Shonda Rhimes Reaches A New Stage With Playwrights' Grants
Shonda Rhimes announced today that she’s backing IAMA Theatre, an L.A.-based nonprofit with strong ties to Shondaland-produced shows including Scandal and Pretty Little Lies. The 9-year-old company named Rhimes its first "Patron of the Arts" and said her contribution (the amount was not specified) will fund, among other things, the Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission. "I chose IAMA because attending the…