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    • FUKT by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • GLORIOUS DISASTER by Caroline Prugh
    • THE DIAMOND EATER by Carrie Robbins
    • EMBRACING THE UNDERTOAD by Robin Rice
    • LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, NEVER by Michael Wells-Oakes
    • TOM & TED GO TO THE RACES
  • New Works Series 2017
    • BARABBAS by Matthew Wells
    • THE DEATH AND LIFE OF DR. CUTTER by Carrie Robbins
    • LADY CAPULET by Melissa Bell
    • WHORTICULTURE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • MAN & WIFE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • SURVIVORS by James Masten
    • LUST & LIES by ROBIN RICE
    • BREATH TO BREATH by Michael Wells-Oakes & Max Balton
  • New Works Series 2016
    • QUEEN MAIR by Matthew Wells
    • LOVE, SEX, ANARCHY by Melissa Bell
    • MAGICAL THINKING by Carrie Robbins
    • SHADOWS by David Sard
    • BONGANI by Gabrielle Maisels
    • LIFE AND OTHER DISASTERS by Julie Richardson
    • A COLD DECEMBER by Michael Wells-Oakes
    • ABRAHAM'S DAUGHTERS by Emma Goldman-Sherman >
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        • MAGICAL THINKING by Carrie Robbins
        • LIFE, & OTHER DISASTERS by Julie RIchardson
        • WHORTICULTURE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
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Marthe rachel gold

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​I am a playwright whose first career was as a physician working as a family doctor in a rural underserved region of New York, then in federal health policy, and at last returning to my home town, NYC, to work at the City University of New York Medical School in directing its programs in social and community medicine.   A product of earlier student activist times and summer theater. I began writing for the stage a number of years ago when I came to believe that person-based stories had a better chance of shaping peoples’ understanding and compassion than did all the best evidence of the world’s realities.  (Not that it is clear these days where the truth lies.)  A New York raised kid, I have had an early and life-long love of the theater and it is in this craft that I began to work.  My ad hoc training has been through workshops at the Frederick Douglas Writing Center, Playwrights Horizons, and Primary Stages.
 
I write realist dramas – though never entirely devoid of humor – and absurdist dark comedies.  My characters wrestle with decisions of conscience and consequence, both personal and political.  They are often people whose work life figures prominently in the conflicts they face. Music is present within the plays, sometimes as backdrop, other times as integral to its characters as they find joy or seek solace from the circumstances they face.
 
A member of the Dramatists Guild, I have had productions at the Ventura Court (Marsh Light) and Road Theaters (Lake Anne) in Studio City, CA, and at the Tank (War Stories) in New York City. 
 
Additional information about my plays and their background can be found at martherachelgold.com

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  • Upcoming Events
  • Our Mission
  • New Works 2023
  • DONATE
  • Meet the Artists
    • Melissa Bell
    • Edgar Chisholm
    • Marthe Rachel Gold
    • Maxine Kern
    • Catherine Rogers
    • Michael Wells-Oakes
    • Emeritis Members >
      • Emma Goldman-Sherman
      • Paul Hufker
      • Gabrielle Maisels
      • Robin Rice
      • Julie Richardson
      • Carrie Robbins
      • David Sard
      • Matthew Wells
      • Suzanne Willett
  • New Works 2022
    • Global Excursions by Maxine Kern
    • Love Triangle: A Trilogy
  • New Works Series 2020/21
  • NEW WORKS SERIES 2019
  • NEW WORKS SERIES 2018
    • FUKT by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • GLORIOUS DISASTER by Caroline Prugh
    • THE DIAMOND EATER by Carrie Robbins
    • EMBRACING THE UNDERTOAD by Robin Rice
    • LEAVE PHILADELPHIA, NEVER by Michael Wells-Oakes
    • TOM & TED GO TO THE RACES
  • New Works Series 2017
    • BARABBAS by Matthew Wells
    • THE DEATH AND LIFE OF DR. CUTTER by Carrie Robbins
    • LADY CAPULET by Melissa Bell
    • WHORTICULTURE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • MAN & WIFE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
    • SURVIVORS by James Masten
    • LUST & LIES by ROBIN RICE
    • BREATH TO BREATH by Michael Wells-Oakes & Max Balton
  • New Works Series 2016
    • QUEEN MAIR by Matthew Wells
    • LOVE, SEX, ANARCHY by Melissa Bell
    • MAGICAL THINKING by Carrie Robbins
    • SHADOWS by David Sard
    • BONGANI by Gabrielle Maisels
    • LIFE AND OTHER DISASTERS by Julie Richardson
    • A COLD DECEMBER by Michael Wells-Oakes
    • ABRAHAM'S DAUGHTERS by Emma Goldman-Sherman >
      • Stage one readings >
        • MAGICAL THINKING by Carrie Robbins
        • LIFE, & OTHER DISASTERS by Julie RIchardson
        • WHORTICULTURE by Emma Goldman-Sherman
  • Success Stories
  • Michael Warren Powell Memorial Reading
  • The UNaguration
  • Feisty Women Festival
  • Support New Work
    • Our Supporters
  • The Future Is Female Festival
  • Write Now Workshop
  • Writing Prompt
    • Freewriting Rules
    • March 2017 Prompt
    • April 2017 Prompt