Grants for Theater and Playwrights
The latest funding opportunities for theater/theatre.
We are back with another highly requested “playlist” (our special way of grouping grants) tailored for theater and playwrights. We hope this makes finding funding even easier.
There are currently (3) grants listed.
Note: These grants have already been shared with our paid subscribers in our monthly newsletter (December 2025) and other playlists.
Think of a playlist just as another way to filter funding opportunities, so bookmark this page for later. We will update this resource regularly with new awards we find.
Our other playlists include:
1. [NEW] The Creative Opportunity Fund - For New York State Professional Theaters
This opportunity provides general operating support grants of $2,000-$5,000 to small professional theatres with budgets under $500,000 working throughout New York State. Applicants are NOT required to be members of A.R.T./New York. The grant aims to provide flexible funding to support theatres throughout the state with capacity-building and stabilization, and to expand funding opportunities for theatres that have been excluded from mainstream funding due to barriers related to race, economic status, disability, sexual identity, and/or geographic location.
Deadline: January 20, 2026
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