Exclusive: O’Neill, NNPN, Kennedy Center and SDC Name 5 National Directing Fellows
Five emerging directors from across the United States were selected from more than 350 applicants to participate in the first-ever National Directors Fellowship.
Five emerging directors from across the United States were selected from more than 350 applicants to participate in the first-ever National Directors Fellowship.
Named after (and financed by) playwright A.R. Gurney, a Flea mainstay, the new award is annual gift of $100,000.
Winners of the $275,000 honor from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation include Paul S. Flores, Shawn Sides, Cynthia Hopkins, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and Steven Sapp.
Critics shower awards on Northern California theatre, with 64 recipients across 22 categories.
Fernanda Coppel, Halley Feiffer and Benjamin Scheuer will receive the inaugural commissions.
This summer, 14 projects—from a Fidel Castro musical to a movement-based Murakami adaptation—will be developed in the theatre’s new-works program.
The prize includes a $25,000 commission.
The co-artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company was one of 23 regional leaders awarded the $100,000 fellowship.
The American Theatre Wing has named the winner of the grants for musical theatre writers.
The former Village Voice critic takes the award for online writing at TheaterMania.com, particularly two pieces, one playful, the other thoughtful.