Washington, D.C. -- The National Endowment for the Arts has announced anew program, the NEA New Play Development Project, to help the nation'snonprofit theaters bring more new plays to full production.
The national program will be administered by DC-based Arena Stage'sAmerican Voices New Play Program. Selecting and providing support forexceptional new plays and new play development models will be a keycomponent of the program.
The NEA New Play Development Project will support the development of sevennew plays at theaters from across the country.
* Two projects selected as NEA Outstanding New American Plays will receiveup to $90,000 each to support advanced development, including at least onefull production.
* Five projects selected as NEA Distinguished New Play DevelopmentProjects will receive up to $20,000 each to support the early stages ofdevelopment for a new play with strong potential to merit a fullproduction.
* In both cases, the selected plays will be developed in closecollaboration with the playwrights.
For more information, visit www.nea.gov/news/news07/newplay.html
