Produce the Work
CreateTheater offers industry-facing presentation opportunities for playwrights and musical theatre writers to advance their work toward professional visibility.
You’ve done the work. Now it needs to be seen.
CreateTheater provides the structure, professional support, and industry access to present your play or musical at a level where it can move forward.
We guide you through the final steps—getting your work on its feet, shaping the presentation, and putting it in front of the right audience.
Production of THE GOLDEN CAGE, Book,music & lyrics by Deborah Henson Conant
Production Opportunities
The CreateTheater New Works Festival & the New Works Cabaret Festival
Present your work as part of a curated festival in New York City.
- Development with the CreateTheater team for dramaturgy, direction, musical direction & casting
- Work with experienced directors & professional actors
- Built-in audience and industry attendance
- Marketing & Promotion support
- Peer cohort of serious writers
- Livestream capture for continued use (Cabaret Festival only)
This is visibility, momentum, and credibility—combined with professional networking.
The 90 Day CABARET LAB
Stop developing. Start showing your musical.
If your musical only exists on the page, it’s invisible.
The 90 Day Cabaret Lab is a 3-month sprint where you turn your material into a 20-minute cabaret presentation—and put it in front of a real audience in NYC.
Not someday. In 90 days.
WHAT YOU GET
- A tight, compelling 20-minute presentation of your musical
- A live performance in our NYC CreateTheater Cabaret Festival (42nd Street)
- A professional livestreamed presentation
- A high-quality video you keep (for submissions, producers, investors)
- A room full of serious musical theater creators—not amateurs
Off-Broadway Producing Intensive
13-Week Program
Learn how to produce in NYC directly from industry leaders
A 13-Week comprehensive producer training program that trains you in:
- Off-Broadway producing
- Equity Showcase Code
- Budgeting & general management
- Raising money & pitching
- Festival + developmental producing
- Building a producing team
- Navigating contracts, royalties, and agreements
Includes online workshops with NYC producers, general managers, and industry experts, and in-person workshops, networking and pitching at the end of the program.
The CreateTheater New Works Studio
Our most selective development track for producible new works
The Studio provides:
- Dramaturgy + producing support
- Development planning & management
- Professional readings / workshops
- Access to the CreateTheater team
- Marketplace strategy
- Industry introductions
- Production alignment opportunities
- Streaming Musicals partnerships
This is not agency representation.
It is a development studio opportunity for works selected for their producibility and production potential.
The Experts Theater Company — Experts Level
(Ongoing Membership Community)
This is our writers residency within a New York City theater company.
The Experts level is your full professional development experience. It includes:
- Thursday Industry Webinars
- Industry-Level Networking
- Priority Access to Producing Opportunities
- Member Discounts to All Programs
- Yearly Dramaturgy Review
- Monday Night Online Reading Series
- Pitching Workshops
- Marketing Workshops
- Musical Development Workshops
- Donor-funded Festival/Cabaret Support
Best for: Writers preparing for production, readings or submission opportunities
Common Questions
NYC WORKSHOPS & READINGS — FAQs
What’s the difference between a reading and a workshop?
Readings focus on hearing the text. Workshops allow for deeper exploration.
Are these open to the public?
Some are invited-only; others include public audiences.
Do I need to be in NYC?
Yes, for in-person participation.
Who attends?
Actors, invited guests, and sometimes industry professionals.
How are projects selected?
Through application or invitation.
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