Application &
Program Criteria

 
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Program Criteria
Playwrights must live in the New York City metro area, in order to be able to attend frequent meetings and workshops.
 
Playwrights should identify as early-career. Those who have completed an MFA program are eligible, but not those who will be enrolled during the residency.
 
Plays to be considered for the fellowship should be complete rough drafts, still developing enough that they would benefit from a nine-month rewriting and reading process. Plays should have no commitments to other theaters that will limit their development here.
 
Plays that have already been through a similar development process, or have had a production outside of an academic environment are not eligible.
 
We are not looking for solo performance projects at this time.
  

Writing Fellows Application Components
Completed application form. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION HERE.

Theatrical resume listing all academic credentials and professional productions

Full draft of play that you wish to develop as a Playwrights Realm Writing Fellow

A list of references to call, or a recommendation from a teacher or theater professional (optional)

To apply, send the above materials to: writingfellows@playwrightsrealm.org. The script must be submitted in PDF format with your name and play title on the cover page. All applications must be submitted electronically before May 7, 2012, 11:59PM EST.

Finalists for the program will be interviewed in the early summer and final selections will be announced in September.

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