Awarded Robert Chesley Award and Helene Wurlitzer Fellowship
Established in 1993 by Victor Bumbalo in playwright Robert Chesley’s honor, the Robert Chesley Foundation seeks to advance gay and lesbian theatre by honoring writers whose work is making a substantial contribution to queer culture. Dan Bernitt has been selected as a recipient for 2009. Past recipients of the award include Paula Vogel, Lisa Kron, Maria Irene Fornes, and Christopher Shinn.
In partnership with the Chesley Award is an artist residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico in the gorgeous town of Taos. The residency will run for three months during the summer of 2010, providing Dan with time and space to focus on writing.
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db: [ january 9, 2010 ]