In 1998, Cherry Picking launched with big dreams and an even bigger heart. Back then, we were crystal clear on our purpose: to create a home where artists could be really f*cking brave, and an environment that prioritized celebration and love over prizes and prestige.

Now, as we gear up for our 25th year, that purpose feels more critical, more thrilling, and more LOUD than ever.

For over two decades, four presidents, and one self-elected king, we've stayed committed to ensuring that new works—and the artists who make them—feel cared for, elevated, and heard within an artistically brave community. Our dedication to an artistic democracy—one that questions itself, evolves, and holds space in a radical way—has never wavered, and it never will.

So it is with this fervent sense of purpose that we’re proud to announce our TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR…
 

CHERRY PICKING ’25
FLYING IN THE FACE OF FEAR
Look at us go.

MONDAY

Ashes, Ashes We All Fall Down by Debra Ann Register 

Birds of a Feather by Riley Paul

Exorcism for the DEI Practitioner by Dhari Noel (2022)

Helen and Louise by Kevin Jones

One Two One Three by Mathew Green

Survival by John Loonam (2016)

The Waiting Room by Jon Schneidman

TUESDAY

Emu by Juliette Roll

Every Goddamn Day by Nikhil Mahapatra (2022)

F*ckin Satan Pig by Joshua Taylor Piper

I Love You St. Petersburg! by Bixby Elliot (2014)

Like a Woman by Truly Siskind-Weiss (2018)

Tap Tap Tap by Emily Elyse Everett

The Water Is Wide by Megan Hart (2022)

WEDNESDAY

Compatibility by Kathryn Feeney

Exorcism for the DEI Practitioner by Dhari Noel (2022)

Lucky by Lena Kaminsky

Rubato by Noah Parnes (2022)

Shitting Bricks by MIsao McGregor (2022)

Status Update by Vince Gatton (2016)

Stubble by Erin Mallon (2013)

Therap-ee by John James Mottola Loonam (2021)

Don’t forget to donate!
Support new works. We can’t do this without you. From our prosecco toast to space rentals, supplies, and beyond—CP needs moolah. Make your TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION today. It takes less than five minutes [HERE].
 

And stay loud.
Very loud. On the page, in the streets, at the dinner table, or on a call with your reps— Be. Loud.

 

We can’t wait to see you this summer.

Cherry Picking is an annual opportunity for writers, both established and burgeoning, to create new material for performance in one night of staged reading.