YPF32 Schedule
July 11 to August 4, 2024
All performances will take place at Skylight Theatre in Hollywood!
Weekly shows are Thursday & Friday at 8pm / Saturday & Sunday at 2pm
Tickets will be available beginning May 15, 2024
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
This award represents a unique collaboration between the prestigious Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, where artists from all disciplines have been supported by residencies since 1983, and The Blank Theatre in Hollywood, which has been developing new plays and new artists since 1990.
The Future of Playwriting Prize will be given annually to an early-career playwright who personifies the future of theatre — someone whose voice will shape theatre for decades to come, and who will bring new thoughts and views to the American theatrical conversation.
The winner will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize and an all-expenses-paid, two-week residency at Ucross’s ranch at the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. The residency includes transportation, accommodations, meals, and the opportunity to commune with other visiting artists. The winner will also receive a professionally produced staged reading in The Blank Theatre’s Living Room Series new play development program.
REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT
ELIGIBILITY
Inclusion and diversity are vital to the future of theatre; therefore, playwrights from all backgrounds and genders are urged to apply.
We encourage application by playwrights who may not have had access to advanced or graduate writing programs.
As this is an emerging playwright award, writers who have had Off-Broadway, Broadway, or major regional theatre productions will not be considered.
Since the focus is on American theatre, playwrights must reside in the United States.
Winning writers must be between 21 and 30 years of age as of the submission deadline.
SELECTION PROCESS
The first 300 submissions will be considered. If 300 valid submissions are received before the end of the application period, additional entries may not be accepted, and notice will be posted at TheBlank.com.
A jury of professional theatre artists will select one grand prize winner and two finalists.
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THE BLANK?
The Blank Theatre is committed to the enrichment of Hollywood’s cultural life through production of first-rate theatre, education of current and future artists, and creation of groundbreaking new works for the theatrical repertoire companies in America.