I've been talking about new plays and exciting new playwright voices with Padraic Lillis for fifteen years. His expertise? Calling me long before anyone else has a clue and giving me the names of unknown writers he thinks will become household names. He's right every time. That he will have is own Farm (league?) can only mean something good for the American theater." - P. Carl, PhD, Distinguished Artist at Emerson College
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About us
Mission
The Farm Theater develops early career artists, which may not have the support system afforded others, through workshops, productions, and mentoring. Our industry creates pathways to opportunities for those with privilege, education, and other forms of access. In our seven-year history The Farm Theater has recognized a gap that exists for early career artists with less of those attributes built into their pedigree and has worked to create links and networks for them to build a foundation on which to take the next step in their career. It is with this focus that The Farm Theater has shaped its programming and built strategic partnerships with organizations that focus on the development of early career artists
History
The Farm Theater is a not-for-profit (501(C)(3)). Founded in 2013. The organization supports the development of artists by providing a supportive environment where their work can grow and their talents illuminated. We began offering play development workshops three times a year. Many of the plays that participated in the workshop have gone on to professional productions; including Lindsay Joy's play Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen, which was awarded 2 New York Innovative Theatre Awards including Outstanding Production, Alex Riad's The Floor Is Lava, which was awarded Best Play at Planet Connections, and Morgan McGuire's In The Cotton that was awarded the David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center.
Present
We are an incubator of emerging talents. Our programs cultivate the growth of individuals regardless of pedigree by building a community of peer support, connecting early career artists with more experienced artists, and fostering a community where experience and knowledge is generously shared. Our featured program is the College Collaboration Project. The program commissions an early career playwright that writes a play that will be developed thru production by multiple colleges in the same academic year. We have commissioned 7 female early career playwrights and partnered with over 15 colleges. The program has been featured in American Theatre Magazine, playwrights have won awards from The Kennedy Center, and plays have been featured on the Kilroys List. We also host a podcast, Bullpen Sessions, that are real conversations with working artists about how they got in the game. The podcast is partnering this year with the South East Theatre Conference. We continue to offer play development workshops, our annual Grad School Audition Workshop, and present public readings of new work.
Future
We will remain an incubator of incubator of emerging talent.
We will build a national network of professional theater organizations that are open to all artists, regardless of pedigree, that will be open to the promotion and production of early career artists that are ready to take the next step in their careers.
The Farm Theater develops early career artists, which may not have the support system afforded others, through workshops, productions, and mentoring. Our industry creates pathways to opportunities for those with privilege, education, and other forms of access. In our seven-year history The Farm Theater has recognized a gap that exists for early career artists with less of those attributes built into their pedigree and has worked to create links and networks for them to build a foundation on which to take the next step in their career. It is with this focus that The Farm Theater has shaped its programming and built strategic partnerships with organizations that focus on the development of early career artists
History
The Farm Theater is a not-for-profit (501(C)(3)). Founded in 2013. The organization supports the development of artists by providing a supportive environment where their work can grow and their talents illuminated. We began offering play development workshops three times a year. Many of the plays that participated in the workshop have gone on to professional productions; including Lindsay Joy's play Rise and Fall of a Teenage Cyberqueen, which was awarded 2 New York Innovative Theatre Awards including Outstanding Production, Alex Riad's The Floor Is Lava, which was awarded Best Play at Planet Connections, and Morgan McGuire's In The Cotton that was awarded the David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center.
Present
We are an incubator of emerging talents. Our programs cultivate the growth of individuals regardless of pedigree by building a community of peer support, connecting early career artists with more experienced artists, and fostering a community where experience and knowledge is generously shared. Our featured program is the College Collaboration Project. The program commissions an early career playwright that writes a play that will be developed thru production by multiple colleges in the same academic year. We have commissioned 7 female early career playwrights and partnered with over 15 colleges. The program has been featured in American Theatre Magazine, playwrights have won awards from The Kennedy Center, and plays have been featured on the Kilroys List. We also host a podcast, Bullpen Sessions, that are real conversations with working artists about how they got in the game. The podcast is partnering this year with the South East Theatre Conference. We continue to offer play development workshops, our annual Grad School Audition Workshop, and present public readings of new work.
Future
We will remain an incubator of incubator of emerging talent.
We will build a national network of professional theater organizations that are open to all artists, regardless of pedigree, that will be open to the promotion and production of early career artists that are ready to take the next step in their careers.
CULTIVATING ARTISTS, COMPANIES, AND PROJECTS THROUGH CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND PRODUCTIONS
