1.CANDELA'S SUMMER PLAYWRIGHTS FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: June 1, 2024
WEBSITE: https://candelafellows.com
Candela’s Summer Playwrights Fellowship is an unparalleled opportunity for emerging playwrights of Latin American and Caribbean heritage who are 21+ to learn from the industry's best and develop their craft in a supportive and inclusive environment. This free program held July 14-19th of 2024 offers writing workshops, craft talks, business of playwriting seminars, other professional development opportunities, and events such as the viewing of Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, visits to The Museum of Broadway, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to a select cohort of fellows. Each day is a full-day commitment, starting at 9 a.m. and ending with the viewing of an evening show.
Past faculty included luminaries such as Tony Award-winning playwrights Dominique Morisseau (AIN’T TOO PROUD), Quiara Alegría Hudes (IN THE HEIGHTS), and Pulitzer finalist Kristoffer Diaz (HELL’S KITCHEN). This year's Playwrights Summer Fellowship promises a lineup of world-renowned educators and mentors, including Diaz, who will be a returning faculty member, and Michael R. Jackson (A STRANGE LOOP), who will be new to the roster, dedicated to nurturing emerging musical theater writers.
This program is cosponsored by Candela, the Dramatists Guild of America, and the Latinx Theater Commons.
2. SOUL DIRECTING RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: June 3, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/directing-residency
Launched in 2018, the Soul Directing Residency Program is a rigorous yet creative playground for Black directors to gain exposure, New York City credentials and, most importantly, technical skills under the guidance of the LAB program staff. Piloted in fellowship with the inaugural Directing Resident, Ebony Noelle Golden, this program provides a home for one director for a minimum of 18 months who will focus on mounting an NBT main-stage production of an existing play.
In addition to arming emerging directors with focused training and professional mentorship, the program seeks to radically shift accessibility dynamics that have historically disadvantaged directors of color. Residents gain experience at a reputable New York City theater and expand their collaborative network. Each resident is provided a stipend, dramaturgical and developmental resources, a full production team, and three 29-hour workshops.
With Soul Directing Residency Program, NBT seeks to foster mutually-beneficial relationships between Black institutions and creatives in order to reestablish historically Black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of Black artistry.
DATES
Application Release - May 1, 2024
Application Deadline - June 3, 2024
Finalists Notifications - June 28, 2024
Recipient Notification - July 19, 2024
Residency dates - Sept 4, 2024
For questions and inquiries contact Belynda M’Baye, belynda@nationalblacktheatre.org
3. SOUL PRODUCING RESIDENCY PROGRAM
DEADLINE: June 21, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/producing-residency
Launched in 2015, the Soul Producing Residency Program’s mission is to unveil, uplift and inform the next generation of Black leaders in cultural production. As writers and artists of color continue to conquer new feats in the performing arts industry, it has become increasingly important to equip emerging Black producers with the tools needed to step into their power as leaders, general managers and cultural curators.
Piloted as a fellowship with the two previous residents, Marie Cisco and Ngozi Anyanwu, this program calls back to Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s guiding principle of autonomy in Black storytelling, and provides an unprecedented opportunity for applicants of color to gain real-time experience. Under the supportive guidance of the L.A.B program staff, the 10-month residency supports residents by providing the network and guidance needed to produce in New York City in real time. Each resident will receive a stipend and access to a library for resources to sharpen their skills.
With Soul Producing Residency, NBT seeks to foster mutually-beneficial relationships between Black institutions and creatives in order to reestablish historically Black theatrical institutions as the foremost supporters and producers of Black artistry.
For questions and inquiries contact Belynda M’Baye, belynda@nationalblacktheatre.org
4. PLAYWRITING CONTEST FOR TEACHERS
DEADLINE: June 30, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/Playwrights/Teachers_Contest.asp
We want to encourage the development and publication of quality plays written specifically by teachers and other educators. Our A+ Playwriting Contest for Teachers is open to all teachers employed at an accredited K-12 public or private school in the US or Canada. All plays submitted for publication through this contest must have been produced within the past two years at the school where the playwright teaches.
All qualifying manuscripts accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. Pioneer Drama Service reserves the right to forego naming a winner from the finalists, at its discretion.
The contest winner, selected from contest finalists and announced no later than October 31 each year, will receive a $500 royalty advance and a one-time $500 donation to the school theatre program where the play was first produced.
Contest Rules:
Only entries submitted in accordance with all rules will be eligible for consideration.
