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Article: Stanford Partners With Public Theater
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- January 22, 2007
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PALO ALTO, Calif. - Stanford University will partner with New York's Public Theater to create an incubator for new plays by emerging playwrights and accomplished dramatists, university officials said Monday.
The project will create a residency at Stanford for playwrights working on new shows for the Public Theater designed to bring in students and faculty for workshops and discussions.
The two organizations will also team up to commission new plays and sponsor fellowships for Stanford students to promote more diversity in American theater companies.
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