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
DQT is open for submissions for our 2026-27 new play development programs:
Raquel Almazan
American Woman (AW) is a solo show development and presentation program that centralizes Female-identifying writers living in the United States. It is led by Raquel Almazan.
Caridad Svich
Classics in Color (CiC) 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. It is led by Caridad Svich.
Carmen Rivera Tirado
PlayTime (PT) is a new play development and presentation program that centralizes Female-identifying or BIPoC playwrights with early drafts of plays. It is led by Carmen Rivera.
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DQT Community News
Joji Florence, president of the soon-to-be Miss Major Middle School, a middle school designed for LGBTQ+ students and families is featured on Daily News. Click the link to learn more.
DQT News from Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
A message from Rajendra:
As a proud member of the board of director, I’m thrilled to share that the National Queer Theatre’s Criminal Queerness Festival is coming up soon!
DQT Congratulates Sandy Jimenez
Congratulations to Sandy Jimenez on the publication of URBAN SCRIMMAGE™ A Poemetry™, the decade-structured poems about the South Bronx of the 1970s. Congratulations Sandy!
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