Chicago Dramatists
Entertainment ProvidersIllinois, United States51-200 Employees
Chicago Dramatists, based in Chicago, supports playwrights by providing space, resources, and collaborative opportunities to develop new work. Since 1979, it has supported Resident Playwrights for six to nine years with readings and workshops, and the Tutterow Fellows receive two years of mentorship plus a paid commission and a festival of readings. Through The Writer's Studio, hundreds of writers and theatre makers access public classes and workshops. The organization also counts notable alumni, including Lydia R. Diamond, Keith Huff, Tanya Saracho, Andrew Hinderaker, Martín Zimmerman, and Sarah Gubbins. In 2019, Carson Grace Becker was named artistic director.