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Who We Are
In honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who relentlessly sought out truth in his work and demanded the same from his collaborators, The American Playwriting Foundation has been established to make annual grants to new American plays.
Artistic Director
David Bar Katz
Artistic Producer and Associate Director
Anna O'Donoghue
Production Manager
Jakob Plummer
Program Assistant
Cayla Einstein
Artistic Advisors
Scott Elliott
Robert Falls
Ethan Hawke
Dan Klores
Dominique Morisseau
Gregory Mosher
Austin Pendleton
Sam Rockwell
Yul Vázquez
Founding Chairman of the Board
Jeffrey Horwitz
2025 Relentless Musical Award
Selection Committee
Rachel Bloom
Jason Robert Brown
David Javerbaum
Laura Grill Jaye
Sam Hollander
Lynn Nottage
Brontez Purnell
Lucy Thurber
Past Relentless Selection Committees
The Relentless Subcommittee
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