In 2020 CreateTheater created a resident company, The Experts Theater Company (ETC), to work intensely with a smaller group of writers to develop their scripts and guide them through to production. It has become the “Artistic Home” for many writers who receive classes, workshops, presentation and pitching opportunities, and partially-subsidized readings as part of their membership. The New Works Festival is a collaborative series produced by CreateTheater, in association with Prism Stage Company, for CreateTheater ETC members whose shows are ready for their first developmental production in NYC. ETC is not the place for beginning writers, but if you’re looking to take your work and your network to the next level consider joining us. Our doors are only open once a year, as we value community and dedication to the work. Monthly membership comes with placement in writing groups, producing mastermind groups and admittance to all classes and workshops.

See more detailed benefits and more information about the company here. 

Serious writers and musical theater teams only, looking to forward their professional work. We’re looking for full-length plays and musicals with strong characters and diversity of style and storytelling.

• Producers are invited to submit new work that they are interested in developing. • Theater companies are invited to submit new work that they wish to co-develop with us • Writers are strongly encouraged to submit. CreateTheater exists in service to writers.

We are looking for a diversity of work, commercial as well as experimental or “non-traditional.” Basically we are looking for contemporary stories that are ready to be presented in front of an audience (including devised, site-specific and/or immersive work).

• We are interested in full-length plays and musicals, dealing with stories of  significance in terms of subject matter and/or cast. BIPOC identifying playwrights will be given special consideration. • Plays that deal with and explore current social issues are always of interest. • Works may be as short as 75 minutes with maximum length of no more than 120 minutes, with no more than 12 actors (doubling is acceptable). • Work in its present form must not have had a previous professional production (readings and workshops are fine).

In order to ensure a “blind” selection process, please remove your name/production company from all materials on every page. We cannot do this for you.

Fill out the online application, and be prepared to upload the following documents to the application form

(a) one blinded copy script (first 20 pages only) uploaded to the application. (You may be requested to send in the full script at a later date.)

(b) one copy of a short synopsis (maximum one page)

(c) one copy of a cast breakdown and production history

(d) statement of purpose for having your play or musical developed with CreateTheater 

(e) a professional resume outlining your previous work, plays written and produced, and any other experience or detail you’d like to share to familiarize us with your work.

(f)  Dropbox link for Demo MP3s for musicals (it is important that it by a Dropbox link only)

All submissions for ETC must be rceived by August 15th, 2024

Selections will be announced in early September 2024.

There is no submission fee. Ever.