Many Voices Mentorship
Many Voices Mentorship supports Minnesota Black artists, artists of color, and Indigenous artists new to playwriting with funding, classes, and mentorship to develop their work and learn the craft.
Funder: Playwrights' Center
Due Dates: December 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CT (Application and recommendation letters) | November 5, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. CT (Information session)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 stipend, $850 for work development, and over $1,000 in services for a one-year mentorship
Summary: Supports Minnesota-based Black artists, artists of color, and Indigenous artists new to playwriting through funding, classes, and work-development resources.
Key Information: Applicants must be Minnesota residents and must not have had a qualifying professional production of their plays.
Description
The Many Voices Mentorship is a one-year artistic development program administered by Playwrights' Center and funded by the Jerome Foundation. It supports Minnesota-based Black artists, artists of color, and Indigenous artists who are new to playwriting, demonstrate artistic potential, and want to learn the craft. Applicants do not need to have written a play before.
The program combines a stipend and work-development funding with educational and professional resources. Services can include a staged reading with professional actors, multi-week classes taught by leading playwriting professionals, one-night seminars, script feedback, and mentorship. Participants also receive two years of Playwrights' Center membership and become Affiliated Writers at the end of the mentorship, maintaining an ongoing connection to the Center.
