The CreateTheater NYC Producer Lab
The CreateTheater NYC Producer Lab
A year-long guided producing path for new plays & musicals
When: 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month at 7pm ET
If you’re dreaming about getting your work produced in NYC, this is the practical producing support you need.
The NYC Producer Lab is an 12-month structured production track for playwrights and musical theatre writers ready to move out of development and into the real work of building a production.
You’ll meet twice monthly to develop your script while working directly with industry professionals to plan a professional industry reading or showcase: fundraising, casting, contracts, union requirements, marketing, and audience building.
This is not just artistic development.
This is moving your work forward — with an Off-Broadway producer guiding you step by step.
This is our flagship program for writers who want deep artistic development paired with practical producing support.
You’ll get:
- One year of dramaturgy + revision support
- Development planning tailored to your project
- Industry mentorship
- Workshop and reading opportunities
- A culminating staged reading or festival showcase in NYC
- A cohort of fellow writers developing work with you at a high professional level
So stop dreaming and start planning for 2027.
BMI is free—but it won’t get your show produced.
Workshops give feedback—but stop short of execution.
Private coaching is expensive—and often disconnected from industry networking.
The CreateTheater NYC Producer Lab is where development meets production—inside the theater capital of the world
What You’ll Do:
- Develop your script in a focused, professional environment
- Produce a high-quality reading or showcase production in NYC
- Work with experienced NYC producers, directors, actors, and dramaturgs
- Access to Off-Broadway professional network
- Learn how to raise money and structure your budget
- Prepare paperwork and navigate union requirements
- Cast your project with professional actors
- Build a marketing and audience strategy
- Create a clear plan for next steps after the Lab
- Transform your project into a NYC-developed play or musical
What You’ll Walk Away With:
- A fully developed play or musical to submit
- A produced industry reading or showcase in NYC
- A network of collaborators, actors, and industry professionals
- A working knowledge of how to produce your own work
- A project positioned for continued development or production
- the knowledge that you are a professional theatermaker
Why the CreateTheater NYC Producer Lab Is Different
Programs like BMI and New Musicals Inc. focus on writing.
This Lab goes further.
You are not just developing material—you are actively building the path to getting it produced, inside the New York theater pipeline.
This is about access.
This is about execution.
This is about momentum.
Most programs teach you how to write.
Some programs give you feedback.
Very few actually personally guide you through the details of getting your work produced, step by step.
It sure beats going it alone.
Who This Is For
- Playwrights and musical theatre writers with a completed draft
- Writers ready to finally move toward production—not just keep rewriting
- Creators who want to build relationships inside the NYC theater industry
- Artists willing to do the work beyond the page
Who This Is Not For
- Writers in early exploration of their script
- Writers who are not open to collaboration with professional directors
- Amateur theatermakers
- Anyone not ready to take ownership of their project
Pricing & Enrollment
Core Lab Participation
$4,800
- 12-month program starts on June 4th
- Twice-monthly sessions meeting on Thursday evenings at 7pm ET
- Industry-led development + producing guidance for your specific show, at every step
- Participation in end-of-year reading/showcase
Payment Plans Are Available
Just let us know.
This is a highly selective program.
If you’re ready to stop circling and start building real momentum around your work, don’t wait until next year.
Apply now.