GMTWP Alums Nolan Doran , Avi Amon, and Paulo Tiról named Dramatist Guild Fellows

The Dramatists Guild Foundation has named Melis Aker, Nolan Doran (cycle 22) and Avi Amon (cycle 22), Kate Douglas, Elliah Heifetz and Jessica Kahkoska, Nikhil Mahapatra, Kyoung H. Park, Andrew Rincón, Andy Roninson, and Paulo Tiról (cycle 24) its new 2019–2020 class of DGF Fellows.

These promising talents will spend the year developing full-length shows under the auspices of program chairs Migdalia Cruz and Lucy Thurber (playwriting), and Laurence O’Keefe and Michael Korie (musical theatre), culminating in an Off-Broadway presentation of their show. Cruz and Thurber join the Fellows as program chairs in playwriting, taking the place of Diana Son, who has served as a chair for the past seven years.

As part of the program, Fellows receive financial support, access to guest artists, and a chance to collaborate with one of DGF’s partners to continue to develop their original work. The Fellows include composers, lyricists, book writers, and playwrights.