Deadline: 6 September 2024
The American Theatre Wing (ATW) is pleased to relaunch its National Theatre Company Grants program to help regional companies innovate new strategies to successfully present the work of living American playwrights and recognize the critical importance of regional theatre to the American theatre ecology and work by living playwrights to the advancement of the art form.
Co-productions of world premieres, national not-for-profit tours of new work, regional or local debuts, fresh approaches to audience development and community outreach around new work, and educational and low-cost ticket initiatives that introduce younger and diverse audiences to new work are all examples of the projects ATW seeks to support with these grants. ATW will also consider the presentation of work by authors who are no longer living, but whose work remains unknown or under-presented in the national theatre canon.
Goals
- To uplift and celebrate the central contributions of playwrights in advancing the art form, and to build new audiences for their work;
- To support regional theatre companies in the successful presentation of new work;
- To support and help drive new and innovative models for marketing, ticketing, and presenting new work and building new and sustaining audiences for that work which could serve as models for the whole industry;
- To help the work of under-represented and unknown playwrights find an audience.
Funding Information
- Five grants of $100,000 will be awarded annually to support projects that represent visionary approaches to presenting new work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Theatre companies of all budget sizes are welcome to apply.
- The primary Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit theatre based outside NYC. However, partnerships with commercial entities, non-theatre organizations, and NY-based theatre organizations are welcome and encouraged.
- Funded projects must take place during the Fall 2025 and/or Spring 2026 season. If the recipient(s) follow a calendar year season, funded projects must take place starting January 2026.
- Must demonstrate how projects will significantly advance the goals stated above;
- Must show evidence of consistent, diverse theatrical programming;
- Must demonstrate that artists are paid appropriately for their work;
- Must legally acquire rights to produce proposed production(s);
- Must submit detailed budget demonstrating what funds will be used for.
For more information, visit ATW.
