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RESOURCES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS
Resources, links, and tools for Playwrights.

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Dramatists Guild of America

The national professional membership trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, offering resources, advocacy, and networking opportunities.​

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Dramatists Guild Foundation

The national professional membership trade association for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists, offering resources, advocacy, and networking opportunities.​

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International Centre for Women Playwrights (ICWP)

A nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting female dramatists around the world.​

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National New Play Network (NNPN)

Description: An alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays.​

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New Dramatists

Description: A New York City-based organization providing playwrights with time, space, and resources to develop their craft over a seven-year residency.

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The Playpenn 

A new play development organization based in Philadelphia, offering workshops and a renowned annual conference.​

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Playwrights Foundation 

A San Francisco-based organization dedicated to discovering and supporting diverse playwrights in the creation of new works.​

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Playwrights' Platform 

A Boston-based cooperative of playwrights dedicated to developing new plays through workshops and annual festivals.​

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​New Play Exchange (NPX)

Description: The world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers, facilitating script discovery and submission opportunities.

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​Playwrights Realm

Supports early-career playwrights by providing comprehensive resources to create new plays and build successful careers.

Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) Grants

Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) Grants

Provides financial support to playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists facing hardships or requiring assistance for specific projects. Eligibility: Visit Site 

Application Period: 2025 applications open on January 6, 2025.​​

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects: Theater

Supports the creation and development of theater projects, including those by playwrights, through grants awarded to organizations. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations, units of state or local government, or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes.

Application Deadlines: check website - Around February

McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting

Offers a $25,000 stipend, an additional $2,500 for play development workshops and professional expenses, and $1,400 in travel funds to mid-career playwrights residing in Minnesota  Eligibility: Must have been continuous residents of Minnesota since at least January 9, 2024, and maintain residency during the fellowship year. Check website for more.

Application Deadlines: check website - Around January

Venturous Theater Fund's Venturous Capital Grants

Provides grants to fund the production of ambitious new plays that are bold in scale, form, or subject matter.   Eligibility: Theaters producing new plays that are venturous in nature. fellowship year. Check website for more.

Application Deadlines: check website - June 2, 2025 (for productions in Fall 2025 and 2026) |  December 1, 2025 (for productions in 2026 and Spring 2027)

Many Voices Fellowship at the Playwrights' Center

Supports early-career Black playwrights, playwrights of color, and/or Indigenous playwrights with a $20,000 stipend, $3,000 in development support, and mentorship. Fellows engage in a year-long residency in Minnesota, benefiting from workshops and professional connections.  Eligibility: Early-career Black playwrights, playwrights of color, and/or Indigenous playwrights who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Check website for more.

Application Deadlines: check website - Typically in mid-November; specific dates vary annually.

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