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.
Eligibility
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA- To be eligible for this grant, you must be able to answer in the affirmative for all of the following:
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/musical fully produced in one or more professional theatre(s). Readings and workshop productions are exempt.
Have an original draft of a full length play/musical 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.