Funding
BigCi Environmental Awards 2026
International artists across disciplines are invited to develop work connected to environmental concerns
Four-week residency in the Blue Mountains region
~$3,448.00 award
Deadline: August 2nd
Emergency grants or interest-free loans for professional writers in crisis (e.g. illness, eviction, loss of income)
Playwrights, composers, and lyricists are all eligible
Awards tailored to need and situation
Development
Making It Happen: Festival of 15 Minute Musicals
New short-musical festival/competition on an Off-Broadway stage in Times Square
FULLY self-produced
Winner receives $5,000
Deadline: July 6th
Season-long developmental lab for theatermakers creating investigative new work
Participants receive dramaturgical support across, culminating in a presentation series
$500 stipend, $2,600 project budget
Deadline: July 15th
Multi-phase development pipeline for one selected original musical, moving through university, regional theatre, and Off-Broadway partners over roughly 1.5–2 years
Seeking youth-centric new musical
Unspecified stipend
Deadline: July 15th
Residencies
Residencies at Pine Meadow Ranch Center in Oregon
$200/week stipend + travel reimbursement
Deadline: July 6th
Residency at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, emphasizing work that is genre-defying, visionary, or unconventional
Artists receive space, tools, and presentation opportunities
$3,000 stipend
Deadline: July 13th
4–8 weeks on the South Rim of Grand Canyon to create public-facing, place-based work that deepens public connection to the Grand Canyon - includes accommodations, stipend support, travel subsidy, supplies support, and marketing assistance
Priority for underrepresented concepts/narratives and public engagement
$800/week stipend, plus funds for travel and supplies
Deadline: July 15th
That’s it for this month’s highlights! And now for The List - my comprehensive compendium of all upcoming opportunities for which theatre writers are eligible. A massive THANK YOU to everyone who subscribes - every dollar goes toward the production of new work.
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