Billy McEntee (photo by Amanda Mustard) Billy McEntee, theater editor, freelance writer, theater maker, inaugural ATCA Helbing fellow and current active committee member, was named a co-winner of the 2024-2025 George Jean Nathan Award in February of this year. (The celebratory reception for the winners was...
The prize offers the recipient a $5,000 stipend and year of mentorship and collaboration on a LGBTQ+-themed theater project. Adam Wassilchalk. Photo courtesy of Adam Wassilchalk. NEW YORK — The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced Adam Wassilchalk as the third recipient of...
Applications Accepted Beginning Today, January 21, 2026 NEW YORK (January 21, 2026) — The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association (ATCA) has announced year three of its groundbreaking Helbing Mentorship Program, planned to run from June 1, 2026–May 31, 2027.The year-long mentorship supports the work of a theater writer who identifies...
The work was produced under the 2024-2025 Helbing Fellowship program, honoring LGBTQIA+ theatre pioneer Terry Helbing NEW YORK (January 7, 2026) — Considering Our Town playwright Thornton Wilder’s life and work through a queer lens is the theme of a new collection of essays by D.R. Lewis, the American...
Cover for Helbing final report published January 7, 2026.: "D.R. Lewis. A Walk on the Wilder Side: A Queer Reading of Thornton Wilder. ATCA'/FATCA Helbing Mentorship Program. New York, NY.." The Helbing Mentorship Program, established in 2021, has supported and learned from two extraordinary young writers...
The prize offers the recipient a $5,000 stipend and year of mentorship and collaboration on a LGBTQ+-themed theater project. D.R. Lewis NEW YORK — The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced D.R. Lewis as the second recipient of the ATCA Helbing Fellowship for...
NEW YORK – The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has announced year two of its groundbreaking Helbing Mentorship Program, planned to run from January 1-December 31, 2024. The year-long mentorship supports the work of a theater writer who identifies as LGBTQIA+. The Helbing Fellow receives a...
Bowling Santas holiday card received by Terry Helbing and included in the 2022-2023 Helbing Fellow report by Billy McEntee The initial year of the Helbing Mentorship Program that began in September 2022 has just concluded. Inaugural ATCA Helbing Fellow Billy McEntee spent the year creating a...
Billy McEntee. Photo by Jake White. NEW YORK—The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced the first recipient of the ATCA Helbing fellowship for LGBTQ+ theater writers. Members of the Helbing Committee reviewed applications submitted from January through April of 2022 and selected...
NEW YORK – Beginning January 15, 2022, applications will be accepted for the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA Helbing mentorship program for LGBTQIA+ arts writers. From January 15, 2022 at noon EST through April 30, 2022 at midnight EST, applications will be accepted...