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Meet the McKnight National Theater Artist Cohort
Meet the McKnight National Theater Artist Cohort
Playwrights’ Center and McKnight Foundation Announce the 2022-23 fellows
Meet the Fellows

Watch: Introducing the 2021-2022 Venturous Fellows
Watch: Introducing the 2021-2022 Venturous Fellows
Get to know Vivian Barnes, Nathan Davis, & Jahna Ferron-Smith
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2022–23 University Courses
2022–23 University Courses
Accredited playwriting courses taught by today’s leading writers
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Join our membership community
Playwrights' Center membership is open to all. Connect with the 2,300+ playwrights around the world who have found their artistic home here.
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As a Playwrights’ Center member, you’ll join 2,400+ other playwrights worldwide, of all styles and experience levels. Benefits include exclusive access to our playwriting opportunities database, regular articles from experts, classes and seminars, one-on-one dramaturgy sessions, staged readings, and ways to connect with other playwrights.

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McCollum's $11.9 Million for Local Arts and Community-Building Projects Advances

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“This investment in Playwrights’ Center’s future is an investment in not only the art of storytelling, but a public commitment to entrust artists to see our world forward together,” said Playwrights’ Center Producing Artistic...