The 2026 Residency for emerging playwrights is dedicated to authors from the Baltic States. In response to the open call for participation in the program, we received 20 applications. Three people were selected to participate in the residency in two - round selection process:

Gabrielė Česevičiūtė (LT)
Oliver Issak (EST)
Linda Šterna (LV)

This year's edition has been expanded to include three Serbian theater makers:

Simo Đukić
Maša Pavlović
Nina Plavanjac

Congratulations!

We wish all participants the best of luck in their career development and encourage them to continue writing.


Composition of the committee:

Ewa Zembok (Rekultur, CZ)

Kirsten Simmo (Estonian Theatre Agency, EST)

Anna Sīle (Dirty Deal Teatro, LV)

Maija Pavlova (Gertrudes ielas teatris, LV)

Rusnė Kregždaitė (MMLab, LT)

Andrej Nosov (Heartefact, SRB) 

Milan Vračar (Kulturanova, SRB)