Broadway For All is launching a Front Door Reading Series with readings of three new works from both new and established playwrights, curated by The Vagrant Trilogy writer Mona Mansour.

According to press notes, the series is aimed at providing "opportunities to a variety of new works created by diverse artists who will benefit from the dynamic collaboration." That collaboration, Mansour says, is with audiences—the Front Door Reading Series' performances will be open to the public.

"We need this. The creative landscape for playwrights has diminished in huge ways these past few years,” says Mansour in a statement. "The opportunities to develop new work have dried up. This means playwrights now have very few chances to hear work outside theatre institutions, where a reading ultimately results in a ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ So when BFA asked me to curate a reading series that features works of writers at various levels, I jumped at the chance. Theatre audiences love to be in on the process of making a play, and this reading series will uplift both the creators and the community that comes to gather to hear new work."

The series will kick off September 16 with Casa Cristo by Karina Curet. Written in Spanish and English, the work follows a bilingual Catholic high school class at a retreat in the mountains of Puerto Rico. The students are supposed to be relaxing, but questions about their beliefs plus some overactive teenage hormones make that a tricky proposition.

Next up will be Asha Hayes-Roberts' From Time, performing October 21. The work centers on stay-at-home mom Audra and high-powered lawyer Benny. The couple is the picture of Black Excellence, until an old friend arrives and makes Audra wonder if she really wants the life she's chosen.

The final offering will be given November 18, Adi Hanash and Patrick Vassel's Nothing Left to Burn. The work explores the events that led fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi to set himself on fire during the Arab Spring—but press notes insist the play is a "romantic comedy," however unlikely that may seem.

All performances will be held at El Barrio's Artspace PS109. Casting and creative teams are to be announced.

Broadway For All works to develop the next generation of artists, with an eye on building a more inclusive and powerful arts industry.

Tickets for all three readings are available here.