Seven Artists Chosen for 2012 Sundance Retreat

Seven artists will get the chance of a lifetime: to relax, recharge, create new material, and have it critiqued in its early stages—at a cattle ranch on the outskirts of Sheridan, Wyo. Yes, a cattle ranch. The Sundance Institute Theatre Program announced today the seven artists selected for its 2012 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation.

Five writers and two composers were chosen for this year's program, which takes place in February. They are Bruce Norris, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Nathan Louis Jackson, Brett Neveu, Joshua Schmidt, Heidi Schreck, and Georgia Stitt.

"Ucross provides a spectacular environment and support, which is critically important in allowing artists inspiration and community," Philip Himberg, producing artistic director of the theater program, said in a written statement.

Added Ucross Foundation president Sharon Dynak, "We trust that this year's selection of exceptional writers and composers will find as much creative inspiration in our surroundings as the artists that precede them."