Playwright must be a current or retired faculty member at an accredited K-12 public or private school in the US or Canada.
Only entries submitted with an Official Contest Entry Form will be considered.
Only entries that have been fully staged at the teacher’s school no more than two years prior to the submission date will be considered. We encourage you to take advantage of this production to revise your script as needed before submitting your manuscript.
All entries must be accompanied by proof of production in the form of a copy of the program, a newsletter or newspaper article, a review, a photo or a letter from the school principal.
Contest entries must meet all Pioneer Drama general guidelines and requirements for play submission, which can be found at pioneerdrama.com/playwrights/submit.asp
Individuals currently published by Pioneer Drama Service are not eligible for this contest. Pioneer Drama Service employees and their families are also excluded.
All manuscripts submitted for this contest will automatically be simultaneously considered for our annual Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest, which is open to all individuals not previously published by Pioneer Drama Service. See pioneerdrama.com for more details.
Questions? Contact us by email or by calling 800-333-7262.
5. THE GARDEN STATE NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: June 30, 2024
The New Jersey Play Lab is thrilled to partner with Jersey City Theatre Center (JCTC) and the Department of Theatre and Dance’s BA Theatre Studies Program at Montclair State University on The Garden State New Play Festival, an innovative model that reimagines the approach to new play development and festivals, fostering a supportive environment for playwrights while actively engaging audiences and communities.
Submissions are now open for the inaugural festival which will take place in the spring of 2025.
Plays in all styles and traditions that center around social justice (locally, nationally, or globally) will be considered. Social Justice can mean many things so we encourage playwrights to think broadly, individually, and personally around this topic.
There are no residency restrictions on submissions, but playwrights will be expected to be in-person in Jersey City on a number of occasions between October 2024 and May 2025. There is assistance with housing but travel costs are not included and will be the responsibility of the playwright.
Playwrights must submit and will be chosen for this new play festival in one of the following categories:Working or Career Playwrights (This category is for writers who consider playwriting to be their primary career path.)
Beginning or Non-Career Playwrights (This category may include writers who are relatively new to the full-length format, or writers who have been creating plays for years but have opted for an alternative professional career path).
Playwrights should submit:
a cover letter
a resume
a synopsis of the play
the first 20 pages of the play
Other participants in this multi-faceted festival will include community members from Jersey City-based advocacy groups, student playwrights from local universities and high schools, and an international artist either from abroad, or from one of the area’s thriving immigrant populations. All of these artists will engage in a 6 month (October-March) development and exchange program under the dramaturgical guidance of The NJPL, with assistance and mentored participation from Dramaturgy Students and Alumni from The BA Theatre Program at Montclair State University.
This new approach to new play development aims to bring artists of all career levels together without barriers of hierarchy, and to blur the lines between artist and audience, while still respecting the integrity of each individual artist’s craft and experience. It aims to frame the art of playmaking as a means of expression and advocacy, and as a tool for deeper understanding of self and one’s surroundings. It aims to detract from an emphasis on quality and viability and place the focus on intention and communication. It aims to serve as a model for how to truly bring audiences into the process of playmaking through cultivating and honoring their own artistic impulses, thus simultaneously inspiring more people to create art and fostering an audience with an appreciation and appetite for new work on the stage.
For more information please contact info@njplaylab.org.
6. FRED EBB AWARD
DEADLINE: June 30th, 2024
WEBSITE: https://fredebbfoundation.org/fred-ebb-award/
Are you an aspiring musical theater songwriter? Are you yet to find significant commercial success for your work? Learn more about whether you could be eligible to apply for the Fred Ebb Award. The winner will be selected in November and will receive $60,000. The Foundation will also produce a one-night showcase of the winner’s work.
Each applicant must be a composer/lyricist or composer/lyricist team wishing to create work for the musical theatre, and must not yet have achieved significant commercial success.
Application Materials:
Electronic files of up to four songs from one or more musical theatre pieces, with typewritten lyrics and a description of the dramatic context for each song; and a completed application form.
Application Guidelines:
All applications will be coded as they arrive. Because all submissions will be reviewed blind, please do not place name(s) of writer(s) on electronic file names, lyric sheets, or description of dramatic context. Names should only appear on the Application Form. MP3, ZIP, and M4A files are preferred, but Dropbox links will be acceptable as well. Dropbox files should not have time limits.
