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Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has introduced the recipients of the 2023-25 Edgerton Basis New Play Awards. The awards will permit 12 productions additional time for growth and rehearsal within the hopes of extending the lifetime of the play.
Awardees embrace Furlough’s Paradise by a.okay. payne on the Alliance Theatre; A Mirror by Sam Holcroft on the Almeida Theatre; Infinite Life by Annie Baker at Atlantic Theater Firm and the Nationwide Theatre; Black Cypress Bayou by Kristen Adele Calhoun on the Geffen Playhouse; Feminine Troubles by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan, with music by Curtis Moore and lyrics by Amanda Inexperienced, on the Goodman Theatre; Freeway Patrol, created by Dana Delany, Mike Donahue, Dane Laffrey, and Jen Silverman, additionally on the Goodman; Untitled Unauthorized Hunter Thompson Musical by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss, with music and lyrics by Iconis, at La Jolla Playhouse; Sumo by Lisa Sanaye Dring at La Jolla and Ma-Yi Theater Firm; Babbitt by Joe DiPietro at La Jolla; Redwood by Tina Landau, with music by Kate Diaz and lyrics by Diaz and Landau, based mostly on an concept conceived by Landau and Idina Menzel, at La Jolla; Nye by Tim Value on the Nationwide Theatre in a co-production with the Wales Millenium Centre; and Hell’s Kitchen by Kristoffer Diaz with music and lyrics by Alicia Keys on the Public Theater.
“As we navigate the compounding crises going through our theatre ecology, the Edgerton Basis’s forward-thinking dedication to new performs is extra very important than ever,” TCG govt director Teresa Eyring stated in a press release. “As theatres rebuild their audiences, the inspiration’s backing of prolonged rehearsal durations is a real game-changer. Recipients can be certain that new performs obtain the mandatory assets—not just for profitable inaugural productions, however for quite a few subsequent performances in theatres nationwide.”
TCG additionally introduced the recipients of the THRIVE! Indigenous Theatre Grants. 4 theatres will every obtain an award of $10,000.
The awardees embrace American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA) in New York Metropolis; the manufacturing firm Natives of the Apocalypse, based mostly in New Mexico; Seattle theatre firm Purple Eagle Hovering; and New York’s Spiderwoman Theater, the longest-running Native girls’s theatre within the Americas.
“We’re excited to shine a lightweight on these firms,” Emilya Cachapero, TCG’s director of grantmaking applications, stated in a press release. “They’re invaluable assets for his or her chosen communities, and on the similar time they’re amplifying tales that aren’t usually heard on levels throughout the U.S.”
On Nov. 27, the Lilly Awards held their annual awards ceremony honoring girls within the American theatre. The ceremony was hosted by Kathy Nijimy and Amanda Inexperienced.
The awards have been introduced to St. Ann’s Warehouse founding creative director Susan Feldman; hair and make-up designer Cookie Jordan; actor and playwright Liza Colón-Zayas; actor Kathleen Chalfant; actor Ruthie Ann Miles; and actor Laura Benanti. Producer Stacey Mindich additionally sponsored a number of awards, together with the Go Work on Theatre Awards, introduced to playwright Jacquelyn Reingold and to Help Black Theatre govt director Sophina Brown; the Go Write a Play Award, introduced to Kristen Greenidge; and the Go Write a Musical Award, introduced to Georgia Stitt. The shock award for Miss Lilly 2023 was introduced to costume designer Clint Ramos, and the group additionally honored govt director Julia Jordan, who produced the ceremony with Jane Abramson.
The Lilly Awards additionally introduced that Brittani Samuel and Sarah Rose Leonard, co-editors of 3Views, will take over as co-executive administrators of the awards in 2024.
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