The 2025 Orchard Project Gala
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Cocktails at 6:00pm, Dinner and Program at 7:00
TRIBECA ROOFTOP
10 Desbrosses St, New York, NY 10013
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Join us on Monday, November 10th, 2025 for The Orchard Project’s star-studded gala — A TASTE OF SOMETHING NEW — to celebrate and support the creation of new work by the most exciting voices working today.Â
The Orchard Project’s 2025 Gala will honor the contributions of writers Marcus Gardley and Beau Willimon, both Orchard Project alumni whose writing — spanning theatre, TV and film — are terrific examples of the work that The Orchard Project supports; the highest caliber of boundary-pushing art, whether in the form of live performance, episodic television, or audio storytelling.
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The Honorees
Marcus Gardley is an acclaimed poet, playwright, TV writer, and screenwriter whom The New Yorker describes as “the heir to Garcia Lorca, Pirandello, and Tennessee Williams.” He most recently wrote the screenplay for the reimagining of THE COLOR PURPLE (2023), which won 11 NAACP Awards – the most nominations and wins in history. He won the 2022 WGA Award for Best Adapted TV Longform Series for MAID (Netflix). In 2019, he was named the Library Laureate of San Francisco by the city’s mayor, and on September 26th, the city of Oakland celebrated “Marcus Gardley Day” in his honor. He is the recipient of the 2019 Doris Duke Artist Award. He is a 2019 Obie Award winner for his play The House that will not Stand, the 2015 Glickman Award winner, and a finalist for the 2016 and 2015 Kennedy Prize. Other plays include X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation, black odyssey (2023 Drama Desk nomination), The Gospel of Lovingkindness, every tongue confess, …and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi, and the road weeps, the well runs dry. In TV, he has written for several series, including Boots Riley’s I’M A VIRGO (Amazon), THE CHI (Showtime), FOUNDATION (Apple), NOS4A2 (AMC), TALES OF THE CITY (Netflix), and MINDHUNTER (Netflix). His Marvin Gaye biopic was picked up by Warner Brothers with Allen Hughes attached to direct. Gardley was born and raised in Oakland, California. He is the current Co-Chair of the Playwriting Program at The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.
Beau Willimon is a screenwriter, playwright and producer. Television: Creator/Showrunner of Netflix’s House of Cards, for which he received multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and was a recipient of a Peabody Award. Creator/Showrunner of Hulu’s The First. Writer on both seasons of Tony Gilroy’s Andor for Disney+. Executive Producer on Severance Season 2 for Apple. Film: Co-screenwriter for Ides of March(based on his play Farragut North) for which he received Academy Award®, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Screenwriter of Mary Queen of Scots. Willimon served as president of the Writers Guild of America, East for four years, on Council for seven. He received a BA from Columbia University, MFA from Columbia’s School of the Arts and a fellowship from Juilliard’s Playwriting Program. He is the co-founder of Westward Productions.
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Supporting The Orchard Project
As in previous year’s, The Orchard Project’s Gala brings together artists, colleagues, ans supporters from its visionary network for an evening of socializing, food, beverage, and a sharing of some of the most exciting work we have supported in the past year. Expect fantastic hors d’ourves, cocktails, and dinner, but outstanding company to match.Â
TABLE AND TICKET OPTIONS
- VIP Table (10 seats) $11,000.00
- VIP Table Ticket $1,100.00Â
- Patron Table (10 seats) $6,500.00
- Patron Table Ticket $650.00Â
- General Admission Ticket $300.00 (on sale at a later date)
The Orchard Project is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. All tickets above $500 include a $250 non-deductible portion per person.
A TASTE OF SOMETHING NEW celebrates the unparalleled work and community of The Orchard Project — those who are creating new work for stage, screen, and more — with a custom tasting menu and and evening of spectacular entertainment. Tickets and tables are now on sale at this link here, and if you have any questions, please email Emma Claire Gibson at adls@orchardproject.com.
The Orchard Project is a leading American institution committed to supporting the most innovative artists and companies from the US and around the world in the creation of new bold new work. The Orchard Project identifies and promotes new and established voices, and has propelled over 500 ideas to production in ten years. It is not a traditional theatre company with regular seasons of productions; instead, it is constantly striving to adapt to the artists and projects it looks to accelerate. The Orchard Project’s programs and initiatives push the industry and the theatrical form, as well as building diverse audiences and educating young members of the theater community.