Now in the fourth year of the program, a total of 29 writers have been commissioned or are in residence with MTC. In 2019 the first NEXT STAGE commission to be staged, Golden Shield by Anchuli Felicia King, opened in the Sumner, and in February 2020 Torch the Place by Benjamin Law played to sold out audiences.
This year, Emme Hoy and Merlynn Tong join the Company as our new writers-in-residence, and three of our former residents have been commissioned – Andrea James and a co-commission for Elise Hearst and Phillip Kavanagh. In addition, new commissions have been awarded to Nathan Maynard and Diana Nguyen.
2020 Writers
2019 Writers
2018 Writers

Declan Furber Gillick
Writer-in-residence

Louris van de Geer
Commission

Tom Holloway
Commission

Anchuli Felicia King
Commission

Joe Penhall
Commission

Melissa Reeves
Writer-in-residence

Chris Ryan
Co-Commission

Chris Summers
Writer-in-residence

Megan Washington
Co-Commission
