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and celebrates excellence to bring inclusive stories to our national culture through theatre. Founded in 1917 on the eve of America’s entry into World War I by seven suffragists, American Theatre Wing has spent a century using theatre to advance human experience, empathy and cultural growth like never before.</p> </div> </section> <section class="section-about-the-wing" id="about"> <div class="row section-container clearfix"> <h2>About The Wing</h2> <section> <h3>What We Do</h3> <p class="p1">We invest financial and educational support in creatives destined to make theatre. We connect broad audiences to theatre by capturing insight into important work. We honor theatre that impacts the American experience.</p> <p class="p1">We provide grants and scholarships, connect talent at all stages with educational and professional opportunities, and create content that illuminates and preserves theatre. We award excellence and foster artistry by providing a platform for strong and fearless voices in the American theatre.</p> </section> <section> <h3>Achievements from 2022 and 2023</h3> <div class="checkerboard"> <ul> <li class="odd col-1" data-id="1"> <div class="cell"> <h4>7.4M</h4> <p> views of our educational and entertaining video content </p> </div> </li> <li class="even col-2" data-id="2"> <div class="cell"> <h4>707</h4> <p> grants and scholarships awarded to artists, students, schools, and theatre companies across America. </p> </div> </li> <li class="odd col-3" data-id="3"> <div class="cell"> <h4>38+</h4> <p> artists and companies recognized at the 74th Annual Tony Awards® </p> </div> </li> <li class="even col-1" data-id="4"> <div class="cell"> <h4>63</h4> <p> artists and companies recognized at the 2020 Obie Awards® </p> </div> </li> <li class="odd col-2" data-id="5"> <div class="cell"> <h4>325+</h4> <p> emerging artists and companies served, including Larson Grants, Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative, and Songwriting recipients. </p> </div> </li> <li class="even col-3" data-id="6"> <div class="cell"> <h4>1,400</h4> <p> total live attendees to our virtual panels for the Network for Emerging Leaders in the Theatre (an increase of 400% from in person meetings). </p> </div> </li> <li class="odd col-1" data-id="7"> <div class="cell"> <h4>$200,000</h4> <p> students will receive over the next 4 years as a recipient of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative University Scholarships. </p> </div> </li> <li class="even col-2" data-id="8"> <div class="cell"> <h4>2.2 million</h4> <p> yearly spend on programs and services that strengthen theatre </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="our-values"> <h3>Our Values</h3> <h4>Champion Creative Expression</h4> <p><p>We recognize that pursuing a successful career in the performing arts is not easy. We shape challenges into opportunities, championing theatre creatives throughout the industry. We are an institutional voice advocating for artists fated to use theatre as a mode for self-expression.</p> </p> <h4>Support Growth</h4> <p><p>We provide lifelong mentorship to stimulate growth in the performing arts at every stage. Our comprehensive theatre network provides resources and support throughout a life cycle—we are a conduit for activating creative potential.</p> </p> <h4>Realize Brave Vision</h4> <p><p>Brave work is born out of stories that must be told. We help realize courageous creative vision to bring important artistic work to our world, using theatre as a tool for cultural progression.</p> </p> <h4>Make Excellence Known</h4> <p><p>We make theatre an essential part of the zeitgeist by demanding attention for excellent work. We safeguard the performing arts as an immediate cultural necessity, and ensure that great work’s legacy endures.</p> </p> <h4>Validate Diversity</h4> <p><p>Founded by seven suffragettes, advancing diversity is part of our DNA. By realizing and celebrating brave vision we validate stories that are as diverse as the American people. We are steadfast in our commitment to diversity as a means to advance the richness of American theatre in any cultural climate.</p> </p> <h4>Create Connections</h4> <p><p>For creatives, we create an inclusive community that bridges the gap between novice and master to build organic personal connections. These relationships ensure that young talent is heard, guided, and given an opening for success, privileging them to reciprocate this mentorship for the next generation. For our audience, we foster, honor and illuminate theatre that inspires human connection, provokes emotional experiences, and contributes to a more empathic world.</p> </p> <h4>Inspire Artistic Greatness</h4> <p><p>We pull back the curtain on our industry to educate our audience about how theatre comes to life, illuminating compelling stories in the performing arts. We inspire artistic greatness on a micro and macro level, from showcasing industry technique to sharing motivational stories about overcoming adversity through artistic production.