“What act yet mightier yet imagineth
Thy venturous spirit?”
—The Odyssey, Book IX (tr. Chapman)
Venturous Theater Fund supports ambitious new work for the stage and the writers who create it. We make grants to fund the production of audacious, irreverent new plays that are “venturous”—ambitious in scale, epic in scope, challenging in form, controversial in subject matter, experimental in concept, and/or unabashed in their theatricality.
We also fund artist-driven initiatives that embrace agency for playwrights at all stages of their careers, and that champion creative growth and financial security for dramatists.
“What act yet mightier yet imagineth
Thy venturous spirit?”
—The Odyssey, Book IX (tr. Chapman)
LOIs for our next Venturous Capital Grant cycle are due on December 2, 2024. Submissions open in November.
We support ambitious new work for the stage and the playwrights who create it.