Life Jacket Theatre Co. Announces Commission for Trans Playwrights
The commissioned playwright will use Life Jacket’s ethnographic research approach to create a play about trans people in the U.S.
Category Archives: Awards
TCG Names 3 Theatre Journalists to Be 2023 Rising Leaders of Color
Early-career writers Amanda L. Andrei, Citlali Pizarro, and afrikah saleh comprise this year’s cohort.
Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Names Summer Residents
Residents are provided a home, travel, food, a $550 stipend, and a flexible $1,000 writers’ choice fund to support the development of their musical.
Gloria Majule’s ‘Culture Shock’ Wins 2023 Leah Prize
Winners of the playwriting prize receive a $5,000 cash award, a public reading, and a summer workshop as part of Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater Season.
José Casas Wins Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award
The award, which comes with a $10,000 unrestricted prize, honors playwrights who have forged their own paths with smaller-budget theatre companies and ensembles.
Lorna Courtney, Victor Abreu Win Clive Barnes Awards
Courtney and Abreu each received an unrestricted award of $5,000, and were among eight finalists selected by the committee.
Devos Institute Arts Management Fellows Announced
Among the 12 executives from 7 countries who will participate in arts management intensive are 2 theatre administrators, Shaza Ishak and Claudia de Vasco.
Mabou Mines Announces Resident Artists Showings
3 participants in the company’s Resident Artists Program (RAP)–Lydia Jialu Li, Sarah Finn, and Jovon Outlaw—will present new works-in-progress at the theatre June 8-10.
Sakura Rosenthal Wins Next Narrative Monologue Competition
The Boston high schooler took first place and a $3,000 scholarship, with Atlanta’s Eryn Regans in second and Greensboro, N.C.’s Laylah Cooper-Hallman third.
Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Announces First Inicios Festival
Inicios: Chicago Latine Playwright Festival will June 2-4, featuring works by Nelson A. Rodriguez, Raul Dorantes, Emily Masó, and Claribel Gross.
