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NEA Grant Will Fund Virginia Stage Military Play
Posted on: May 29th, 2010
The Virginia Stage Company has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help commission and produce a new play about the military. Deborah Brevoort’s new play, with a working title of “The Comfort Team,” will “explore the challenges and joys that families face when a loved one is serving their country,” says Managing Director Keith Stava.
America-in-Play
Posted on: August 31st, 2010
Deborah will be a participating artist in the 2010/2011 season at America-in-Play, a theatre collective that explores the neglected legacy of early American plays and popular entertainment.
United States Artists
Posted on: May 15th, 2011
Deborah has been invited to join United States Artists, an organization created by national foundations and patrons of the arts to invest in America’s artists. You can check out her profile (and the profiles of other participating artists) on their website at: http://www.unitedstatesartists.org
Deborah Pens Winning Essay
Posted on: May 26th, 2011
Deborah is the winner of the 2011 Amy and Eric Burger “Essays on Theatre” competition, for her essay “On Literary Activism.” The contest is held each year by the University of Wyoming and carries with it a $2,500 prize. To read the press release, log on to: http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2011/06/playwright-deborah-brevoort-wins-wyoming-national-theatre-essay-competition.html
The Comfort Team, Deborah’s new play about military wives, receives grant from Harpo Foundation
Posted on: December 27th, 2011
Harpo Foundation is pleased to announce 11 new grants that will support the production of new work by under recognized artists in the United States and internationally. This latest distribution of funds concludes a two-year thematic focus that has sought to explore the relationship between art and site in a dematerializing world. Harpo Foundation received hundreds of proposals in response to this thematic focus and it has been a privilege to be a part of this evolving and expanding conversation. We would like to thank all of the artists and organizations that responded to our call and Leonardo Drew and… (read more)
