DGF Writers Alliance Grant Applications Open 10/1

Applications for the 2018-2019 Writers Alliance Grants will open on October 1, 2018, and close on November 2, 2018. Interested theaters will be able to find the application at https://dgf.org/programs/grants/.

Writers Alliance Grants are awarded both to nonprofit theaters and to writers in celebration of working relationships that align deeply with DGF's core values. The writer is one whose work pushes boundaries and shows tremendous promise. The theater, which will be producing or commissioning that writer in 2019, is one that holds itself to superlative ethical standards in supporting the livelihoods and careers of writers.

Writers Alliance Grants are given in the form of two $5,000 gifts: one given directly to the writer being produced, and the other given to the theater that applied for the grant, to be used for the production of that writer's (or writers') show.

Applicants will be scored on their contracts with writers and the artistic merit of the project for which they are requesting funding. Eligibility is restricted to producing organizations registered as 501(c)(3) nonprofits, not operating under a fiscal sponsor. Institutions must have a minimum of three years of production history. All funds given to theaters must go specifically toward the production expenses of the writer(s) they are producing, and applications must be specific to both the production and the writer(s). Applications will be judged on artistic merit and the quality of the contract with the writer(s) being produced. Contracts will be evaluated based on the Dramatists Bill of Rights, as outlined by the Dramatists Guild of America. The full application requirements can also be found at dgf.org/programs/grants.

Last year's inaugural recipients included:

· Meridith Friedman for her play Your Best One, and Curious Theatre Company

· Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald for their play The Loneliest Girl in the World, and Diversionary Theatre

· Cameron Cobb, Michael Federico, and Max Hartman for their play Pompeii!!, and Kitchen Dog Theater Company

· Jenifer Nii for her play The Weird Play, and Plan-B Theatre Company

· Kristiana Rae Colon for her play Tilikum, and Sideshow Theatre Company

· Bekah Brunstetter, for an original commission from Theater Breaking Through Barriers

· Jennifer Barclay for her play Ripe Frenzy, and Synchronicity Theatre

· Eleanor Burgess for her play The Niceties, and Portland Stage Company

· Harrison David Rivers for his play The Bitter Earth, and Penumbra Theatre

· Tom Horan for his play The Pill, and Phoenix Theatre

Recipients will be notified and awards will be mailed in December. Recipients of the DGF Writers Alliance Grant will not be eligible to apply for five years following the year they are awarded. For any questions, please email grants@dgf.org and be sure to tune in to the DGF Facebook page for an informational live stream on October 1, at 1pm Eastern.