Rolanda D. Bell Awarded 2023 RHE Foundation Artistic Fellowship
The fellowship seeks to support a promising female or nonbinary actor of color and includes a $10,000 prize.
Category Archives: Awards
Prof. Dr. Erika Fischer-Lichte to Receive 2024 Thalia Prize
Her specialties have been performance theory, European theatre and cultural history, transformative aesthetics, and performances of Greek tragedies since 1800.
Jarrett King Receives Katherine Owens/Undermain Fund for New Work Grant
The new works grant is named in honor of founding artistic director Katherine Owens.
Frank Chin, Migdalia Cruz Receive Legacy Playwright Awards
The 2 writers were honored at last week’s Dramatists Guild Foundation gala.
Stephanie Block to Receive Sarah Siddons Award
A Tony winner for ‘The Cher Show,’ the Broadway star most recently appeared on Chicago stages as the Baker’s Wife in the national tour of ‘Into the Woods.’
The Civilians Announces Next Forever Commissions and R&D Members
Kareem Fahmy and AriDy Nox will develop Next Forever commissions, while Michael Breslin, Dan Caffrey, Zachariah Ezer, Leonardo Gonzalez Dominguez, James La Bella, Elizagrace Madrone, Dominique Rider, and Cat Rodriguez will join the 2023-24 R&D Group.
Satya Chávez, Terry Guest Receive Inaugural Jeff Impact Fellowships
Presented by the Jeff Awards, the fellowship includes gifts of $10,000 each as it aims to support the development of early to mid-career artists of color in the Chicagoland area.
AGE Legacy Playwright Grant Recipients Announced
Mildred Lewis, DeLanna Studi, and Hope Villanueva will each receive $10,000 to support their acclaimed but under-produced work.
Petrona de la Cruz Receives Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award
The award includes a cash prize and travel expenses to New York City for the ceremony, along with a series of special events.
Goodman, Teatro Vista Take Centerstage at Equity Jeff Awards
Now in its 55th year, Chicago’s 2023 Equity Jeff Awards saw big wins for “The Who’s Tommy” and “The Dream King.”
