The New Voices Program is a playwriting program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The goal of the New Voices Program is to create and ultimately produce more works about the experiences and culture of our BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community by providing meaningful access and opportunities.
About the Program
The New Voices Program aims to promote diversity and equity within the Triangle theatre community by hosting a virtual writing and development seminar. The seminar will be geared toward BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ identifying artists and playwrights with a culminating event during the spring of 2024, in which the cohorts’ work will be presented.
The program will be taught and facilitated by experienced writers and will include several sessions on understanding the art of creative writing, consulting and coaching during the writing process, and a reading series to showcase and workshop each of the original works.
The seminar portion will consist of an orientation in December 2023 and 10 sessions that will take place between January and June 2024.
The program will be limited to 5-6 participants, which will be selected via the application process below. There is no cost to apply or participate. Each of the chosen participants will be compensated $100 upon the successful completion of the program.
How to Apply
Registration 0pens January 12th for the 2025 New Voices Program.
Please note: This opportunity is a space for those who identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+. If you do not identify as BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+, we invite you to check out other opportunities at RLT and The Ink Project.
Questions? Please email education@nullraleighlittletheatre.org.
The 2024 Cohort
Meet our 2024 New Voices cohort here! Watch the video of their culminating event held on Wednesday, June 12 on RLT’s Facebook page.
The 2023 Cohort
Meet our 2023 New Voices cohort here! Watch the video of their culminating event held on Wednesday, June 14 on RLT’s Facebook page.
The 2022 Cohort
Meet the talented cohort of New Voices for 2022! Watch the video of their culminating event held on Thursday, May 26 on RLT’s Facebook page: https://fb.watch/hyfnFn7oTB
The Inaugural 2021 Cohort
Click here to meet the talented participants that comprised the New Voices Program’s inaugural cohort in 2020-21. Watch the live video from their culminating event here on RLT’s Facebook page!
Special thanks to our program sponsor, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
