Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Accepting Applications from Musical Theatre Writers for Summer 2012

Kathy Evans, Founder and Executive Director of the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, announced that applications for summer 2012 are now being accepted.  Musical theatre writers may apply as a team with one musical. The Rhinebeck Writers Retreat provides one-week residencies for writers to work on their musical in a home just outside of Rhinebeck, New York.  There will be seven retreats offered in July and August. Applications are due February 15th and there is a submission fee of $25.  All information as well as the online application can be found at www.rhinebeckwriters.org.

Last summer’s participants included 2011 Tony-nominee Alex Timbers and his collaborator Michael Friedman, working on a musical version of Love’s Labour’s Lost; the band Groovelily -- Valerie Vigoda, Brendan Milburn, and Gene Lewin – writers of Wheelhousewhich will be premiered at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto this summer; Itamar Moses and Gaby Alter with Nobody Loves You, which will receive its premiere at The Old Globe in May; and Andrew Gerle, whose Gloryana recently received readings with the support of the Richard Rodgers Award.  

The Rhinebeck Writers Retreat’s mission is to provide a sanctuary for musical theatre writers to develop their musicals in the heart of the Hudson Valley. The organization asks for no money from participants, takes no share of future royalties, and gives each writer a small fee.  All costs for the retreats are covered by contributions, including major support from Stacey Mindich Productions, Rick Farrar, Brian Hargrove, John Levin and Diane Keefe Fund, Marcus Greenbaum Family, Jody and Giulio Martini, Susan Phillips, and Peter Risafi. www.rhinebeckwriters.org