Only musical theatre work will be considered. Please do not submit recordings with any audience sound. The applicant(s) must have written all the songs included in the submission. For example, a composer cannot submit one song with her own lyrics, and a second song with lyrics by another writer.
No individual may appear on more than one application. You cannot apply as an individual and again as part of a team, or as part of more than one songwriting team. Please email applications: fredebbfound@gmail.com.
7. NEW WORKS, NEW VOICES
DEADLINE: July 1, 2024
WEBSITE: www.kathleenwrinn.com/new-works-new-voices
New Works, New Voices (NWNV) is an initiative at the Syracuse University Department of Drama created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for its Spring 2025 New Works, New Voices (NWNV) initiative. NWNV was created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. NWNV is seeking completed musicals or musicals-in-progress from teams who are interested in developing their work with undergraduate BFA students.
One musical will be selected, to receive a 3-week developmental reading in the Spring 2025 semester, directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students. NWNV 2025 will take place from 4/4/25 - 4/27/25. The writing team will participate virtually in the evenings during week 1, and will be in residence in Syracuse during weeks 2 and 3 of the rehearsal process (4/13/25-4/27/25), travel and lodging provided by NWNV.
8. 22ND ANNUAL NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: July 1, 2024
WEBSITE: https://centrestage.org/
Submissions are open to any playwright whether from South Carolina, the region, country, or from around the world!
Multiple entries per playwright/playwright’s representative is permitted.
Playwrights must submit a cover letter along with their script that includes a brief summary of the play, a description of the playwright's connection to South Carolina, and a suggestion of the unique perspective or experience provided by the playwright's body of work.
NO entries may be previously published.
Likewise, NO entries may have previously fully realized, regionally produced performances through the dates of the Centre Stage New Play Festival 2023 (previous readings and workshops are acceptable).
Entries may have NO more than seven (7) actors required.
All entries must be no more than 120 pages, but one-act and full-length plays are welcome.
Scripts must be in the Traditional or Modern format for plays as defined by the Dramatists Guild.
While screenplays and 10-minute plays will NOT be accepted, musicals and plays with music may be submitted.
9. VETERANS REPERTORY THEATER SEEKS 10-MINUTE PLAYS FROM VETERANS
DEADLINE: July 3, 2024
WEBSITE: https://vetrep.org/submissions/
VetRep is accepting submissions for both full-length AND 10-minute playwriting competitions.
Playwrights must meet one of the following criteria:
Current or former: US military, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, foreign service, intelligence service, DoD employee, DoD Contractor; or
Immediate family of the service member.
For full-length plays:
The competition winner will receive a $5,000 grant.
The second-place finalist will receive a $3,500 grant.
The third-place finalist will receive a $2,500 grant.
For 10-minute plays:
The competition winner will receive a $1,000 grant.
The second-place finalist will receive a $750 grant.
The third-place finalist will receive a $500 grant.
All winners and finalists also receive feedback from the panel of judges. In addition, winners and finalists may be invited to become VetRep Resident Artists where they will have the opportunity to develop and submit plays for commissioning and production at VetRep.
Plays can be any genre and any subject matter. Playwrights may submit more than one play. Plays should not have been previously produced and/or published. Winners and finalists will be notified via email no later than December 31, 2024 (note: we will make every effort to have results back to submitters ASAP, however, in order to ensure fair treatment of each submission and to plan for any contingencies which may arise, we are providing a worst-case scenario for our timeline). There is no participation or submission fee. There is no guarantee that winners’ or finalists’ work will be produced by VetRep. See full details at the bottom of this page.
10. THE DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION DIRECTING PROGRAM
DEADLINE: July 5,2024
WEBSITE: https://sites.disney.com/ctdi/
The Disney Entertainment (DET)Directing Program connects directors to opportunities on DET scripted primetime and daytime series, as well as unscripted/alternative series. Launched in 2001, the Program has evolved from a shadowing program to one that guarantees episodes to first-time scripted television directors. The unscripted program guarantees directing segments on select unscripted DET series. The program provides selected participants on-set shadowing/immersion prior to directing; access and exposure to DET creative executives, producers, showrunners, and alumni; and mentorship and limited professional development.
11. LOGHAVEN ARTIST RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: July 15th
WEBSITE: https://loghaven.org/residencies/apply/
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville. This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.
