The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the recipients of their 2024-2025 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals. The grants encourage collaboration between NAMT member theatres and writers at the early stages of a project. 

Each of the following NAMT member organizations has been awarded $500-$2,000 in grants: American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University for Desaparecidas by Jaime Lozano, Florencia Cuenca, and Georgina Escobar; Ars Nova for Where We Meet by Kate Eberstadt; Goodspeed Musicals for Legendary by Cheeyang Ng; Montclair State University for King of Harlem by David Gomez and John-Michael Lyles; New York Theatre Barn for The Phoenix by Cheeyang Ng, Eric Sorrels, and Desdemona Chiang; Olney Theatre Center for Okuni by Naomi Iizuka and Paul Hodge; Prospect Musicals for YUKON HO by Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepard, and Regina Strayhorn; Theater Latté Da for Yoko’s Husband’s Killer’s Japanese Wife, Gloria by Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, and Erika Ji; and Theatre Now New York for Kusama by Yuriko Shibata and Andrew Strano. 

“Developing new musicals requires space, time and trust—three things our members provide with immense dedication,” NAMT Executive Director Betsy King Militello said in a statement. “These Writers Residency Grants strengthen the foundation for musical theatre’s future by ensuring that writers and theatres can explore, experiment and build relationships. We are proud to continue investing in our members’ commitment to foster new work, and we can’t wait to see the incredible projects that will emerge from this year’s residencies.”

The next application cycle for Writers Residency Grants will open May 1. 

Visit NAMT.org for more information.