New Dramatists — in New York, NY

New Dramatists is the longest-running playwright community in the United States, with 50 playwrights currently in residence for seven years. Mission: To give playwrights time and space within an inspired and inspiring creative community to realize their artistic potential and create work that invigorates the American theatre. Current playwrights and alumni have won 16 Pulitzers (including 8 of the last 12), 24 Tonys®, 71 Obies, 17 Drama Desk Awards, 4 MacArthur Fellowships, and 12 Susan Smith Blackburn Awards. New Dramatists itself was recognized at the 2005 Obie Awards with a Ross Wetzsteon Award for Excellence and received a 2001 Tony Honor for "blessing the theatre with new and exceptional works that have assured both a rich theatrical heritage and future for the American Theatre."