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Ming Peiffer

she/her/hers

Playwright
Usual Girls
Participates in 2 items
Ming Peiffer is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter from Columbus, Ohio. Her play Usual Girls (3 Drama Desk Nominations including Outstanding Play, John Gassner Award Nomination, Hull Warriner Award Finalist, Relentless Award Honorable Mention, New York Times Critic’s Pick) enjoyed a double-extended, sold out run at Roundabout Underground in NYC. Awards and fellowships include: 2017 Kilroy's List, NYTW 2050 Fellowship, Youngblood Member, The Kennedy Center's Paul Stephen Lim Playwriting Award Recipient, The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center NPC Finalist, Princess Grace Award Semi-Finalist, Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award Finalist.

Ming is currently under commission at Roundabout Theatre Company and Annapurna Theatricals.

In television and film, Ming has developed projects with F/X, Amazon, AMC, and has staffed at Netflix and Hulu.

Sessions in which Ming Peiffer participates

Friday 24 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
The Next Generation of Major Playwrights
1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - Beekman Room

Panel

Richard Ridge (Moderator)

Ming Peiffer, Usual Girls (Participant)

Bess Wohl, Small Mouth Sounds (Participant)

Donja R. Love, The Love* Plays (Participant)

Janice Simpson, Outer Critics Circle (Participant)

We are living in a new Golden Age of playwrighting, filled with diverse voices telling new stories in new ways. The Outer Critics Circle has a trac...

Saturday 25 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:15 AM
11:15 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - Trianon Ballroom

Panel

Ming Peiffer, Usual Girls (Participant)

Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen (Participant)

Jill Rafson, Roundabout Theatre Company (Moderator)

Noah Haidle, Birthday Candles (Participant)

As a playwright, what does the road to Broadway look like? This panel explores the journey of a writer as they make their mark on the New York C...