We invite applicants in the creation stage of their specified project or work cycle to apply in the following disciplines:
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and journalism)
Visual Arts
Dance
Theater
Music Composition
Architecture
Interdisciplinary Work
A national selection committee composed of artist peers and other arts professionals selects artists. Applicants are judged by the same criteria across disciplines. Panelists are looking for artistic excellence, defined by a depth of conceptual content, sustained impact, and boldness of vision. The panel seeks those with sophisticated technical knowledge, whether the applicant displays a high level of traditional skill or, conversely, subverts that knowledge in new or challenging ways. The panel values potential in emerging artists and evidence of commitment and evolution in more established or mid-career applicants.
References
All applicants are required to submit two professional references. Please provide the name, contact information, and a very brief description of the nature of your professional relationship for each reference. Loghaven contacts references only if the application advances. References would be contacted in the fall by either email or phone and would not submit a formal letter.
12. UCROSS FELLOWSHIP FOR NATIVE WRITERS
DEADLINE: July 16, 2024
WEBSITE: https://www.ucrossfoundation.org/native-american-fellowships
Current work is requested. An applicant's work sample and project description are the most significant features of their application. Unless work is interdisciplinary, i.e. the various genres interconnect, each applicant is encouraged to apply in a primary discipline and submit a work sample and project description that emphasizes this single discipline. Competition for residencies varies annually and with the number of applications. While only one Fellowship winner will be selected, all applicants will have the option of being considered for a general Ucross residency.
ELIGIBILITY:
Residencies are open to Native American writers who meet the criteria below.
They must:
Be a practicing contemporary writer who is currently producing works in one or more of the following genres, including but not limited to FICTION, NONFICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, SCREENWRITING, PLAYWRITING, and HYBRID FORMS;
Be an enrolled member of a state-recognized or federally-recognized Tribe, Pueblo, Nation, Native Community, Political Entity, or Alaskan Native Village.
PLAYWRITING WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate samples: One complete play (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.
13. NEURODIVERGENT NEW PLAY SERIES SEEKS FULL-LENGTH PLAYS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: www.linktr.ee/neurodivergentplay
The Neurodivergent New Play Series - an ongoing play reading series dedicated to empowering neurodivergent playwrights in NYC since 2023 - is accepting recurring submissions as we prepare for our 2024-25 Season.
All submissions should be for full-length plays between 45 to 180 minutes long and may have received a previous reading or production outside of NYC, as long as they are unpublished. All neurodivergent/disabled writers (autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, OCD, Tourette's, etc.) at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply - especially BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and female-identifying writers. There is no submission fee or any other fee for being involved in this process.
Plays can be of any genre, although we are especially seeking works that challenge traditional methods of storytelling & have something important to say about the world that isn't being heard enough. We ask that you submit only one play every 30 days during our recurring submissions process. If one of our Resident Directors is interested in your work, we will reach out via email.
Learn more and submit your work at our official play submissions URL: https://form.jotform.com/223378604825057
14. THE JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: www.jewishplaysproject.org/guide
The JPP brings all the tools of new play development to bear on the plays we select: dramaturgical consultation and research; the involvement of collaborating artists – including directors, designers and actors – at all stages as needed; private and public presentations; and industry advocacy.
What distinguishes the JPP process is what we call Jewish Dramaturgy. We base our exploration of the theatrical needs of a play around the central issue of its Jewish content and ideas, continuing to ask the question “What is the Jewish here?” When possible, we will bring prominent Jewish thought leaders (clergy, scholars, professionals and artists) into the room to join the development process, and extend the Jewish learning.
The JPP seeks plays that find the intersection between Jewish identity and global self. We want to look at the places where Jewish ideas, traditions, stories, myths, culture (and yes, religion) impact, inform, and hopefully improve our lives. While we value history, we will always lean toward plays that tackle vibrant strands of today’s world: social justice, economic justice, diversity, strong women in Jewish life, LGBTQ inclusion, new perspectives on Israel, environmentalism, and interfaith relations in addition to deep conversations about our complex and multifaceted identities. We discourage the beloved category of “ethnically stereotypical comedy”.
The JPP also discourages plays whose main goal is memorializing or educating about the Holocaust; we feel that we already have a strong cannon of plays, literature, and film that serve those functions and that superior new works would find a strong development path without our help.
We would also caution writers to make sure that you do not rely on the emotion stirred by Holocaust remembrance as a substitute for dramatic development or tension, as well as discourage writing that reduces Jewish identity to a Holocaust legacy. As we enter our second decade, so much has changed in the Jewish conversation. One of the things we love to do at the JPP is encourage writers to tackle some big, new, potentially-controversial ideas. Because that’s when it gets fun!
