Dipti Bramhandkar Receives Farm Theater College Commission
Bramhandkar is the eleventh playwright to receive the commission from the Farm Theater.
Bramhandkar is the eleventh playwright to receive the commission from the Farm Theater.
Creators will receive funding for extra development and rehearsal after their shows’ first productions.
Fellows will create new work under the mentorship of industry professionals with the goal of having a fully developed piece by the end of the program.
The five-theatre partnership has commissioned new work from playwright Ifa Bayeza, Michi Barall, and Dustin Tahmahkera, and from the Latino Theater Company.
The $25,000 grant aims to recognize a deserving artist and keep a spotlight on the field’s gender inequity.
The winners will receive $65,000 along with opportunities to have their musical developed at various theatrical institutions.
She will receive $35,000 and a residency to develop a multidisciplinary piece called ‘Lighthouse of the Singing Birds.’
Both playwrights will receive $100,000, an increased prize amount reflecting the Steinberg Trust’s acknowledgement of tough times facing writers.
The partnership will grant paid internship opportunities to SCSU students.
The five fellows will create new works at Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts.