legacy playwright grants

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) seeks to change the American Theatre canon by increasing the representation of BIPOC playwrights of marginalized gender*, 40+ years of age. Three playwrights will receive individual unrestricted grants of $10,000 each. AGE is intentional in making our grant funding unrestricted. When funders dictate how grant money is used and require complex systems of documentation, it can disempower the recipient. Shared power is a core value for AGE. We are mindful of the layered history of oppression, trauma, and disempowerment for BIPOC women and gender-diverse people.

AGE is accepting applications for our AGE Legacy Playwright Grant 2024. Eligibility criteria is listed below. The playwright will submit their piece with the intention of creating lasting change both in gender and racial equity and in the canon of the American Theatre. A panel of professional BIPOC theatre artists, both Portland-based and nationwide, will adjudicate the submissions anonymously. Playwrights are asked to submit full-length play or musical. Special consideration will be given to plays/musicals that have at least one principal character who is gender diverse or of marginalized gender, is a BIPOC person, and is 40+ years of age.