Cash Grants/Monetary Awards - Theater
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Showing 1 - 10 of 129 organizations representing 164 opportunities.
A ROOM OF HER OWN FOUNDATION Phone: (000)000-0000 Fax: (000)000-0000 Email: info@aroomofherownfoundation.org |
The Foundation grants up to $50,000 in a Gift of Freedom Award payable over a two-year period to ONE qualified female artist. Currently, A Room of Her Foundation has decided to focus our efforts on its literary awards for the indefinite future.
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ABINGDON THEATRE COMPANY Phone: (212)868-2055 Fax: (212)868-2056 Email: mail@abingdontheatre.org |
Christopher Wolk was a talented and creative actor, musician, singer, writer and composer who died accidentally in Glacier National Park, Montana. To honor his memory, Abingdon Theatre Company and the Wolk family have created the Christopher Brian Wolk Award. In the Company's ongoing effort to recognize excellence in playwrighting, a sum of $1,000 will be presented annually to an American writer of a new, full-length play. |
ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE Phone: (502)584-1205 Fax: (502)561-3300 Email: mail@actorstheatre.org |
All ten-minute scripts will be considered for the Heideman Award ($1,000) and the Humana Festival, but those plays that meet the following criteria will also be considered for ATL's Annual Showcase: cast size--3 or more; characters' age range--18 - 28; minimal sets, minimal props, minimal costume requirements.
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ALEXANDER S. ONASSIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION Phone: +3010 37 13 000 Fax: +3010 37 13 013 Email: contact@onassis.gr |
International Cultural Competition with monetary prizes for the composition of an original theatrical play.
NOTE: This is not an annual competition. BY NOMINATION ONLY--PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. International prize that honours an individual or organization whose services in the field of Culture (Letters, Arts and the Humanities) are characterized by a dedication to human values as conceived by Hellenic culture. |
ALTERNATE ROOTS Phone: (404)577-1079 Fax: (404)577-7991 Email: info@alternateroots.org |
Artistic Assistance enables artists to enhance the artistic aspects of their work within their discipline. All artistic disciplines are eligible. thse funds provide ROOTS member artists with a source of critical funding to attend a workshop or study with a mentor, develop new work, or simply explore their creativity. |
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS Phone: (212)368-5900 Fax: (212)491-4615 Email: academy@artsandletters.org |
BY NOMINATION ONLY--PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. The Award of Merit, a medal and $10,000, is given each year, in rotation, to an outstanding person in America representing one of the following arts: Painting, the Short Story, Sculpture, the Novel, Poetry, and Drama.
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AMERICAN GLOBE THEATRE (AGT) Phone: (212)869-9809 Fax: (212)869-9807 Email: john@americanglobe.org |
Contest which selects three dozen original short plays to be presented in an annual salute to the short play presented in association with the Turnip Theatre Company. Finalists compete for cash prizes for Best Play, Best Direction, Best Performance, and Audience Favorite. |
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF INDIAN STUDIES Phone: (773)702-8638 Fax: (000)000-0000 Email: aiis@uchicago.edu |
Available to accomplished practitioners of the performing arts of India and creative artists who demonstrate that study in India would enhance their skills, develop their capabilities to teach or perform in the U.S., enhance American involvement with India’s artistic traditions, and strengthen their links with peers in India. Awards will normally be for periods of up to four months, although proposals for periods of up to nine months can be considered. |
AMERICAN THEATRE CRITICS ASSOCIATION Phone: (651)261-7804 Fax: Email: atca_admin@msn.com |
BY NOMINATION ONLY. Annual award to a woman in one of the pioneering categories of theater, focusing primarily on emerging playwrights. Awarded based on the body of work of an artist over the course of a calendar year. BY NOMINATION ONLY--PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. Supported by the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, these awards provide cash awards for outstanding new plays or musicals produced around the United States, outside of New York City (which already has extensive other theater awards). BY NOMINATION ONLY--PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. Named for Theatre Communications Group and American Theatre play editor M. Elizabeth Osborn. The award, which carries a $1,000 cash award, is designed to recognize the work of an author whose plays have not yet received a major production, such as off-Broadway or Broadway, nor received other major national awards. Typically presented at the ATCA winter conference. |
AMERICAN THEATRE OF ACTORS Phone: (212) 581-3044 |
BY NOMINATION ONLY--PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT. One award is given in the following 3 categories: Actors, Directors, and Playwrights. |


