Kenneth Jones Playbill On-Line 2 hours, 39 minutes ago Carson Kreitzer was the first PONY fellow of the not-for-profit company devoted to new voices for the theatre. Hunter's fellowship begins Oct. 1. As a PONY Fellow, Hunter will receive housing in the PONY apartment in the heart of the theatre district in midtown Manhattan for one year with a $24,000 living stipend and artistic support from the Lark as a member of the Playwrights Workshop led by Arthur Kopit. Of her time as the 2007-08 PONY Fellow, Kreitzer stated, "To live in New York completely supported, not having to worry about overwhelming rent, with nothing to do but write _ it's more than I ever dreamed possible." Hunter recently moved back to New York for a fellowship at Juilliard after completing his MFA at the Iowa Playwrights Workshop last May. He stated, "It's...
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