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Jasmine Sharma (she/her) is a South Asian-American performer/writer/activist. She aims to focus her work at the intersection of race/femininity/Americanness. Previous acting credits include Twelfth Night (The Public Theater), Love You More (Tank Core Production), you don’t have to do anything (HERE Arts, u/s perf.), Wives (Aurora Theatre), Calvin Berger (Colony Theatre), The Wolves (McCarter Theater), and a lot of new work development (Ojai Playwrights Conference, New Harmony Project, DCPA Colorado New Play Summit, NYTW, Prospect Musicals, ASCAP x Musical Theatre West, Hypokrit, CTG, Ma-Yi, NAATCO, etc). Film: Reimagined (dir. Mateo Messina). As a writer, full lengths include Pigeonhole (Finalist for the 48th Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, NPC Finalist, developed with NYTW, Center Theatre Group commission), PEACHY: a sorta chekhovian traumedy (Judith Champion Series at The Public, developed with IAMA Theatre Company, taught/produced at Yale University, NPC Finalist), THE JAZMINES: a rage play – and for legal reasons, a parody (developed with PWC, NPC Finalist), Gunner (Leah Ryan Honorable Mention, OPC Finalist), Radial Gradient (World Premiere at Shattered Globe Theatre, The Kilroys Web 2023 selection), among others. Jasmine’s writing has been seen on stages at The Goodman, The Kirk Douglas, Jackalope Theatre Company, The Brick, The Flea, and The Valdez Theatre Conference in Alaska. Jasmine is a current Playwrights’ Center Core Writer. Other associations and honors include Colt Coeur’s residency, The LA Writers’ Workshop, The Reel Sisters Fellowship, The Kilroys, and inclusion on “Women to Watch on Broadway: 2026” by Broadway Women’s Fund. Northwestern University. @jasminesharmaa | jasminesharma.org

Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui is a director and photographer originally from the Dominican Republic with Lebanese and Spanish roots. He’s directed and developed work with Spanish Repertory Theater, Roundabout Theatre, Atlantic Theater Company, Soho Rep, People’s Theater, Keen Company, TheaterSquared, San Diego Rep & the Latino Theater Company. As an associate/assistant director he’s worked with the Atlantic, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, OSF, Cincinnati Playhouse, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. He’s been a member of the Soho-Rep Writer-Director Lab, an SDCF Observer (on the Sweeney Todd Broadway Revival), Van Lier Fellow, Williamstown Boris Sagal Fellow, Drama League Director’s Project Alumni and an inaugural artist-in-residence for the XR2C2 in Cannes, France. He holds an MFA in directing from UCLA and BA in film and environmental science from the University of Notre Dame.

NYTW thinks broadly about who can initiate a theatrical event (see the FAQ’s for more). The 2050 Artistic Fellowship will accept up to six theatermakers for the 2025-26 Season. These fellowships will entail a commitment from June 2025 to June 2026.

NYTW’s 2050 Artistic Fellowship consists of five basic components:

1) Monthly fellowship meetings where fellows meet with each other and members of the New York Theatre Workshop community to discuss craft, aesthetics, and artistic development;

2) Access to rehearsal space and an opportunity to share work-in-progress with the NYTW Artistic staff and entire fellowship cohort;

3) Mentorship from the NYTW Artistic Staff, and connections with contemporary theatre artists from our community;

4) An invitation to participate in the artistic life of the theater by attending staff meetings, developmental readings, dress rehearsals, community gatherings and other NYTW special events;

5) A three-day weekend retreat at the start and end of the fellowship. 2050 Fellows are awarded both a stipend and an additional artistic development fund that supports Fellowship projects, theatre tickets, research or travel.

For the first round of the application process you will need: 

• A Statement in 750 words or less responding to these questions: What kind of work are you interested in making at this moment and why? Are there questions that you try to pursue and interrogate in your work? How does this fellowship at New York Theatre Workshop specifically appeal to you as an artist right now?
• A Resume

The 2050 Fellowship supports early career artists who exhibit outstanding artistry and whose voices are underrepresented in the theatre. We encourage applicants with a unique point of view inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender, faith, socioeconomic status, disability and sexual orientation.

