(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions' INKubator program is an eight-month generative playwriting process for six playwrights-in-residence in Jersey City, culminating in the annual INKubator New Play Festival in May. From October 2024 to May 2025, playwrights will meet monthly in person as a group alongside program director Alex Tobey to develop the first draft of a brand new play and receive feedback.
At the end of the process in May, each writer will collaborate with a professional director and actors to present a public staged reading as part of the annual INKubator New Play Festival.
INKubator supports playwrights and the plays they are creating at their earliest stages of development while fostering long-term artistic relationships with Art House and the Art House community.
Eligibility: Open to playwrights with any connection to New Jersey, whether through residency, education, work, or family. While New Jersey residency is not required, a strong association to the state is preferred.
Application Details: Submit by Tuesday, September 3, 2024, with a $15 fee. Applications will be reviewed by a panel, and all applicants will be notified by the end of September. For assistance due to ADA-related needs, contact Alex Tobey at Alex@arthouseproductions.org.
Committment: Participants must attend monthly in-person meetings and be available for the festival in May. Monthly Meetings will be held October 7, November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3, March 3, and April 7, 2025.
Benefits: Includes a $150 stipend, a one-day rehearsal and public performance at the festival, promotional support, free admission to events at Art House Productions, and access to theater space for meetings and rehearsals.
INKubator New Play Festival: May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14, 2025.
PAST INKUBATOR COHORTS
2023-2024 INKubator Writers - Upasna Barath, Amanda Sage Comerford, Leo Layla Díaz, Neil Levi, Dave Osmundsen, and Marcus Scott
2022-2023 INKubator Writers - Micharne Cloughley, Amir-Gabriel Gad, Adin Lenahan, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Edwin Rivera-Arias, Emmy Weissman
2021-2022 INKubator Writers - Jake Brasch, Nay Harris, Justice Hehir, Christian Mendonça, Riley Elton McCarthy, Melissa Toomey
2020-2021 INKubator Writers - Andrea Coleman, Izzi D’Esposito, Madeline Dennis-Yates, Nathaniel Foster, Aja Nisenson, SMJ
2019-2020 INKubator Writers - Kev Berry, C. Julian Jiménez, Alyssa Haddad, Christopher-Rashee Stevenson, Leila Teitelman, Colin Waitt
2018-2019 INKubator Writers - Molly Bicks, Stephen Kaplan, Emily Kitchens, Dan O’Neil, Lia Romeo, Michael Shayan, Catherine Weingarten, Ruth Zamoyta
The mission of Art House Productions is to inspire, entertain, and challenge audiences with ambitious performing and visual arts programming; provide arts education to promote lifelong learning to diverse communities; and celebrate the power of the arts to illuminate humanity. AHP provides a home for innovative artists to develop new work, presents emerging and under-recognized artists who are making significant contributions to their respective fields, and serves as a safe space for established artists to take creative risks.
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