It is official, David is proud to announce that the short form version of his play The Baby Monitor will be produced on July 23rd as a part of Playwrights For a Cause by Planet Connections Theater Festivities.  Mr. Stallings was selected by Catherine Filloux, Lyle Kessler, Jose Rivera and ReGina Taylor to present alongside them this season. The selection process begins with submissions from past playwrights who have have won or been nominated for a Planet Connections Award specifically for writing. The Artistic Committee received over 30 submissions. Then 5 scripts are recommended to the featured playwrights for the benefit who then vote for the winner to be featured along with their pieces in this year's Playwrights For A Cause. This submission process continues and all eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for next season. Mr. Stallings had this to say about his inclusion in the program: "It is invigorating to be involved in an evening of theatre with artists aligned towards the fight for activism through Art. The diverse voices assembled for this event who are inspired and interested in defending our right to protest, certainly show a more accurate tapestry of our American truth than the majority of our political representatives who threaten to defund art, and strip us from our basic rights as individuals. It is an honor to be selected from a pool of amazing Planet Connections Theatre Festivity colleagues, and to have my work presented among established playwrights I respect, not only for their skill, but uniqueness of voice and thematic bravery. I am truly humbled to share my work with the Playwrights for a Cause audience."

Pictured Above: Amanda Jones as Anaïs Nin
Photo by: Jody Christopherson

This past Fall, David Stallings' play Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell returned to NYC to rave reviews!

Reviews from the MTWorks 2016 production || NYC

"A masterpiece on the awakening of feminism" - Theatre is Easy

"This is a trip to Hell worth going to, in a hand-basket or otherwise...In the words of the titular character (played by Amanda Jones), “If this is Hell, Hell is Heaven!” The audience will feel the same way with this deliciously decadent new theater piece." - The Huffington Post

"Equal parts gravitas and wit...A richly imagined garden of passions, philosophy and humor" - Blog Critics

"David Stallings should be commended for writing a piece that has amazing female parts that are so flushed out and human. All too often women in shows lack a three-dimensional state because the story is surrounding the man... a must see" Theater in the Now 

"Let the magic of Anaïs Nin Goes to Hell set you free." - New York Theater Review

Pictured Below: Nylda Mark as Cleopatra
Photo by: Jody Christopherson

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WINNER
2017 Playwrights for a Cause: Selected to be part of an evening of protest plays
​with other scripts by Catherine Filloux, Lyle Kessler, Jose Rivera and ReGina Taylor

2014 New York IT Award for Best Full Length Script
Dark Water

Outstanding Playwriting One-Act 
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
The Stranger to Kindness

Outstanding Lead Actor in a play
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
Farewell to Sanity and Other Irrational Constructs by Tom Slot

1st Prize Boston Theatre Works UnBound Festival
Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell

2nd Biennial Arthur W. Stone New Play Award
Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell

2010 Activist Award
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity

FINALIST
2014 National New Play Network (NNPN)
The Baby Monitor


SEMI-FINALIST
Princess Grace Awards
Barrier Island, Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell

NOMINEE
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Thespis Theatre Festival
Somdomite: The Loves of Oscar Wilde by Joshua Pangborn

The 2009 Weissberger Award
(Williamstown Theatre Festival)Barrier Island

SELECTED
FringeNYC 08 Favorite Script by OffOffOff.com
Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell

FEATURED
The Very Best of NYC Theatre by Go Magazine
Anaïs Nin Goes To Hell

SELECTED
NY Daily News Editor's Pick
Barrier Island