Six New Play Workshops

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Members of the 2016 Lab submitted  a new play by a playwright they admired. In three spaces at LCT, six directors, six contemporary  playwrights and six designers rehearsed for 3 hours a day for three weeks. A company of 22 actors were cast in roles in two plays for the three weeks – three plays rehearsed in the mornings, and three in the afternoons.   

Towards the end  we invited Lab alums and other guests into the rooms  so the playwrights’ work could be seen in the stage where the process had led.  In the spirit of the Lab,  we didn’t foresee any kind of finished work – instead an exploration with a play that had benefited from investigation or additional work during the Lab.  We concluded with a farewell pizza party and invited Lab alums from the past 22 years to join the celebration.