The 2050 Fellowship supports generative artists who author or direct work. NYTW thinks broadly about what this means—sometimes it’s a playwright, sometimes it’s a director, sometimes it’s a solo performer creating their own work.  We strive to have a balance of playwrights and directors in the cohort, and ask applicants to identify their main area of practice as well as any other fields where they identify. We recognize that many artists are multi-hyphenate, working with many artistic practices, and provide great latitude in how fellows choose to work.

The 2050 Fellowship is an in-person experience. We accept applications from artists not currently living in New York City; however, applicants must be willing and able to relocate to the NYC metro area for the duration of the fellowship. NYTW is unable to provide housing, relocation or employment assistance. Inability to attend regular meetings and events during the fellowship year may be considered grounds for discontinuation of the fellowship.

Artists who will be enrolled in a full time educational institution (either undergraduate or graduate studies) for the duration of the fellowship year will not be considered.  We encourage you to apply during your final year of school to partake in the fellowship upon graduation.

Yes; however, international applicants must take full responsibility for arranging their travel, travel documents and housing accommodations. Inquire with the U.S. Embassy or the consulate with jurisdiction over your place of permanent residence about visa application procedures. Receipt of fellowship stipend is dependent upon the type of visa secured. If awarded a 2050 Fellowship, you must provide the appropriate visa or work authorization and fill out a W-8BEN Form in order to receive the Fellowship stipend. If you cannot provide appropriate documentation, we will be unable to offer a stipend.

The preliminary application consists of a resume and a personal statement. NYTW will then invite those we wish to consider more fully for a 2050 Fellowship to submit a full application. If invited to submit a full application, applicants will be asked to submit further materials that will be due in mid-December. Candidates that are then invited to a group interview will be notified in February. Candidates that are then still in consideration will be contacted to schedule a final, individual interview in late February.

Applicants will be notified whether or not they are invited to submit a full application by late November with a request for further materials. At that point, candidates will be required to submit:

• A 750-word fellowship plan, outlining how you would like to spend your fellowship year 
• Additional work sample: 

For Playwrights: A full length play.

For Directors: Up to 6 photos from one or more recent professional or academic production(s) OR up to 3 timestamped moments from recordings of directed work (the 3 clips should total no more than 15 minutes.) And an explanation of 3 of the 6 photos or of the 3 video clips.

For Solo Performers: A full-length solo-piece that you feel best demonstrates your work and experience as a solo artist. Whether this be text, video, or images with description.

Full application details and deadlines will be sent to all candidates who are invited to submit a full application.

Cohort meetings occur once per month and are scheduled prior to the start of the fellowship year. Each fellow is invited to share one work-in-progress during the fellowship, and all fellows are expected to be present at the work-in-progress showings of their peers.

Currently, 2050 Fellows are awarded both a $6,500 stipend and a $6,500 development fund that supports Fellowship projects, theater tickets, research, or travel.

The preliminary applications will be evaluated by members of the NYTW artistic staff; each preliminary application will be read in full by 2 people. The full applications will be read by members of the NYTW artistic staff and a selection of former 2050 Artistic Fellows. Each full application will be read in full by at least 2 people. We’re excited to use this application process as a way to get to know each of the applicants. While we don’t have the capacity to offer fellowships to all who apply, we continue to engage with fellowship applicants in a variety of ways.

Candidates will be contacted by the beginning of February to invite them to a group interview. Candidates still in consideration will be contacted to schedule a final individual interview in late February. Final decisions and offers will happen at the end of March. Group interviews will happen over Zoom and Individual interviews will happen either in person or over Zoom, if needed.

Inquiries should be sent to fellowshipinfo@nytw.org.

