23 Apr 2025

Grants Age Legacy Playwrights Grant

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts –  Portland, Oregon, United States

Opportunity Description

U.S. National Deadline: May 15, 2025 – AGE is committed to transforming the American Theatre canon by enhancing the representation of BIPOC playwrights of marginalized genders who are 40 years and older. We intentionally provide unrestricted grant funding, as we believe that when funders dictate the use of grant resources and impose complex documentation requirements, it undermines the autonomy of the recipients. Shared power is a fundamental principle for AGE. We recognize the complex history of oppression, trauma, and disempowerment experienced by BIPOC women and gender-diverse individuals..

3 Recipient Awards of $10,000 each.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • Identify as BIPOC
  • 40+ years of age
  • Identify as a person of marginalized gender or gender-diverse. We use the terms “marginalized gender” or “gender-diverse” to refer to our community of members who experience marginalization due to their genders. This includes cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary people, among many other marginalized gender identities. Please note- marginalized gender is not the same as a marginalized person, nor does it relate to sexuality.
  • Identify as an emerging artist. Emerging means that the playwright has had no more than one play fully produced in one or more professional theatre(s). Readings and workshop productions are exempt.
  • Have an original draft of a full length play completed at the time of application; while not necessary, it is highly encouraged that the script have at least one principal character who is a BIPOC person of marginalized gender, 40+ years of age. Special consideration will be given to plays that fulfill this suggestion.
  • Live and work in the United States or Puerto Rico and are able to submit a W9 if chosen as a Finalist or Recipient.

APPLY ONLINE  – No Fee
Applications accepted until May 15 or until we have received 50 eligible submissions, whichever comes first.

About:
The Advance Gender Equity in the Arts mission is to advance equity for artists of marginalized genders through an intersectional lens that includes but is not limited to race, age, ethnicity, and disability. For AGE, embedded in the definition of equity is the creation and maintenance of environments where all people have opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts
PO Box 10532
Portland OR 97296

Opportunity Categories: + Open to Multi-Media. Opportunity Types: Grants. Opportunity Tags: $0 Entry/Application Fee, Deadlines 05 May thru June, and Open to U.S. Artists Only. Benefits: *No Participation Fee, Cash or Value Awards, Education, and In-Kind Benefit.

Opportunity expires in 21 days.

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