The Drama League (with Berkeley Rep, Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Stage and Film, Playwrights' Center, Red Bull Theater, Carnegie Mellon)
$100,000 ($50,000/yr paid in 24 monthly installments) + up to $10,000 health insurance reimbursement; travel and some housing provided
The Drama League Stage Directing Fellowships are two-year fellowships for emerging stage directors, awarded to two directors every other year through a partnership with Berkeley Rep, Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Stage and Film, the Playwrights' Center, Red Bull Theater and Carnegie Mellon. Fellows receive $100,000 ($50,000 per year), up to $10,000 in health insurance reimbursement, and rotate through embedded engagements at the partner theaters, including Directors Project Week, the CMU directing retreat, co-directing Red Bull's Short New Play Festival, and a culminating DirectorFest staged reading. The next application opens September 2027 for the 2028 cycle.
Emerging directors; two fellowships offered every other year; see Drama League FAQ for full eligibility. Recipients are not employees.
Founded 1982 as the Fall Fellowship (later New York Fellowships). 2026-28 fellows: Tatiana Baccari and Emilia Lirman. Two tracks: MTC/NYSAF or LCT/Berkeley Rep, plus Playwrights' Center residency, Red Bull Short New Play Festival, CMU Directors Retreat, DirectorFest.
The Drama League is welcoming two new additions to the organization’s Board of Directors: Vice President of Disneyland Paris Entertainment Dana Harrel and Founding Partner of Harpe Ventures Panney Wei.
The Drama League has revealed the twenty-five stage directors receiving the 2026 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and exchange opportunities collectively known as The Directors Project.
For many, the wild and unpredictable ride of a roller coaster is exhilarating and euphoric, while for others, it is traumatic and elicits multiple phobic fears.
Corbin Bleu and Natalie Venetia Belcon announced the 2026 Drama League Awards nominees.
The Drama League has announced the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominees, which include Chess, Heathers, Ragtime, The Rocky Horror Show, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Titanique, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), and more.
Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon (Buena Vista Social Club) and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu (The Great Gatsby) will co-host the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominations announcement on Monday, April 20.
The Drama League's fall benefit, Drama at the Disco Vol.
Tony Award Winner Natalie Venetia Belcon and film, television, and stage star Corbin Bleu will co-host the 2026 Drama League Awards Nominations.
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