NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
DREAMWORKS THEATRICALS AND MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL OPEN SUBMISSIONS FOR INAUGURAL EMERGING WRITERS PROGRAM
Application Period is Open Beginning Now Through December 22, 2021
In Partnership With NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion Team, The DreamWorks Theatricals/MTI Emerging Writers Program Seeks To Identify Diverse Bookwriters, Composers, And Lyricists To Develop Musical Adaptations Of Popular DreamWorks Animation Titles For The Stage
DreamWorks Theatricals and Music Theatre International, in partnership with NBCUniversal's Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) team, announced today the opening of the application period for the DreamWorks Theatricals/MTI Emerging Writers Program, now through December 22, 2021. This new partnership will identify diverse teams of book writers, composers, and lyricists with unique voices and points of view to develop musical adaptations of popular DreamWorks Animation titles intended for the Music Theatre International catalogue. The one-year, paid program will be open to both individual writers and writing teams who can build upon the Studio's commitment to telling stories that appeal to and reflect the vast diversity of its audiences.
Selected applicants will develop a DreamWorks Animation title for the stage, guided by executives from DreamWorks Theatricals and industry ambassadors to craft their musicals from treatment to completed show. The program also provides access to various industry professionals and agents via roundtable discussions, master classes, and individual meetings to advance career development.
Applicants are required to submit a completed application, writing samples, release forms, résumé, and personal essay; letters of recommendation are optional.
Applicants cannot have had their work produced on Broadway or the West End at any point and cannot have had their work produced Off-Broadway or at a major regional theatre within the last five years.
Applicants must be 18 years old at the time of application and authorized to work legally in the United States.
The application and additional program details can be found at
https://www.
The application will be available through December 22, 2021, at 11:59pm PT,
with the Program commencing in 2022.
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