Faye M. Price Named McKnight Foundation’s 2021 Distinguished Artist
The $50,000 award goes to Minnesotan who has made significant contributions to the state’s culture.
Category Archives: Awards
Butterfly Effect Theatre Names Eric Pfeffinger Its Generations New-Play Resident
Pfeffinger will workshop his new play ‘Fourteen Funerals’ through the residency, designed for playwrights with young children.
Lileana Blain-Cruz, Teo Castellanos Among 2021 Doris Duke Artists
Seven artists in total will receive $275,000 each, including $250,000 in unrestricted funding.
Toni Sterling Is First USITT, OPERA San Antonio Design Fellow
The new fellowship connects BIPOC designers with performing arts organizations, with funding from Disney Live Entertainment.
Chicago’s Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Fellowship Will Go to a Director
In its second year, the fellowship named for the late Congo Square Theatre artistic director will pair a Windy City theatre with a director for a residency.
David Cale to Be First Playwright in Idaho Writers’ Residency Program
Cale will develop a new work as part of the Hemingway writer-in-residence program at Sun Valley’s Community Library.
The Drama League Expands Programs to Mentor and Train Directors
Revamping their Directors Project, the League is focusing on providing financial stability and employment opportunities for the post-pandemic era.
MacDowell 2021 Fellows Span the Globe and 25 U.S. States
16 theatre artists are among this year’s cohort of fellows, selected from the largest applicant pool ever.
New York Innovative Theatre Awards Honor Indie Stage Heroes
This year’s awards celebrate folks who have helped keep Off-Off-Broadway theatre afloat through the pandemic lockdown.
National Theatre Conference Honors Sanaz Toossi
The conference will present Toossi with the Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award in recognition of her play ‘Wish You Were Here.’
