Harlem9 Announces 48Hours in…Harlem Playwrights
Playwrights Andrea Ambam, Christin Eve Cato, Julienne Hairston, Johnny G. Lloyd, a.k. payne, and M.D. Schaffer will devise ten-minute plays over the span of 48 hours this summer.
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Actors’ Equity Foundation Names 2023 Awardees
This year’s winners include Darius de Haas, Michael Patrick Thornton, Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan, Linda Lavin, and Francis Guinan.
Additional Dramatists Guild Award Winners Announced
At a recent ceremony, the Dramatists Guild presented awards to Marc Shaiman, Nissy Aya, Candrice Jones, Dave Harris, Iakowi:he’ne’ Oakes, the Brooklyn Public Library, and Friends of George’s.
Stage Managers Association Foundation Awards 4 Grants
The foundation’s first 4 grants have been awarded to projects by Ebony Road Players, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Brídín Clements Cotton, and Olivia Rose.
Laura Carbonell Monarque to Leave Working Theater
After 20 years with Working Theater, Monarque will join the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara as their new director of development beginning July 1.
Offscript: Ty Defoe Is Planting the Seeds
We talk to writer/director/trickster Ty Defoe about directing ‘Rent’ for the next generation, building community ties, and moving beyond land acknowledgements. Plus: a check-in with Denver reporter John Moore.
Pillsbury House + Theatre Names Naked Stages Fellows
snem DeSellier, Yoni Light, and Dakota Blankenship will participate in a 7-month development program to provide time, financial support, and mentoring.
SPACE on Ryder Farm Announces 2023 Residents
This season SPACE plans to honor existing commitments to a cohort of over 40 artists who applied and were accepted, but whose residencies have had to be deferred primarily due to the pandemic.
TyLie Shider Receives ArtYard Playwright Fellowship
The award comes with a 9-month residency, housing, rehearsal space, a $20,000 stipend, and an $8,000 play development budget, and it culminates in a final showcase.
Playwrights Foundation Announces Programming Changes
The Bay Area Playwrights Festival will become a biennial hybrid offering, the Resident Playwrights program will become a 2-year residency, and the foundation will conclude their Rough Readings program.
