Playwright Bess Wohl has been named Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025-2026 Judith Champion Playwriting Fellow, a program that will see Wohl commissioned to write and develop a new play with the company. The fellowship also includes a living allowance, access to office and rehearsal space, a ticket stipend, and a developmental workshop.

Past Champion fellows have included Eboni Booth, Sanaz Toossi, and Zora Howard.

The appointment is a reunion for Wohl and MTC, after the world premiere of her Continuity in 2019. Her works also include Liberation, Grand Horizons, Barcelona, Camp Siegfried, Make Believe, Small Mouth Sounds, American Hero, Touched, In, Cats Talk Back, and Pretty Filthy.

“We are delighted to welcome Bess Wohl back to Manhattan Theatre Club after admiring her work for years and then producing the world premiere of her play Continuity in 2019,” says MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow in a statement. “Bess is an extraordinary writer whose sharp wit and keen observations about the human condition captivate audiences. It’s a joy to continue our relationship with her next season, serving as her artistic ‘home base’ and supporting the development of her bold, imaginative work through the Judith Champion Fellowship.”

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