Four Directions Native Playwright Residency

The Four Directions Native Playwright Residency is a partnership among Great Plains Theatre Commons, Tofte Lake Center, Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Each organization hosts the selected Native playwright for a week-long residency over the course of a year, with each week in a different part of the country and a distinct focus for work on the play. The residency covers travel, room and board and pays a $1,000 stipend per week; recipients to date include Madeline Easley, Drew Woodson, Tomi Endter and 2026 playwright Dillon Chitto.

Native and Indigenous playwrights who have advanced beyond the beginning stage of their careers.

Fourth recipient (2026-27): Dillon Chitto. Multi-site initiative with partner theaters.