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS, and other IDEALS. We believe that Jewish identity and culture are specific manifestations of universal human cravings for spiritual, ethical, moral and worldly joy. “Matrilineal descent” is neither important nor necessary.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: The Jewish Plays Project now accepts scripts for new Jewish plays and musicals on an open, rolling basis. However, our reading period is April-October. To guarantee we consider your play for the most current review cycle, please submit by June 14. Plays submitted after this date will be held for the next cycle.
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Fill out the Submission Form and attach a play to the form as a PDF. You must submit your play with your name and other identifying information removed (we review all plays blind). We do not charge a fee to submit (cause we kinda think submission fees are “yucky”. That’s a technical term).
15. NATIVE VOICES PRODUCTION SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: theautry.org/events/signature-programs/native-voices-annual-call-for-scripts
Native Voices is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations playwrights.
ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT AND FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
The retreat and festival provide emerging and established Native American authors a rigorous opportunity to shape their plays over the course of an entire week. Collaboration occurs in daily workshops with nationally recognized directors, dramaturgs, and an acting company largely composed of exceptional Native American actors. The week culminates with a festival of staged readings. Many works developed through this process have gone on to enjoy successful runs on the Autry’s main stage and elsewhere.
Selected playwrights receive an honorarium, roundtrip airfare to California, and lodging. Past retreats have been held at the Autry Museum, Occidental College, and UCLA, all in Los Angeles; as well as in San Diego County at San Diego State University and La Jolla Playhouse.
ANNUAL SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL AND THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PLAYWRITING
Occurring annually, the Short Play Festival presents professional staged readings of ten- to thirty-minute plays centered around a particular theme. Plays selected for the festival are considered for the Von Marie Atchley Excellence in Playwriting Award, a $1,000 cash prize based on the creative use of the competition theme, originality, theatricality, execution, and audience response.
FIRST LOOK SERIES
The First Look Series is a script development process that brings playwrights together with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors. Each spring and fall, plays are workshopped and prepared for a public staged reading and discussion, giving the playwright an opportunity to hear the play—often for the first time—with a live audience. Plays can be new works, works-in-progress, or material that has already been produced at another venue.
Native American, Alaska Native, and First Nations playwrights are invited to submit their plays for the Native Voices Annual Playwrights Retreat, Festival of New Plays, Festival of Short Plays, First Look Series, and Equity productions. We encourage beginning, emerging, and established Native playwrights to submit. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis; however, there are specific deadlines for particular development opportunities in an upcoming season. For information on how to submit and current deadlines, please visit our Call for Scripts.
16. THE STOCHASTIC LABS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://stochasticlabs.org/residencies/
Stochastic Labs awards fully sponsored residencies to exceptional engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies are of variable length and include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access (laser cutter, 3D printer etc), a monthly stipend and a budget for materials. Residents become part of Stochastic’s creative community, participating in weekly dinners and invitation events. Residents may apply as individuals or as teams. While applicants may be at any stage in their career, the selection is highly competitive.
Between Silicon Valley, San Francisco, and Oakland, the Bay Area is home to 40% of the venture capital investments in tech start-ups in the United States. The concentration of serial founders, top-level engineers, angels, and even “unicorns” is several multitudes greater here than anywhere else on earth. While universities like Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCSF; and experimental R&D arms of companies like Google X, fill an important local niche for non-commercial ideation around future technologies, there are few opportunities for engineers to come together to iterate in unpredictable ways, outside of traditional institutional frameworks.
This kind of independent, creative experimentation is not only critical for the well-being of any future-thinking society, it is often responsible for it. What set of universal moral principles might the artificial intelligence community lean upon without science fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics? What would the history of bio-tech look like without Gregor Mendel’s monastic garden? An initiative of the Berkeley-based Minerva Foundation, Stochastic Labs operates on an entirely not-for-profit basis, taking zero equity stake in the companies, artworks, and scientific initiatives it incubates. We are 100% passionate about keeping the SF Bay Area’s innovation culture creative, socially responsible, and independent.
