Williamstown Announces New Play Award and Commissions
John J. Caswell Jr. is the recipient of this year’s L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission.
Awards
Sharifa Yasmin Awarded SDCF’s Inaugural Barbara Whitman Award
The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, was established to recognize a female, trans, or nonbinary early-career director who has demonstrated a unique vision in their work.
Adams and Reisch Foundation Announces 2021 Idea Awards Winners
Jessica Hagedorn, Cherríe Moraga, Agyeiwaa Asante, Haruna Lee, OyamO, Kirsten Childs, Troy Anthony, and Jay Adana and Zeniba Now are this year’s recipients.
The Farm Theater Announces College Collaboration Project Commission
Jake Brasch will develop a new play with groups of students at two colleges in Tennessee.
3 Playwrights Awarded 2021 Whiting Awards in Drama
Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
USITT Announces Collier Woods Scholarship for Black Theatre Workers
The scholarship is named in honor of the lighting designer, who passed in 2020.
MUSE Announces Scholarships for BIPOC Musicians in Theatre
Two $2,500 scholarships will support student and professional musicians working in the theatre.
Rachel Lynett Wins Yale Drama Series Prize
Her ‘Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)’ imagines a protected Black state founded after a second Civil War.
Guggenheim Announces 2021 Fellows, Including 5 Theatre Artists
This year’s theatre fellows include L. M. Bogad, Rebecca Schneider, Mike Lew, Kaneza Schaal, and Sarah Cameron Sunde.
American Lyric Theater Expands Composer Librettist Program
The opera theatre has launched the Opera Writers Diversity and Representation Initiative to increase participation of BIPOC opera artists in their flagship program.