaces. www.phoenixtheatre.org

Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ) Founded in 1986, Playwrights Theatre is New Jersey's only theatre dedicated solely to the development of new plays and writers for the stage. The theatre presents over 25 new works annually in a development process that ranges from roundtable readings to full productions. www.ptnj.org

Prop Thtr Group (Chicago, IL) PROP THTR (established 1981) is the oldest surviving off-loop non-equity theatre in Chicago, having mounted over 40 world premieres. The theatre's focus is on original or newly adapted works taken from literature. Since 1998 Prop has been producing an annual new play festival. www.propthtr.org

Salt Lake Acting Company (Salt Lake City, UT) Founded in 1970 to present innovative and thought provoking plays for Utah audiences and to nurture a community of local professional theatre artists, SLAC is committed to presenting a year round season of regional and world premieres as well as commissioning, developing and producing the work of emerging playwrights. www.saltlakeactingcompany.org

Southern Rep (New Orleans, LA) Founded in 1986, Southern Rep is New Orleans' premier professional theater. We produce world and regional premieres of new plays by American playwrights with an emphasis on new plays by Southern playwrights through our annual Southern New Plays Festival. www.southernrep.com

Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO) Founded in 1974 The Unicorn Theatre exists to enhance the cultural life of Kansas City by producing professional contemporary, thought-provoking theater which inspires emotional response and stimulates discussion. Along with regular offerings of new plays, Unicorn has been sponsoring the annual National Playwright Award since 1981. www.unicorntheatre.org

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington, DC) Founded in 1980, Woolly Mammoth seeks to ignite an explosive engagement between theatre artists and the community by developing, producing and promoting new plays that explore the edges of theatrical style and human experience. Woolly's new play reading series - ForePlay - is held twice yearly, showcasing new scripts by seasoned and emerging playwrights. www.woollymammoth.net