ECHOES WRITERS GROUP

The Echoes Writers Group at Primary Stages is a year-long, educational program focused on finding, nurturing, and amplifying the voices of women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists. Echoes is a place for writers to find and develop their voice in a supportive and creative community that grows together. 

Our 2024/25 Group members are Ebony N. Kennedy, Amanda Faye Lacson, Janelle Lawrence, Katie Myers, Kristina Neal, DL Newton, Juliet Perrell, and Nancy Sun.

In the Fall, the Group participates as a cohort in playwriting classes led by Calamity West and including sessions with guest mentors. In the Spring, the Group will continue as a cohort with weekly sharing sessions led by Calamity, and also enroll in a class of their choice at the Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA), selecting a class in conjunction with the Primary Stages team that will best move their writing forward. In both semesters, writers will have the chance to create and develop their own work with professionals who represent a vast array of fields and writing styles. Current and past mentors include Kristiana Rae Colón, AriDy Nox, Jiehae Park, Cusi Cram, Brittany K. Allen, Tina Satter, Chisa Hutchinson, Madhuri Shekar, Migdalia Cruz, and Mfoniso Udofia. ESPA classes include such offerings as The First Draft, Rewriting Your Draft, Comedy Writing, 10-Minute Plays and One Acts, The Dramaturgy of Playwriting, and more. Each Group member also receives a $500 honorarium. 

Primary Stages strives to reflect the story of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexualities, classes, ages, and abilities, and hopes for this group to reflect the America around us as opposed to what has historically been taught and represented. 

This program is made possible by a generous grant from The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation New ERA Women Writers Program.