Where New Plays & Musicals Begin Their Professional Journey
CreateTheater® is a full-service development platform for playwrights, musical theater writers, and producers.
Whether you’re drafting your first scene or preparing for a New York showcase, we give you the artistic support, producing strategy, industry access, and professional community you need to bring your new work to life.
Writing | Development | Producing |Education | Industry Access | One Home
Upcoming Events
Saturday January 31st at 2:00pm ET
FREE VIRTUAL NETWORKING
Your 2026 Collaborators Are in This Room
The January Jumpstart Collaboration Event is where your next director, composer, producer, or design team is waiting!
Pitch yourself.
Meet your people.
Start building the projects you’ll launch in 2026 — together.
The CreateTheater Developmental Pipeline
A development pipeline shaped around your show—not a preset path.
Every project enters the pipeline at a different point. We assess where your play or musical is now—and guide it toward the people, programs, and strategy that will serve it best.
Why CreateTheater?
Because new plays and musicals deserve individual attention, CreateTheater’s Producer-Guided Pipeline offers personalized dramaturgy, strategic producing insight, and professional development that’s right for your show—guided by experienced Industry professionals who’ve made their career creating new plays and musicals.
- Writing Programs support the active development of scripts through structure, feedback, and collaboration.
- Production Programs test work publicly and professionally to prepare it for real producing conversations.
- Education Programs help you understand the business: how new plays and musicals are evaluated, produced, and positioned in the professional commercial and non-profit theater.
- Networking Opportunities allow you to expand your circle and serve to build relationships among other creative professionals in the industry.
What I am thinking about…
Tips to Write Characters So Real They Practically Pay Rent
You’ve got a great premise. You’ve outlined a killer plot. But your characters? They’re… fine. They’re saying all the right things, but somehow, it’s just not clicking. It’s like they’re reading cue cards instead of living inside the world of your play or musical. And...
How Not to Lose Momentum in Writing Your Play
Staying productive between sparks of inspiration If you’ve ever stared at your script and had absolutely no idea of what to write, you’re not alone. You're only human. Inspiration is powerful, but fleeting. If you only write when the muse shows up, your show might...
Masta Ace Brings THE FALLING SEASON Musical Preview to The Green Room 42
Masta Ace Brings THE FALLING SEASON Musical Preview to The Green Room 42The Green Room 42 will present a special one-night-only concert performance of THE FALLING SEASON, a new hip-hop musical by internationally acclaimed rapper and storyteller Masta Ace, on Thursday,...
Why You’re Not Writing Every Day – And How to Start
For Playwrights and Musical Theatre Writers Who Want to Keep the Momentum Going Let’s be real: you want to write every day. You’ve got this show in your head that deserves to be on its feet—living, breathing, moving people. Your characters show up in your dreams,...