All Stories About Rhinebeck Writers Retreat

Summers in Rhinebeck, Where Birds Sing and New Musicals Grow

For 13 years, Kathy Evans’s new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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.

Elizabeth A. Davis, Kirsten Childs and Mike Lew are among the artists who will develop new musicals at the Upstate New York retreat.