Help Us Develop New Plays & Musicals in NYC!
Announcing Our New Partnership with Streaming Musicals!
CreateTheater will be partnering with Streaming Musicals to livestream musical writing workshops and the Monday Night Development Series, beginning March 4, 2024 with the premiere of REWIND the Musical by Sam Rose and Geoffrey Rose, originally performed as part of the CreateTheater New Works Festival.
CreateTheater helps theatre-makers take their show from concept to production
We help develop new plays and musicals with:
- Writing classes, musical workshops and producer training
- Pitching, networking and collaboration opportunities
- Writing and Producing Development Programs
- 3-year Artist Residencies, one for plays and one for musicals
- The Experts Theater Company, our “Artistic Home,” is a company that offers developmental support through readings, writing groups, individual producer coaching and one-on-one dramaturgical support, both in NYC and online
- CreateTheater offers subsidized developmental presentations in their New Works Festival, their Cabaret Festival and their First 15 Minutes Festival (for ETC Members)
MADAME CURIE
Book, music & lyrics by David Kurkowski
How do you get involved with CreateTheater?
Sign up for emails updates here to stay in the loop about classes, workshops and other opportunities
Take a class or workshop, in-person or online
Submit your work here to apply for an artist residency or to join The Experts Theater Company (ETC)
New & Noteworthy
Masta Ace’s Looming Play “The Falling Season” Gets Early Rave Reviews
Cate Cammarata has been working with international hip hop legend Masta Ace every week for five years to help him realize his dream of writing a musical. Recently she co-produced an Off-Broadway Developmental Reading with Patrick Blake and Rhymes Over Beats of his new musical THE FALLING SEASON.
Critics and audiences gave them early rave reviews.
“Rap legend Masta Ace has evolved into a playwright. The Juice Crew alumni has developed a play called The Falling Season, which made an informal debut this week in the form of a reading. It all happened in front of about 150 fans, family and industry titans such as DJ Mister Cee, Datwon Thomas, Marco Polo and me—Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur—at Theatre Five at Theatre Row in Manhattan.”
Read more of the review online here.
Learn more about working with Cate on your own musical here.
Cate received the 2022 Entreprenuer of the Year Award from Theater Resources Unlimited for helping develop and produce more than 70 shows during the 2020-2022 lockdown
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