Bechdel Project
$5,000
The Room of One's Own (ROO) Residency is a two-year program from Bechdel Project supporting the creation of a new stage or screen work that centers women and highlights untold or underrepresented perspectives. The resident receives a $5,000 award, dedicated studio space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, writing retreats in Brooklyn and Germany, curated dramaturgical mentorship and developmental workshops, an invitation to the organization's annual artist retreat, and a public reading at the end of the residency. Broadway playwright Sandy Rustin was named the 2026 ROO Resident.
Feminist writers of any intersection whose stage/screen script centers women, non-binary, or underrepresented genders and passes the Bechdel Test; designed for caregivers and writers with access needs.
Access to Bechdel Project spaces in Brooklyn and Germany; monthly check-ins and dramaturgy. Returned in 2025-26 after hiatus.
Bechdel Project is launching a nationwide campaign to stage Courtney Bailey's royalty-free play The Pavement Kingdom in all 50 states, welcoming theatres, community groups, and living room gatherings ahead of the Roe v.
Bechdel Project will present the FIFE CoHo Pilot Program, running April 1 through June 30, 2026, offering 15 artists 72 hours of free studio space in exchange for volunteer service under a solidarity economy model.
Bechdel Project announced SANDY RUSTIN as the 2026 ROO Resident, where she will develop a farce based on the 1970 Ladies' Home Journal Sit-In, highlighting feminist activism and narrative reclamation.
The Bechdel Project, a feminist arts organization in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has opened applications for its signature Room of One's Own (ROO) Residency.
Bechdel Project will launch a new partnership with LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on August 15 with an in-house reading of INVISI(BILITY) by Nikki Brake-Sillá, directed by Lori Parquet (Suffs).
In a powerful act of defiance and self-preservation, the Bechdel Project has announced 'Yes Queens!', a restorative day-long event taking place this weekend.
Bechdel Project has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the City of New York as part of a historic $59.
Bechdel Project is delighted to name Nikki Brake-Sillá, a disabled Black playwright and filmmaker, the recipient of the prestigious 2024/25 ROO Residency.
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