3 Playwrights Awarded 2021 Whiting Awards in Drama
Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
Awards
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.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Wins 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
Her play ‘cullud wattah’ is honored, with Kimber Lee’s ‘The Water Palace’ and Ife Olujobi’s ‘Jordans’ also specially commended.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Announces New Works Festival Lineup
The online festival will feature readings from plays and musicals, as well as talks with writers.
Ma-Yi Theater Company Announces $5,000 Micro-Grant Program
The grant program will benefit ten BIPOC, trans, and disabled artists.
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Announces $100,000 Rainin Fellowship
The inaugural fellows include Amara Tabor-Smith, Margo Hall, Rodrigo Reyes, and the People’s Kitchen Collective.