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About the Institute

The NEA Institute in Theater and Musical Theater is an 11-day intensive workshop for writers, editors, broadcast and online producers from the 50 states and Puerto Rico. Based in Los Angeles, the Fellowship provides a total immersion experience that includes attending as many as ten performances or rehearsals. Participants will meet theater professionals ranging from directors and administrators of L.A.’s primary theater companies to critics of national stature, who will engage them individually for writing instruction and exercises. Professional sessions addressing changes in the media industry will be offered and special attention will be paid to building digital media skills. No specialized knowledge of theater is required. Staff journalists and freelancers who work in print, radio, TV or online media are welcome to apply. Click here for more information.

Important Details

• Institute dates:  TBA
• How to apply :  Email neainst@usc.edu if you would like to be added to our mailing list for updates on the 2010 program. 
• Individuals living or working outside of the United States are NOT eligible to apply. Click here for all eligibility requirements.
• Location:  USC Annenberg School for Communication, downtown Los Angeles
• Cost:  Most costs are covered by the Institute, including travel to and from L.A., hotel, Internet at the hotel, transportation within the city and most meals.
• View the Frequently Asked Questions for more information about applying to this program. 
  

Comments from Past Fellows and Their Editors

"The ideas we generated in the common area of the digital lab at USC began to make a huge difference, if only by giving us tools, vocabulary and motivation to start building a possible future."
    ~ Thomas Cashman Avila, Metro Weekly, Washington, D.C.

"The Institute helped me make crucial connections with other writers and editors. It surely opened my mind about the myriad ways to cover the arts, and I’ve definitely made the jump from ink on paper to blog, voice and video.”
    ~ Wendy Rosenfield, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pa. 

“Amazing, inspiring and career-changing.”
    ~ Bridgette Redman, Lansing State Journal, Mich.

“I use things I learned through the Institute every day.”
    ~ Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pa.

Select highlights from 2008 

From left: Christopher Smith, Wendy Rosenfield, Carola Weil, Francis Ma, Beverly Lindsay-Johnson and Elizabeth Bell Haynes

• Carey Perloff, artistic director of American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), gave the keynote address, "Theater as an Alternate Space." 
• Oprah Winfrey's “The Color Purple” at The Ahmanson Theatre 
• A discussion with top light, costume and set designers of Los Angeles, "Lights, Costumes, Sets -- From the Page to the Stage" 
• World Premiere of the musical, "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
• Three Fellows participated on the panel discussion, "Representations of African Americans in the Arts: The Color Purple," held at USC  (pictured above)
• Los Angeles Premiere of The Wooster Group's "Hamlet" at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) 

Institute leadership

Sasha Anawalt, Director
Arianna Sikorski, Program Coordinator

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