CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS

The application for the 2024-25 fellowship cohort has now closed. Please check back in March 2025 for the next opportunity to apply.  

 

transforming theater ensemble logo - butterfly Are you a student who has a passion for social justice and a story to tell? 

The Transforming MSU Playwriting Fellowship invites MSU students to apply for a year-long experience in which fellows learn more about playwriting as a storytelling form and how it can activate liberatory transformation at MSU. This is a space that centers community and care and will support you in developing your voice as a writer.

In its 5th year, the Playwriting Fellowship is a collaboration between Transforming Theatre Ensemble (TTE), the Department of Theatre, and the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion to develop and present a series of short student-written plays meant to initiate dialogue, encourage collective problem-solving, and spark radical imagination. The plays will be used in educational workshops for students, faculty, staff and administrators at MSU.

Each playwriting fellow will receive a stipend of $1,000.00.

Applications due by Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7pm.

Eligibility requirements:

  • Applicants must be enrolled for the full 2024-25 academic year. (If you are graduating in December 2024, you are not eligible.)

  • Applicants must be available for all the following dates:

    • Writing Workshops: 

      • Thursday, September 5, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, September 12, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, September 19, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, September 26, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, October 3, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, October 10, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, October 17, 2024, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, October 24, 2024, 5-6:30pm

    • Table Reading & Feedback Sessions:

      • Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, January 30, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Thursday, February 6, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 5-6:30pm

      • Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 5-6:30pm

    • Final Showcase Performances:

      • Thursday April 10, 2025, 7-9pm

      • Friday, April 11, 2025, 7-9pm

      • Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7-9pm

      • Friday, April 18, 2025, 7-9pm

Additional Information:

  • Playwriting fellows will be given access to various events throughout the year including performances, invited speakers, and opportunities to eat, rest, and reflect together.

  • No theatre experience required. Just bring your curiosity about playwriting as a mode of storytelling and a passion for social justice.

  • Both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply.

  • Again, you must be a student for the full 2024-25 academic year. Students graduating in December 2024 are not eligible.

  • The application includes submitting a creative writing sample. It should be 2-3 pages long. It does not have to be a play. It can be a poem, short story, or any other creative writing that you think best showcases you.

How to apply:

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Due date: Applications will close on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7pm.

Please send questions and requests for access needs to Transforming Theatre Ensemble Artistic Director Lynn Lammers at lammersl@msu.edu

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