Artist-Centered Incubation

Operates a monthly film screening series on the fourth Saturday of each month and presents a diverse range of performances including dance, music, magic, and visual art. In 2023, the theater presented 62 musical performances, 33 dance events, 12 magic shows, 24 film screenings, and 4 visual art exhibitions.

Manages and operates a theater at 44 W. Bridge Street in Catskill, NY, with all 84 seats dedicated through contributions to a capital campaign, serving as a venue for professional productions and community events.

Hosts staged readings and developmental workshops for new plays and musicals, including works by emerging and local playwrights such as Nathan Johnson, Jason Wang, and Daniel Pink. These events are part of a broader commitment to nurturing new voices and supporting Hudson Valley-based theater artists.

Produces an annual five-play Mainstage subscription series featuring original and contemporary plays, including world premieres and reimagined classics. Recent productions include "Bakersfield Mist," "The Lisbon Traviata," and "Happy Days," presented in a dedicated 84-seat theater facility in Catskill, NY.

Makes its theater space available to outside performing groups and partners with Catskill High School to provide theatrical opportunities for students, supporting local arts education and community engagement.

Provides a year-long fellowship to early-career playwrights without a professional production in New York City, including an unrestricted $20,000 award, up to $10,000 in development support, and tailored career resources.

Hosts a bi-monthly gathering for playwrights to share and develop new work with peer and artistic leadership feedback, including a $3,000 stipend for each participating writer.

Organizes and presents free public readings of new plays as part of developmental programming, including works by Adin Lenahan, Scott R. Sheppard, Lori Felipe-Barkin, Lyndsey Bourne, and R. Forest Malley, often in collaboration with other theater companies.

Produces and presents world premiere Off-Broadway productions of new plays by emerging American playwrights, serving as career-launching platforms. Examples include *Man Cave* (2022), *La Race* (2022), *STEW* (2020), *You Got Older* (2014), *Today Is My Birthday* (2017), and *Jack’s Precious Moment* (2010).

Produces and releases a documentary series titled _Launch_, capturing the full production process of new plays from development through opening night, including 12 episodes following playwrights John J. Caswell, Jr. and Bleu Beckford-Burrell.

Offers comprehensive production support for new plays in development, including paying professional actors, providing props, costumes, and lighting, renting studio space, and printing workshop scripts.

Commissions new theatrical works from American playwrights and produces them as audio dramas, releasing over 150 episodes through a podcast launched in 2015. These are distributed at no cost via major podcast platforms and public radio stations.

Makes over 150 audio recordings of short plays available for free to the public and provides customized curriculums for educators and students. Recordings have been distributed to 13 public radio stations and are licensed through PRX.

Commissions, develops, and produces original musical theatre works through its PREMIERES NYC program, including full productions and staged readings presented at venues such as Lincoln Center, the Zipper Theater, 59 East 59th Street Theater, and TBG Theatre.

Manages an extensive catalog of original musicals developed through its programs, making them available for licensing and future productions.

Produced six editions of the Inner Voices series between 2008 and 2018, featuring commissioned sung-through monologues and solo musicals, presented at venues including the Zipper Theater, 59 East 59th Street Theater, and TBG Theatre.

Provides a non-commercial artistic environment for actors, writers, and directors to develop new plays and musicals, including through the Tuesdays@9 program which supports the development of full-length works. Offers free monthly public readings with professional casting and brief rehearsal periods.

Hosts the 1st Mondays and weekly cold reading series, presenting excerpts or full-length plays by emerging and professional artists with open submissions and open casting, free and open to the public in New York City and Los Angeles.