Opportunities

Playwrights' Center: New Plays on Campus and Core Writer Program

NEW PLAYS ON CAMPUS

Individual Benefits:

  • Profile page on Playwrights' Center website
  • An up-to-date submission opportunities list
  • Online classes and seminars at member rates
  • Core Apprentice eligibility
  • Exclusive programming for NPOC members, including career guidance for students
  • Zoom Q&A's with professional playwrights

If you're interested in this program, email Greg Potter.

 

CORE WRITER PROGRAM

The Core Writer program is a three-year appointment designed to support a diverse group of playwrights who demonstrate a sustained body of work, commitment to their craft, and distinct artistic vision. The program is available to committed professional playwrights nationally and offers significant resources intended to further a playwright's career.

The Core Writer program annually gives 25-30 of the most exciting playwrights from across the country the time and tools to develop new work for the stage. Each year, Playwrights' Center selects four to seven new writers to join this group, as four to seven other writers wrap up their three-year term. All Core Writers receive play development workshops with the Center, in collaboration with prominent directors, actors, dramaturgs, and designers. All writers are paid for their workshop time, and Core Writers who are not local are provided travel to and housing in Minneapolis for their workshops.

Core Writers are eligible to be included in our formal season of public readings: the PlayLabs festival, the Ruth Easton New Play Series, and the In the Lab Series. Core Writers are also promoted by the Center and provided opportunities through an extensive network of colleges and universities, cultural institutions, and producing theaters.

Each term is three years; Core Writers may reapply for additional terms. At the end of the term, all Core Writers will become Affiliated Writers of Playwrights' Center.

Visit Playwrights' Center website for more information. Email Greg Potter or Dan Kotlowitz with any questions.

 

Internships

Thanks to the college's unique D-Plan, our students are able to pursue internships during their off-terms. Theater students are encouraged to take advantage of our unique partnerships and connections to Northern Stage and New York Theatre Workshop. The department also benefits from its close relationship with the New London Barn Playhouse, a professional summer stock theater in New London, NH, where Dartmouth students can be found onstage and behind the scenes in a variety of roles.

Click here for funding opportunities for internships, both at the department and college level. Students are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Department Administrator and/or the Chair if they are concerned about the financial feasibility of an internship.

Students should be aware that the following list of opportunities is not meant to be exhaustive; instead, we are highlighting those companies and institutions where the department has strong connections and/or a track record of placing interns. Students are strongly encouraged to reach out to individual faculty members and/or the Academic Assistant if you are interested in speaking to a student or recent alum who has participated in these programs.

 

Graduate Programs

The department is proud of its many alumni who have gone on to top graduate programs in theater. This list reflects those programs where we have a track record of placing students. Please contact the Academic Assistant if you’re interested in speaking to alumni of these programs. Additional resources for more comprehensive listings of programs are provided below.

Click here for information for graduate funding opportunities available from the College as well as national fellowships.

Additional resources for graduate study in theater

PhD programs in Theater and Performance Studies

University Resident Theatre Association website (for information on auditions and interviews for MFA programs in all areas of theater)