5 Theatre Projects Receive NEFA Grants
New England theatremakers Aaron Jafferis, Articine, Bess Welden, Sam Plattus, and creative team Gail Burton and Josie Bray have been awarded grants to support their work.
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Bechdel Project Names Jeanne Dorsey Its Inaugural Resident Writer
The year-long residency will provide her with the resources and space to develop her new play ‘The Kit: Made by Martha.’
Woolly Mammoth Launches Weissberg Commissions
The new 3-year program will support writers, directors, designers, choreographers, and other generative artists in the creation of new works with a connection to the D.C. area.
Wesley Frugé Named Intiman Managing Director
The theatre’s development and communications director will step into the job previously held by Amy Zimerman.
Liberation Theatre Names 4 Resident Playwrights
Playwrights Calley N. Anderson, Brysen Boyd, Devon Kidd, and Zakeia Tyson-Cross will participate in LTC’s 2022-23 Writing Residency Program, beginning in May.
Ryan Nicole Austin Receives Rainin Fellowship for Theatre
The annual fellowship, established to support visionary Bay Area artists working in various disciplines, comes with unrestricted grants of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.
Ensemble Theatre Co. Names Scott DeVine Managing Director
The former general manager and CFO for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will join the leadership of ETC in Santa Barbara.
PlayPenn Welcomes 2 Associate Artistic Directors
Susan Dalian and Santiago Iacinti will join PlayPenn as associate artistic directors, leading up to the 2022 return of the annual New Play Development Conference.
Kate Liberman Leaves Hudson Valley Shakes for Trinity Rep
The longtime arts leader will leave the New York company for a role at Rhode Island’s largest arts organization.
NJ Agwuna Receives SDCF Barbara Whitman Award
The award, established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, comes with a $10,000 prize for an early-career female, trans, or non-binary director.
