Deadline: July 22, 2024
SUBMISSION FORM
The Echoes Writers Group at Primary Stages is a year-long, educational program focused on finding, nurturing, and amplifying the voices of women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists. Echoes will be a place for writers to find and develop their voices in a supportive and creative community that grows together. The group is composed of 8 writers who are just starting to discover their voice and are ready to commit to the craft of playwriting.
The Group participates in playwriting classes with guest mentors as a cohort in the Fall In the Spring, the Group will continue as a cohort with weekly sharing sessions, and also enroll in a class of their choice at the Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA), selecting a class in conjunction with the Primary Stages team that will best move their writing forward. In both semesters, writers will have the chance to create and develop their own work with professionals who represent a vast array of fields and writing styles. Past Mentors include Cusi Cram, Brittany K. Allen, Tina Satter, Chisa Hutchinson, Madhuri Shekar, Migdalia Cruz, and Mfoniso Udofia. ESPA classes include such offerings as The First Draft, Rewriting Your Draft, Comedy Writing, 10-Minute Plays and One Acts, The Dramaturgy of Playwriting, and more.
Program meetings will happen via Zoom, with the option of taking ESPA classes either on Zoom or in-person at ART/NY at 520 8th Avenue in NYC. Each Group member will receive a $500 honorarium.
We are looking for people who love to write but have not had the chance to fully explore their passion in a professional or academic setting. Women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming writers have faced many barriers to pursuing and developing their writing, and this is meant to be a supportive and creative space that will offer mentorship, support, and community to those who are seeking to develop their voice. Whether you’ve stepped away from your writing and wish to reinvest in your passion, want to expand the scope of your writing, are discovering a new creative interest, or anything in between, we’re looking for undeveloped and undiscovered voices who need room to grow.
Primary Stages strives to reflect the story of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, classes, ages, and abilities, and hopes for this group to reflect the America around us as opposed to what has historically been taught and represented.
All applications are due Monday, July 22. All applicants will be contacted by the end of August regarding their selection status, and finalists will be asked for a virtual interview.
If you have any issues uploading your application materials, please reach out to echoes@primarystages.org.
The Echoes Writers Group at Primary Stages is a year-long, educational program focused on finding, nurturing, and amplifying the voices of women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists. Echoes will be a place for writers to find and develop their voices in a supportive and creative community that grows together. The group is composed of 8 writers who are just starting to discover their voice and are ready to commit to the craft of playwriting.
The Group participates in playwriting classes with guest mentors as a cohort in the Fall In the Spring, the Group will continue as a cohort with weekly sharing sessions, and also enroll in a class of their choice at the Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA), selecting a class in conjunction with the Primary Stages team that will best move their writing forward. In both semesters, writers will have the chance to create and develop their own work with professionals who represent a vast array of fields and writing styles. Past Mentors include Cusi Cram, Brittany K. Allen, Tina Satter, Chisa Hutchinson, Madhuri Shekar, Migdalia Cruz, and Mfoniso Udofia. ESPA classes include such offerings as The First Draft, Rewriting Your Draft, Comedy Writing, 10-Minute Plays and One Acts, The Dramaturgy of Playwriting, and more.
Program meetings will happen via Zoom, with the option of taking ESPA classes either on Zoom or in-person at ART/NY at 520 8th Avenue in NYC. Each Group member will receive a $500 honorarium.
We are looking for people who love to write but have not had the chance to fully explore their passion in a professional or academic setting. Women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming writers have faced many barriers to pursuing and developing their writing, and this is meant to be a supportive and creative space that will offer mentorship, support, and community to those who are seeking to develop their voice. Whether you’ve stepped away from your writing and wish to reinvest in your passion, want to expand the scope of your writing, are discovering a new creative interest, or anything in between, we’re looking for undeveloped and undiscovered voices who need room to grow.
Primary Stages strives to reflect the story of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, classes, ages, and abilities, and hopes for this group to reflect the America around us as opposed to what has historically been taught and represented.
All applications are due Monday, July 22. All applicants will be contacted by the end of August regarding their selection status, and finalists will be asked for a virtual interview.
If you have any issues uploading your application materials, please reach out to echoes@primarystages.org.