</p> </p> </section> </div> </section> <section class="section-press-releases" id="press-releases"> <div class="row section-container clearfix"> <h2>Press Releases</h2> <div class="articles"> <article> <h4>2023 RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING’S ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER INITIATIVE</h4> <div class="link"> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ALWI-2023-Recipients_FINAL.pdf">Download PDF</a> </div> </article> <article> <h4>AMERICAN THEATRE WING ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF THE 2023 JONATHAN LARSON® GRANTS</h4> <div class="link"> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Jonathan-Larson-Grant-Release.pdf">Download PDF</a> </div> </article> <article> <h4>THE AMERICAN THEATRE WING ANNOUNCES THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 67TH ANNUAL OBIE AWARDS</h4> <div class="link"> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ATW_2024-OBIE-AWARD-WINNERS_FINAL.pdf">Download PDF</a> </div> </article> <article> <h4>Emilio Sosa Elected Next Chair of American Theatre Wing</h4> <div class="link"> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ATW-Emilio-Sosa-Chair-Press-Release-7.21.21.pdf">Download PDF</a> </div> </article> <article> <h4>American Theatre Wing Announces The Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative</h4> <div class="link"> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ATW-ALW-Release.pdf">Download PDF</a> </div> </article> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section-board-of-trustees" id="board-of-trustees"> <div class="row section-container clearfix"> <h2>Board of Trustees</h2> <div class="trustees"> <ul class="items"> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/emilio-sosa/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Emilio Sosa"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/emilio-sosa/">Emilio Sosa</a></h4> <div class="title">Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item even"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/david-henry-hwang/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="David Henry Hwang"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/david-henry-hwang/">David Henry Hwang</a></h4> <div class="title">Immediate Past Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/theodore-s-chapin/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Theodore S. Chapin"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/theodore-s-chapin/">Theodore S. Chapin</a></h4> <div class="title">Immediate Past Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item even"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/dale-cendali/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Dale Cendali"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/dale-cendali/">Dale Cendali</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/patricia-crown/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Patricia Crown"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/patricia-crown/">Patricia Crown</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item even"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/james-higgins/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="James Higgins"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/james-higgins/">James Higgins</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/latanya-richardson-jackson/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="LaTanya Richardson Jackson"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/latanya-richardson-jackson/">LaTanya Richardson Jackson</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item even"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/lee-h-perlman/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Lee H. Perlman"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/lee-h-perlman/">Lee H. Perlman</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice-Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/nadine-wong/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Nadine Wong"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/nadine-wong/">Nadine Wong</a></h4> <div class="title">Vice Chair</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item even"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/pamela-zilly/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Pamela D. Zilly"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/pamela-zilly/">Pamela D. Zilly</a></h4> <div class="title">Treasurer</div> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item odd"> <article> <figure> <a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/natasha-katz/"> <img src="https://americantheatrewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Wing-logo-small-e1702600054598-180x180-c-default.png" alt="Natasha Katz"> </a> </figure> <div class="details"> <h4><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/natasha-katz/">Natasha Katz</a></h4> <div class="title">Secretary</div> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-group three-col-tablet three-col-desktop"> <ul class="col-1"> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/david-brown-trustee/">David Brown</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/brisa-carleton/">Brisa Carleton</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/liz-claman/">Liz Claman</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/robyn-coles/">Robyn Coles</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/dasha-epstein/">Dasha Epstein</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/meg-fofonoff/">Meg Fofonoff</a></li> <li><a href="https://americantheatrewing.org/trustees/philip-m-getter/">Philip M. 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