Criminal Queerness Studio
 

Are you an aspiring LGBTQ+ writer from a country that criminalizes or censors queer and trans artists? Join National Queer Theater's virtual free Criminal Queerness Studio, led by Playwright Achiro P. Olwoch, to explore your creativity and build global community.

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The Criminal Queerness Studio is back this year and currently accepting applications now through Friday February, 28th. Launched in 2024 as a program for playwrights from countries that criminalize queerness, this year we are opening up the program to include trans applicants from the US. Beyond a writing program, Criminal Queerness Studio is a radical, supportive space to build a global queer community.    

 

Criminal Queerness Studio includes seven weekly two-hour Zoom workshops with queer writers and activists from around the world with the goal of finishing an original 10-minute play. This program will cover storytelling, advocacy, foundational playwriting techniques, and the business of playwriting. Workshops will culminate in an informal reading of participants' plays with professional actors.

 

Workshop times will be determined according to participants' schedules and time zones. Interested applicants are welcome to participate from anywhere in the world, given they have access to wifi and can commit to attending all sessions. Applicants who have left their home countries as immigrants, refugees, or asylum seekers are welcome to apply.

 

Workshops will begin in March 2025 and continue through April 2025. 

 

CQS 2025 applications are now open!