The CreateTheater Pipeline

Is your new play or musical ready to be onstage?

We work with playwrights and musical theatre creators who want more than feedback. They want a clear, flexible roadmap from script to stage, tailored to their project and their goals. They want industry people they can trust.

With over ten years of professional development experience, we take new playwrights and musical theater creators and turn them into pros—teaching them the business, strengthening their work, and connecting their projects to the right collaborators at the right time.

Most writers know how to write – but NOT how to:

  • Develop their work strategically

  • Collaborate with producers and directors as you develop your work

  • Package a project for readings, festivals, or showcases

  • Navigate Equity Showcase rules, budgets, or other NYC standards

  • Build momentum toward real production opportunities

  • Get into the right rooms to talk with the right people.

That’s where so many new scripts stall out.

The Develop-to-Produce Pipeline

Start Your Creative Path

Not sure where to start?

Take Our Diagnostic Quiz

Start where the work is now.

You don’t need to know everything about our pipeline to begin.

You just need to choose where to begin.

Education Track

I want to understand how the industry works.

I’m looking for clarity around producing, readiness, and professional standards.

You belong in the EDUCATION track.

✔ Best starting points:

  • Write a Producible Play
  • Production-Ready Writers
  • NYC Producer Lab Development & Off-Broadway Training Intensive
  • The Musical Workshop Series
  • The Experts Theater Company Industry Level
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Writing Track

I am actively writing and revising a script.

I want feedback, accountability, and momentum while I develop the work.

You belong in the WRITING track.

✔ Best starting points:

  • Production-Ready Writers’ Groups
  • The Musical Development Series Writer’s Groups
  • The Musical Workshop Series
  • The Experts Theater Company Creator Level
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Production Track

My project is ready to be tested publicly.

I’m preparing for industry conversations, audiences, or next-stage development.

You belong in the PRODUCTION track.

✔ Best starting points:

  • Developmental Labs
  • Pitching Workshops
  • Development Workshops
  • Meet-Your-Collaborator Events
  • Promote-Your-Show Workshops
  • The Experts Theater Company Production Level
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At the center of all our development is our signature framework:

  • Education – producer-informed training, industry standards, and best practices

  • Community – create friendships with peers and form professional industry contacts

  • Development – dramaturgy, table reads, workshops, labs, and more

  • Visibility – industry readings, cabarets, showcases, festivals, regional productions

  • Production Pathways – strategic guidance toward actual staging opportunities

Our goal is to help you adopt a professional theatermaker’s mindset from the very beginning.

Because if you’re with us, you ARE a theater professional. 

Isn’t it time that you see yourself as a PRO?

The Develop-to-Produce Pipeline™

A structured, producer-driven pathway that guides playwrights and musical theatre teams — from development through public presentation — toward production readiness.

The Pipeline is not a “one-off” workshop.

This is an intentional process that mirrors how work is developed in the professional theatre.

Your Pipeline steps may include:

  • Script evaluation and producer alignment

  • Dramaturgical development and revision strategy

  • Table reads and industry feedback

  • Workshops and Development Labs

  • Industry readings and cabaret presentations (musicals)

  • Showcase productions and festivals

  • Packaging and next-step strategy

Writers don’t just improve their scripts—they learn how producers think, how projects are evaluated, and how they can build momentum.

CreateTheater is the only complete professional online developmental pipeline for new plays and musicals.

The Develop-to-Produce Pipeline