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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
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Literary Manager and Artistic Producer
Anna O'Donoghue
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Program Assistant
Cayla Einstein
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Artistic Advisors
Scott Elliott
Robert Falls
Ethan Hawke
Dan Klores
Dominique Morisseau
Gregory Mosher
Austin Pendleton
Sam Rockwell
Yul Vázquez
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Founding Chairman of the Board
Jeffrey Horwitz
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2025 Relentless Musical Award
Selection Committee
Rachel Bloom
Jason Robert Brown
David Javerbaum
Laura Grill Jaye
Sam Hollander
Lynn Nottage
Brontez Purnell
Lucy Thurber
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Past Relentless Selection Committees
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The Relentless Subcommittee
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