The New Voices Program is a new playwriting program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
The goal of the New Voices Program is to create and ultimately produce more works about the experiences and culture of our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community by providing meaningful access and opportunities.
The program will be taught and facilitated by experienced writers of color and LGBTQIA+ writers and will include several sessions on understanding the art of creative writing, consulting and coaching during the writing process, and a reading series to showcase and workshop each of the original works.
The New Voices Program is presented in partnership with Raleigh Little Theatre. RLT is a welcoming community using theatre to enrich, educate, entertain and engage volunteers, students and audiences of all ages.
About the Program
The New Voices Program aims to promote diversity and equity within the Triangle theatre community by hosting a virtual writing and development seminar. The seminar will be geared toward BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ identifying artists and playwrights with a culminating event during the spring of 2021, in which the cohorts’ work will be presented.
The theme for the 2020-2021 seminar is “Pursuing Humanity.” The seminar portion will take place between November 2020 and May 2021, consisting of five guest speakers and five sessions with The Ink Project.
The program will be limited to between 6-12 participants, which will be selected via the application process below. There is no cost to apply or participate. Each of the chosen participants will be compensated $100 upon the successful completion of the program.
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Special thanks to our program sponsor, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina