The Theatre Now Musical Theatre Writers Lab is accepting new applications for its New York City Lab. The deadline is midnight 4 September 2023 (though I'm not sure if that means 0.01am or 23.59pm).
The Lab was formed in the fall of 2019 with 10 musical theatre writing teams. There are two ongoing Musical Theatre Writing Labs: the NY Lab for those residing in the local tri-state area and an international Lab that meets on zoom.
Members of the NY Lab must be available to attend in-person Lab meetings that are held every other Sunday from 2-5pm at a midtown Manhattan studio from September through June.
Lab member teams are scheduled rotating presentation times throughout the season of 45 minutes each with three teams presenting at each session.
Additional support offered includes individual and group consultations, mentoring, dramaturgical sessions, writers groups, office resources, rehearsal space, networking and developmental lab productions with Theatre Now or through other theatre companies and other performance and production opportunities.
You may apply as a team (book writer, composer, lyricist or any combination with 2 or more collaborators) or as an individual (as the sole book writer/composer/lyricist).
Acceptance is through a highly selective and competitive application process. The application will require you to submit a sample of a musical (book and music) that you have completed or that your are currently working on, at any stage of development, and has not yet received a major production, as an example of your work for evaluation. If chosen, your participation in the group encourages work at any and all levels of development. You may submit multiple applications if you’ve collaborated and wish to continue with different sets of team members.
The submission form is here