National Latinx Theater Initiative to Regrant $9 Million to 52 Orgs
Administered by L.A.’s Latino Theater Company, the 10-year program is designed to support, bolster, and encourage Latinx theatres nationwide.
Category Archives: Awards
Marissa Castañón-Hernández Takes First in Voces Latinx Playwriting Contest
She’ll get the honor, sponsored by the Miranda Family, for her play ‘On the Eastside,’ with following prizes going to Christin Eve Cato and José Luis Useche.
Adriana Gaviria Receives 2023 Latinx Theatre Commons Diane Award
The annual award recognizes an individual working in the theatre field who is committed to increasing Latinx representation across disciplines and includes a $5,000 unrestricted prize.
Dipankar Mukherjee Named McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist
The award is granted annually to a Minnesota artist and comes with a $100,000 prize.
Sound Designer Abe Jacob to Receive Ming Cho Lee Award
Jacob, known as “the Godfather of Sound,” will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Henry Hewes Design Awards on Oct. 23.
8 Designers Receive 2023 Henry Hewes Awards
This year’s recipients include design team dots, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting designer Barbara Samuels, sound designer Tei Blow, media designer Kameron Neal, and puppetry designer James Ortiz.
10 Shows to Receive Biller Family Foundation Social Impact Grants
This year’s grants will support innovative and socially engaged productions at theatres in Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona.
Pew Center Announces Philadelphia-Area Grantees
Philadelphia Theatre Company and others have received project funding.
4 Playwrights Receive 2023 Helen Merrill Awards
Guadalís Del Carmen, Cassandra Medley, Aya Ogawa, and Kit Yan will each receive unrestricted cash awards of $30,000.
17 Theatremakers Among This Year’s 154 MacDowell Fellows
Selected from the second largest applicant pool in the Fellowship’s century-plus history, they join a diverse group at the residency’s New England grounds for the fall/winter term.
