New Victory Announces 2020-21 LabWorks Artists
NicHi douglas, ChelseaDee Harrison, Nambi E. Kelley, and Christopher Rudd will enter into a second year in the program.
Awards
Aleshea Harris Awarded 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize
Harris will receive a $30,000 commission and a six-week residency in Florida.
Bleu Beckford-Burrell Named 2021 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow
The organization will also give 2020 fellow Emma Goidel a second year due to the pandemic.
Drewcella Davis Named 2020-22 Apothetae & Lark Playwriting Fellow
Finalists for the two-year residency include Nikki Brake-Sillá and A.A. Brenner.
African American Arts Alliance Receives Salary Support
The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and the Walder Foundation have awarded AAAA funds to support an executive director.
The Legacy Playwrights Initiative Announces Inaugural Winners
The first recipients are Ed Bullins, Constance Congdon, and Philip Kan Gotanda.
Playwright James Still Wins Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award
Still was recognized for his
series of plays ‘The Jack Plays.’
This Year’s Steinberg Playwright Award: 20 Playwrights Rather Than 1
This year the annual award will be given to 20 playwrights in an effort to meet the immediate needs of writers.
Jeremy O. Harris, NYTW Announce Golden & Ruth Harris Commission
The collaboration, named in honor of Harris’ grandparents, will offer two $50,000 commissions for new theatrical work.
National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2021 Winners
The organization has selected 17 young theatre artists from across the country to participate in a professional development program.