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NYSAF supports residencies for artists and fellow theater companies that provide tailored resources for their specific needs. Throughout the year, residencies offer sustained financial support, multiple access points to the NYSAF community, and curated responsiveness. During the Summer Season, individuals, small teams, and large companies are present to address their own goals while being a part of the larger artistic community. Support may range from a retreat to work quietly to more detailed project support, within a safe and accessible creative environment. 

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PFAELZER AWARD

The Pfaelzer Award was created in honor of Johanna Pfaelzer’s twenty-year commitment to nurturing artists and their developing stories at NYSAF. Selected by a panel of former recipients, the Pfaelzer Award winner receives a monetary award, is invited to be in residence as a part of the NYSAF Summer Season to observe, incubate, or work on a project of their choosing, and has the opportunity for project mentorship from Johanna Pfaelzer.

2020  Estefanía Fadul

2021  Elisa Bocanegra

2022  Dawn Monique Williams

2023  JaMeeka Holloway

2024  Tristan André

FOUNDERS' AWARD

The Founders' Award was created on the occasion of the company's 25th anniversary, in honor of the founders Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, and Leslie Urdang's enduring commitment to nurturing writers at the earliest stages of their careers. Selected by a panel of former recipients, The Founders' Award winner receives a monetary award, an extended residency during the NYSAF Summer Season, and financial and administrative support for a project for which they are the sole curatorial voice.

2010  Eric Bernat

2011  Jonathan Caren

2012  Don Nguyen

2013  Sarah Gancher

2014  Suzanne Heathcote

2015  Harrison David Rivers

2016  Max Vernon

2017  Ngozi Anyanwu

2018  Korde Arrington Tuttle

2019  Keelay Gipson

2020  Kirya Traber

2021  jeremy o'brian

2022  Nissy Aya

2023  UGBA

2024  storäe michele

THE DRAMA LEAGUE STAGE DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP

The Drama League Stage Directing Fellowship provides a wide range of opportunities for early-career directors, to create multiple avenues of future success in the theater industry. NYSAF is one of many partners that offers a residency as a part of the two-year fellowship, for which The Drama League also provides significant financial support and health care reimbursement, creative retreats, network development, and opportunities to direct. Learn more here

2019  Ben Randle

2021  Sivan Battat

2022  Ibi Owolabi

2023  Nadia Guevara

2024  Zoë Adams

DASHA EPSTEIN AWARD

New York Stage and Film offers the annual Dasha Epstein Fellowship to an emerging writer or director who is a student or alumni of Barnard College during the Summer Season. These young artists work with our staff and other professional mentors to hone their craft, and engage in their own creative projects within our vibrant artistic community.

2012  Emma Goidel

2013  Natalie Molina & Kai-Hsian Tu

2014  Emily Sorenson & Kate Sullivan

2015  Nissy Aya

2016  Sarah Eleanor Linda Minnie Scarr

2017  Andrea Jo

2018  Christine Aucoin

2019  Nell Bailey &  Louisa Melcher

2021  Kay Kemp

2024  Maya Shore

DRAMATISTS GUILD FELLOW

Through the support of The Dramatists Guild Fund, NYSAF welcomes a current DGF fellow to the Summer Season, where they join the artistic community and work with NYSAF artistic staff on their own projects. 

2013  Tatiana Suarez-Pico

2014  Sarah Sanders

2015  Camille Darby​

2016  Jerome A. Parker

2017  Zoey Martinson

2018  Keelay Gipson

2019  Erika Dickerson-Despenza

THE BILLIE BURKE ZIEGFELD AWARD

Presented in partnership between New York Stage and Film and The Ziegfeld Club, Inc., The Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award offers a prestigious $10,000 grant that aims to celebrate an emerging female composer or composer/lyricist who compellingly demonstrates outstanding artistic promise in musical theater composing and clearly demonstrates how the grant money & mentorship will further her artistic career. Learn more here.

2020  Tidtaya Sinutoke

2021  November Christine, Carmel Dean and Madeline Myers

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