MISSION:
To support creative freedom for engineers and scientists outside of traditional institutional frameworks
To thoughtfully enable the creative ventures, inquiries, and expressions that will shape our technology-driven future
To build an interdisciplinary community of artists, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to collaborate in meaningful and unpredictable ways
Since we opened our doors in 2014, Stochastic Labs has helped pioneer exceptional 20th/21st-century creative ventures including Lynn Hershman Leeson and NASA scientist Josiah Zayner’s epic transmedia artwork The Infinity Engine; JD Beltran and Scott Minneman’s Cinema Snowglobe; Alexander Reben’s film-making robot BlabDroid; Graham Plumb and Karen Marcelo’s volumetric Open Cube; street artist KATSU’s AI Criminals; and Lauren Lee Mccarthy’s interactive performance piece Follower, among others.
17. THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS – EMERGENCY GRANTS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad. Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900. We recommend that artists review all of our eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying.
FCA has a small fund supported by the Trust for Mutual Understanding for unexpected or unbudgeted travel-related expenses for cultural exchange between the U.S. and the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
18. THEATRE ARIEL OPEN SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Open
WEBSITE: http://www.theatreariel.org/opportunities
Theatre Ariel is always seeking the next great Jewish play to present to our audiences. Anyone may submit through the process outlined below. Theatre Ariel is looking for plays that engage with the rich world of Jewish life, thought and practice; plays where Judaism, Jewish identity or Jewish perspectives are significant or driving factors in the story (In other words, not plays where the characters ‘happen’ to be Jewish or that have a few yiddishisms or “Jewish jokes” in them, but plays where Jewish life/thought/history is integral or particularly relevant to the story.). Theatre Ariel seeks full-length plays with casts of five actors or less.
You do not have to be Jewish to have your work considered by Theatre Ariel.
All our performances are presented as salon-style theatre readings in people’s homes, following a long tradition of Jewish theatre. For the foreseeable future, we will be presenting in a hybrid model of both in-person and virtual performances.
To have your script considered, please email the following to submissions@theatreariel.org:
Brief cover letter introducing yourself and your play, as well as a short plot summary and character breakdown (indicating doubling, if any)
The latest draft of your script, in either PDF or Word format
Theatre Ariel is committed to reading and responding to every submission we receive. Please allow three to six months for a response.
19. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE and THE PALM VIEW RESIDENCE
DEADLINE: Rolling
THE FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE
The Friedman Residence, located at 475 West 57th Street, offers affordable housing for senior citizens, working professionals, and persons with HIV/AIDS. All apartments are complete with dishwasher, washer, dryer, central heating and air conditioning. Many apartments have terraces and feature spectacular Manhattan views. The Friedman Residence also features 24-hour security.
Eligibility for the building is based on federal guidelines for Low Income Housing Tax Credits. To be eligible, your income may not exceed 60% of the Area Median Income. To be eligible for a shared suite, an applicant’s income from all sources must be between $28,500 and $56,040. To be eligible for a 1-bedroom, an applicant’s household income must be between $30,000 and $64,080. One-bedroom units are prioritized for people with significant medical conditions.
The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence is currently accepting applications.
The Friedman Residence maintains a firm commitment to equal opportunity for all applicants. The Friedman does not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, HIV status or disability.
THE PALM VIEW
The Palm View is a 40-unit apartment complex that provides homes to low-income people with special needs who are living in West Hollywood, California. Opened in 1998, The Palm View is owned by the Entertainment Community Fund and consists of three buildings surrounding a beautiful outdoor courtyard.
Most of the residents are entertainment professionals referred by the Entertainment Community Fund. The Entertainment Community Fund provides The Palm View with a full-time social worker who offers case management, referrals to local resources, short-term counseling and community-building activities.
Eligibility requirements for the apartments at The Palm View are based on a professional history in the arts, a diagnosis of a permanent disability (applicants must be receiving disability benefits), and annual income criteria established by the federal government. A small number of units are available to non-arts professionals. Household size for a one-bedroom apartment is 1–2 people, and occupancy for a two-bedroom apartment is 2–4 people.
To qualify for a one-bedroom unit at The Palm View, residents’ annual income must be no greater than *$24,840 (for one person) or *$28,380 (for two people). The maximum incomes for two-bedroom units are *$47,300 (for 2 people), *$53,200 (for 3 people) and *$59,100 (for 4 people). *These limits are subject to change annually based on federal guidelines.
All residents of one-bedroom apartments, as well as one of the two-bedroom apartments, are eligible to apply to participate in the project-based voucher contract with the Los Angeles County Development Authority. Applicants may request an accessible unit by checking the appropriate box on the application or by making a verbal request to staff during the screening process if called for an interview. Email the Entertainment Community Fund for an application at AppsPalmView@entertainmentcommunity.org.
