Playwrights' Center's Jerome Fellowship supports early career playwrights who demonstrate extraordinary potential, artistic vision, and a commitment to a two-year professional development residency in Minnesota. Jerome Fellows are classified as part-time employees of Playwrights' Center and are eligible for all employee benefits, including employer-sponsored health insurance. Fellows will also receive support for customized play development through workshops with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors. The fellowship also includes working in an individualized and hands-on way with Playwrights' Center artistic staff to develop plays and connect playwrights to producers of new work. This holistic and customized combination of financial support, play development support, and professional connection is career-changing for most playwrights. At the end of the fellowship term, all fellows will become Affiliated Writers of the Playwrights' Center. Applicants must reside in, and have the legal right to work in, the United States during the fellowship term. Applicants may not have had more than two plays fully produced by a professional theater at the time of the application. Productions that open after the application deadline do not count and co-written or ensemble-created works do not count. Playwrights who have not received a Jerome Fellowship in the past are eligible. Playwrights who have received one one-year Jerome Fellowship in the past are eligible. Playwrights who have received two Jerome Fellowships of any length or one two-year Jerome Fellowship in the past are not eligible. Previous Jerome Fellowship recipients must apply with a different play than the one that accompanied their previous successful application. Playwrights who have received other Playwrights' Center fellowships may apply, provided they still meet the Jerome Fellowship eligibility guidelines. Applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with their work as a playwright. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.