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Play Group is a two year residency in which members become a part of the Ars Nova Resident Artist community. In addition to biweekly meetings where members share new work and receive feedback from their Play Group peers, members also receive dramaturgical support and artistic match-making advice from the Ars Nova artistic staff; invitations to Ars Nova shows, Resident Artists mixers, and to see the work of Play Group alums around the city; two Play Group writing retreats; and the opportunity to further develop and showcase one of their plays in a weeklong workshop that can culminate in a public reading. Click here for a list of Play Group alumni.
APPLICATIONS FOR PLAY GROUP ARE NOW OPEN.
Applications for Play Group 2020 will be accepted beginning June 19th and must be submitted by midnight on July 21st 2019 to be eligible for consideration. Please click here for the application form. Applications require one full-length play, a playwriting resume, two theater references and a personal statement (written or video).
SELECTION CRITERIA:
All playwrights who identify as emerging are eligible to apply. In selecting new members, we will take into account the strength of the submitted play, how the writer stands to benefit from membership at this point in their career, what they would offer the other writers in the group, and the overall balance of voices and styles in Play Group. Writers of all races, genders, backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply!
Play Group is a two year residency in which members become a part of the Ars Nova Resident Artist community. In addition to biweekly meetings where members share new work and receive feedback from their Play Group peers, members also receive dramaturgical support and artistic match-making advice from the Ars Nova artistic staff; invitations to Ars Nova shows, Resident Artists mixers, and to see the work of Play Group alums around the city; two Play Group writing retreats; and the opportunity to further develop and showcase one of their plays in a weeklong workshop that can culminate in a public reading. Click here for a list of Play Group alumni.
APPLICATIONS FOR PLAY GROUP ARE NOW OPEN.
Applications for Play Group 2020 will be accepted beginning June 19th and must be submitted by midnight on July 21st 2019 to be eligible for consideration. Please click here for the application form. Applications require one full-length play, a playwriting resume, two theater references and a personal statement (written or video).
SELECTION CRITERIA:
All playwrights who identify as emerging are eligible to apply. In selecting new members, we will take into account the strength of the submitted play, how the writer stands to benefit from membership at this point in their career, what they would offer the other writers in the group, and the overall balance of voices and styles in Play Group. Writers of all races, genders, backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply!