Working Title Playwrights had its unofficial start in 2000 when Karla Jennings, Stephen Peace and Hank Kimmel decided to maintain a playwriting group from the ashes of Blue Machine Writers, which had been founded by Patricia Henritze and David Crowe.

In early 2006, the Southeast Playwrights Project (SEPP) merged with Working Title. SEPP, the longest operating play-development organization in the area, had served playwrights since the early 1980s.

WTP writers continued to shine with numerous productions, awards, and publications in 2007.

A summary of the accomplishments of WT playwrights for late 2005 and 2006 includes: 26 productions, 20 awards/recognitions, 16 readings, 6 workshops, 4 commissions, 3 publications, and 2 grants.