Stage Directions | Center Theatre Group Accepting Applicants for Richard E. Sherwood Award

CTG will award the Richard E. Sherwood $10,000 cash prize to an early career artist.

Center Theatre Group in L.A. is now accepting applications for the 2012 Richard E. Sherwood Award. The award includes a $10,000 cash prize for an early career artist in the L.A. area. Eligible artists are not limited by medium, title, role or genre, but must have a relationship with the art of performance. For example, last year the winner was Chris Kuhl, a lighting designer who also works with light sculptures. Deadline for submission is December 16.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR CTG’S RICHARD E. SHERWOOD 2012 AWARD
December 16, 2011, is Deadline for $10,000 Theatre Award for Los Angeles Artist

Center Theatre Group (CTG) is now accepting submissions for the 2012 Richard E. Sherwood Award.

The Sherwood Award is an annual $10,000 fund to support Los Angeles artists. The award is presented each year at the Ovation Awards ceremony produced by L.A. Stage Alliance. CTG urges early career artists who have resided in Los Angeles for at least six months; who have produced/collaborated on at least one production in Los Angeles; and who are innovative, adventurous and inclined to push boundaries to submit an application.

The artist can be a performer, playwright, director, choreographer, designer or producer. Artists are not limited by title, role or genre but must have a relationship with the art of performance.

In addition to receiving a $10,000 grant, the winning artist will also develop a relationship with CTG, which includes being introduced at donor events, partnering with CTG’s Education and Community Partnerships department and participating at other key events throughout the year.

The deadline for submitting an application for the Sherwood Award is December 16, 2011. Further information about the Sherwood Award is available at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Sherwood or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Two orientations are offered to prospective applicants with questions or concerns about the application process. The orientation dates are: Monday, November 21, 2011, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 11 a.m. RSVP deadlines are available on the CTG website. Orientations will be held at the CTG offices at 601 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Established in the memory of Richard E. Sherwood, a lawyer, patron of the arts, president of LACMA and member of the Center Theatre Group board (serving as both CTG board president and chairman) from 1980 until his passing in 1993, the award is an endowed fund at CTG to honor Sherwood’s passionate commitment to theatre.

The most recent Sherwood Award recipients have been Christopher Kuhl, a lighting designer who works sculpturally and texturally with light; Ann Closs-Farley, a costume designer emphasizing sustainability in her wildly creative costuming practices; and Sage Lewis, a composer/lyricist breaking down societal and artistic barriers through his multi-media productions.