2024 National Studio Residency Open

Posted by APATA Published By ATPY Theatre National Studio | Apr 7, 2024

Since 2010, ATYP’s iconic National Studio has been dedicated exclusively to emerging playwrights and their practice. Each year, twenty emerging writers (aged 18-26) are selected from all over Australia to spend a week in rural NSW.

During the residency, the writers are mentored and nurtured by playwrights and dramaturgs through masterclasses, small group tutorials and one-on-one sessions in a formative creative experience.

Over the course of the week, writers create a short piece for the stage for performers aged 14-17. Since 2016, selected plays have been produced under the title ‘Intersection’, and these scripts have been published by Currency Press, to be purchased and presented by schools around Australia. Building on from National Studio, the selected plays published in ‘Intersection’ are showcased at ATYP’s Intersection Festival.

In 2024 the ATYP National Studio will be held from Monday 8 – Saturday 13 July at Bundanon Art Museum, Illaroo, NSW.

ATYP acknowledges the support of the Jibb Foundation, the Packer Family Foundation, and Bundanon.

THE FINER DETAILS:

Writers must be aged 18-26 years old at 8 July 2024
Writers can be based anywhere in Australia. Applications are encouraged from writers based outside NSW
Writers can be of any experience level from beginner to professional
We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from Disabled and d/Deaf communities, and people from LGBTQIA+ communities.

HOW TO APPLY:

To complete your application, you will need :

CV/Resume (maximum 2 pages) detailing any writing, theatre or creative arts experience, including any study
A writing sample (maximum 3 pages). This can be from an existing script and can be an excerpt or whole scene, or if you are new to theatre writing you can provide a sample of other writing (screen, poetry, audio work etc).

COST: The National Studio costs $500 for successful participants, regardless of where in Australia you live. Thanks to support from our donors, every person successfully selected for National Studio receives a scholarship subsidy of $1,500 from the total cost of the program. ATYP offers full scholarship places for those who could not attend otherwise. Please click on the link in the application form to apply.

Participation in National Studio includes:

Flights and transport to and from Bundanon
All meals and accommodation for the week during the stay at Bundanon
One week of mentorship, masterclasses and small-group tutorials with leading Australian playwrights and dramaturgs.

THE DATES:

25 March – Applications open
29 April – Applications due by 12pm AEST
3 June – Applicants notified
8-13 July – National Studio 2024

For further information please contact us on 02 9270 2400 or hayden@atyp.com.au.

Applications for National Studio 2024 close 29 April

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