jose sebastian alberdi, Libby Carr, Hanna Novak, Audley Puglisi, Eliana Theologides Rodriguez, Marissa Joyce Stamps, Graham Techler, Might Treuhaft-Ali, Matty Mahoski, Beth Henley, Jesse Jae Hoon, Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, Erika Ji, and Grace McLean.
NATIONWIDE: Ensemble Studio Theatre has introduced eight new members who will take part in its Youngblood program for the 2023-24 season. These are playwrights jose sebastian alberdi, Libby Carr, Hanna Novak, Audley Puglisi, Eliana Theologides Rodriguez, Marissa Joyce Stamps, Graham Techler, and Might Treuhaft-Ali.
The Youngblood program is designed to be a artistic house for the following era of theatre artists.
It gives inventive steering, peer assist, suggestions, and a devoted growth surroundings the place playwrights can hone their abilities and discover their craft. Participation within the group additionally comes with business publicity, skilled outreach, and alternatives for manufacturing and publication. The brand new writers will be a part of the 23 returning Youngblood members. This 12 months’s graduating playwrights are Jake Brasch, Jeesun Choi, AJ Clauss, Gracie Gardner, Mona Pirnot, Phaedra Michelle Scott, and Lizzie Stern.
Immediately, for World AIDS Day, Matty Mahoski has been named the 2023 recipient of the Write It Out! Prize for playwrights dwelling with HIV. In partnership with Nationwide Queer Theater, program founder Donja R. Love personally chosen Mahoski’s play Un(in)positive after studying the work of 4 finalists who have been chosen by readers from Write It Out! Mahoski will obtain a money prize of $5,000, in addition to a 12 months of dramaturgical assist to develop a brand new work within the coming 12 months. The method culminates in an in-person studying of Mahoski’s new work, which can happen in 2024. The purpose of WIO! is to make use of the facility of creativeness and therapeutic to strengthen the voices of these dwelling with HIV and AIDS and rework the theatrical panorama right into a extra equitable and stigma-free house.
The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Basis has introduced the recipients of this 12 months’s Concept Awards for Theatre. Three classes of grants are awarded to adventurous new voices in playwriting and musical theatre, in addition to completed playwrights with visionary achievements. The 2023 Tooth of Time Distinguished Profession Award shall be introduced to Beth Henley. This award honors playwrights who’ve created vital, idea-driven works all through their profession. The recipient of this 12 months’s Ollie New Play Award is Jesse Jae Hoon, and Vivace Musical Theatre Awards shall be introduced to Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, Erika Ji, and Grace McLean. These awards acknowledge rising expertise and unique works with bold theatrical concepts. Every award comes with a $25,000 prize and a novel stone statuette hand carved by Bruce Ostler.
The 2023 Concept Awards for Theatre shall be introduced on Mon., Dec. 4, in a personal ceremony. The occasion will characteristic dwell performances by this 12 months’s Vivace Musical Theatre Award winners.
The Instructional Theatre Basis (ETF) has chosen 5 excessive colleges for the 2023-24 Pathway grant program, an initiative fostering racial fairness by way of faculty theatre. This system gives $10,000 grants to assist impactful productions encouraging dialogue round racial fairness. This 12 months’s grant recipients are Alisal Excessive College in Salinas, Calif., presenting La Cortina de la Lechuga; Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts in Miami, presenting College Women; or, The African Imply Women Play; Detroit College of Arts, presenting The Wiz; Eastmoor Academy Excessive College in Columbus, Ohio, presenting The Wiz; and KIPP DC Faculty Preparatory in D.C., presenting Chicago: Teen Version.
Impressed by the work of late producer Craig Zadan, the Pathway goals to create alternatives for college students in communities of coloration to work with business professionals whereas performing works that deal with problems with variety and racial fairness. Every faculty will rent no less than two professionals of coloration, who will function mentors to college students throughout their productions.
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