Lortel’s Alcove Program Announces 10 Micro-Commissions
The Off-Broadway theatre aims to develop a body of new works, as well as provide research, translation, and readings for emerging artists.
Category Archives: Awards
6 Short Plays by Teens Selected as ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence Winners
As part of a series of coast-to-coast readings to be held in November, the 6 winning plays will be presented at Kennedy Center’s Theater Lab.
Sarah Siddons Society Announces New Grant Opportunity
The Chicago organization will offer 10 emerging theatremakers grants of $500 each.
Public Theater BIPOC Critics Lab Welcomes 12 New Journalists
Cohort members will train under the instruction of Jose Solís and other experts in the journalism field, and will have written a commissioned piece by the end of the program.
UGBA and JaMeeka Holloway Win NYSAF Awards
The company has also announced their inaugural Indigenous Voices of the Northeast Residency.
Huntington Names Lineup for Playwriting Fellows Summer Workshop
The retreat will feature readings of 3 new plays by playwrights Masha Obolensky, Melinda Lopez, and Catherine Epstein, and a community playwriting class taught by Lenelle Moïse.
Craig Lucas, Chisa Hutchinson, Ryan J. Haddad Win Provincetown Theater Awards
The three writers will be honored at a gala in August.
High Schoolers Lauren A. Marchand, Langston Lee Win Top Jimmy Awards
96 high school nominees from 48 regional awards programs performed in the annual showcase, where a total of 20 awards and scholarships were presented to participants.
Rattlestick Theater Names Basil Kreimendahl Playwright in Residence
Kreimendahl will continue his ongoing residency through a Mellon Foundation grant.
Amalia Oliva Rojas, Danielle Stagger Receive Hansberry Lilly Playwright Fellowships
Part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative to support women and nonbinary playwrights of color, the award comes with a $25,000 living-expenses stipend for each year of the fellows’ graduate studies.
