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Helbing program year 2 announced and applications open

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...

First ATCA Helbing Fellow offers a report and some reflections

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 comprehensive history of the work of Terry Helbing, including extensive interviews with those who worked with Helbing, preserving...

Billy McEntee is named first ATCA Helbing Program recipient

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...

Helbing Mentorship Program applications open January 15, 2022

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...

ATCA Announces Helbing Mentorship Program

NEW YORK--The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) and Foundation ATCA have announced the creation of a mentorship program for LGBTQIA+ writers. Named for the late Terry Helbing, a pioneer in Gay Theater during the 1970s and 1980s, the program has been designed to encourage the...