The RHIMES UNSUNG VOICES Playwriting Commission

Sponsored and inspired by groundbreaking producer and writer, Shonda Rhimes and the Rhimes Family Foundation, this commission is geared towards supporting an underrepresented writer of color who has not had a play professionally produced.

Represented and unrepresented writers are encouraged to submit.

To submit please send the following to Literary@iamatheatre.com:

- resume or CV
- Narrative writing sample, can be one full length play or 2 short plays under 20 pages.

Past Recipients

2021
Larry Powell

2020
Ryan J. Haddad

2019
Sanaz Toossi

2018
Geraldine Inoa

The Rhimes Family Foundation was established in 2016 by writer/producer Shonda Rhimes and her family. The foundation was created to support arts, education and activism with a focus on promoting cultural inclusion, fighting for equality and standing up against bigotry of any kind.