PAST 2050 FELLOWS:
Emily Abrams
Tara Ahmadinejad
Melis Aker
Michael Alvarez
Andrea Ambam
Elena Araoz
Nissy Aya
Jeff Augustin
Matt Barbot
Hilary Bettis
Lileana Blain-Cruz
Miguel Bregante
Eleanor Burgess
Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm
Jeesun Choi
Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Miranda Cornell
Adam Coy
Nana Dakin
Josiah Davis
Nathan Alan Davis
Will Davis
Mashuq Deen
Reginald L. Douglas
Sanaz Ghajarrahimi
Noelle Ghoussaini
Raz Golden
Miranda Haymon
Michel Hausmann
Kimille Howard
Phillip Howze
Celeste Jennings
Hansol Jung
Seonjae Kim
Ying Ying Li
Rachel Lin
Patricia Ione Lloyd
Kareem M. Lucas
Martyna Majok
Divya Mangwani
Adil Mansoor
Nikki Massoud
Thaddeus McCants
Aileen Wen McGroddy
Alexandru Mihail
Beto O’Byrne
Abigail C. Onwunali
Brian Otaño
Derick Edgren Otero
Tatiana Pandiani
Ming Peiffer
Andres Santiago Piña
Nicholas Polonio
Francis Weiss Rabkin
Attilio Rigotti
Andrew Rodriguez
Danica Selem
Danny Sharron
Reid Tang
Danya Taymor
Tyler Thomas
May Treuhaft-Ali
Minghao Tu
Stevie Walker-Webb
Gabriel Vega Weissman
Whitney White
Nia Ostrow Witherspoon
Christie Zhao 赵 元媛
David Zheng
Mo Zhou

Jade King Carroll
Jackie Sibblies Drury
Kareem Fahmy
Simón Adinia Hanukai
Ed Sylvanus Iskandar
Julián J. Mesri
Janine Nabers
Matthew Paul Olmos
Tamilla Woodard
Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Zhu Yi
Catherine Yu

May Adrales
Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya
Chris Alonzo
Saheem Ali
Eduardo Andino
Thomas Bradshaw
Gisela Cardenas
Robert Castro
Kipp Erante Cheng
Julia Cho
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Jihan Crowther
Lydia Fort
Rafael Gallegos
Henry Guzman
Reshmi Hazra
Monica Henderson
Suzanne Hui Sun Kim
Ed Sylvanus Iskandar
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Patty Jang
Sonoko Kawahara
Ismail Khalidi
Bushra Laskar
Edward Bok Lee
Destiny Lily
Czerton Lim
Ignacio Lopez
Matthew Lopez
Aya Ogawa
Frederica Nascimento
Christopher Oscar Peña
Clint Ramos
Harrison David Rivers
S. Vasanti Saxena
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
Deena Selenow
Suzi Takahashi
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Michael Winn
Pirronne Yousefzadeh

David Sakverilidze (Georgia)
Milan Govedarica (Serbia-Montenegro)
Olga Perevezentseva (Russia)
Bojan Djordjev (Serbia)
Ahmed El-Attar (Egypt)
Ahmed Eldeeb (Egypt)

Yayoi Shimizu (Japan)

Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas (Artistic)
Rafael Gallegos (Artistic)
Adam Moore (Management)
Gita Reddy (Casting/Company Management)
Geoffrey Scott (Literary)
Niki Spruill (Production)
Liesl Tommy (Casting)
Lenora Pace (Directing)
Rubén Polendo (Directing)
Tracey Scott Wilson (Playwriting)

Alex Lewin

Kristin McDonald
William Bryant Miles

Keith Josef Adkins
Tanya Barfield
Kipp Erante Cheng
Angela Counts
Cynthia Fujikawa
Fanni Green
Hilly Hicks
Jake-ann Jones
Chiori Miyagawa
Derek Nguyen
Carmen Rivera
Sung Rno
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Deborah Swisher
Dominic Taylor
Tracey S. Wilson