This bespoke residency aims to spotlight and platform the Writer in Residence through presentations of their work, and to deepen/widen their practice through engaging with younger writers and the public. We are on the lookout for playwrights who:

Have a body of works staged professionally in the past 5 to 10 years

Have new work to develop during the residency, or older work they’d like to revisit

Are interested in teaching and facilitation

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCEWriter-In-Residence 2024/2025

Playwright and actress Jo Tan joins us as our Writer in Residence from May 2024 to March 2025. This 10-month residency aims to spotlight and platform the Writer in Residence through presentations of her works, and engagements with younger writers and the public.As part of the residency, Jo will also be participating in the New Scripts Garage, offering dramaturgical support and feedback to scripts from the open call.

Start: 1 April 2024

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCEVisiting Resident Playwright: Sean Dunnington

Playwright Sean Dunnington joins us as our inaugural Visiting Resident Playwright from September 2024 to July 2025. This 10-month residency is sponsored by the Henry Luce Foundation as part of Sean's 2024 - 2025 Henry Luce Scholarship. Sean is a queer/Jewish playwright from Hawai'i Island. His work has been presented Off-Broadway, in regional theatres across the country, local libraries and galleries, state museums, old attics, public radio stations, film festivals, and LGBTQIA+ centres. He's been in a

Start: 1 June 2024

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCEWriter-In-Residence 2023

Playwright Zulfadli Rashid, also affectionally known as Big, joins us as our Writer in Residence from April 2023 to September 2023. This 6-month residency aims to spotlight and platform the Writer in Residence through presentations of his work(s), and engagements with younger writers and the public. As part of the residency, Big will also be participating in the New Scripts Garage, offering dramaturgical support and feedback to scripts from the open call.

Start: 1 April 2023

WRITER-IN-RESIDENCEWriter-In-Residence 2022/23

Our inaugural Writer-in-Residence Michelle Tan joins us from mid-August 2022 to mid-March 2023. This 6-month residency aims to spotlight and platform the Writer in Residence through presentations of her work(s), and engagements with younger writers and the public. As part of the residency, Michelle will also be participating in the New Scripts Residency, offering dramaturgical support and feedback to scripts from the open call.

Start: 15 August 2022

FAQ

Who is this platform for?

Playwrights who have been working professionally in the past 5 to 10 years.

What kind of residents are you looking for? How do you decide the suitability of the application?

Writers should be eager and able to participate in the life of Centre 42, whether through working with younger writers, facilitating a number of public workshops and in-house studio sessions. The playwright in residence should have either work(s) in development they would like to present during the residency, or ideas for revisiting older bodies of work.

What kind of support will you provide?

We offer a modest stipend, working space, and access to workshop and rehearsal space. In addition, we will produce up to two public reading events for the resident, and house a public workshop to be run by the Writer in Residence.

What is expected of the Writer in Residence?

The Writer in Residence will participate in the New Scripts Garage in various roles: as a reader, a facilitator, or provide one-on-one dramaturgy for selected scripts for the season. They will also deliver a public workshop of their own design at some point during the residency.

How often do you accept Writers in Residence? How do I apply for this residency?

From 2024, we will host one writer a year, for a term of six to 12 months. The residency is currently by invitation only. However, if you’re eligible and interested in the residency, send us an expression of interest via email, and we will get back to you to set up a chat.

Writer-In-Residence

A bespoke residency scheme supporting experienced mid-career playwrights to further explore their writing development.

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