NEXT GENERATION COMMISSION
A $20,000 commission to support the creation and development of a new musical theatre project by a creative team that includes BIPOC artists and women artists.
Theater Latté Da’s NEXT Generation Commission is designed to support the early, generative stages of a new work—not one that is already in process. Teams may pitch a specific idea for a new musical or play with music as part of their application, but a pre-existing idea is not required. Creative teams will be selected based on evaluation of their extant bodies of work. Creative teams must consist of at least 50% women artists or artists of color to be eligible.
In addition to $20,000 (to be shared among the creative team), each project will receive creative and developmental support over an 18-month period, including two developmental workshops totaling 50 hours.
“Theater Latte Da’s commitment to nurturing new work is rooted in our desire to help create a canon of musical theatre works that reflect the demographics and the diversity of our country and to produce work that shares with our audiences the aesthetics and the perspectives of a multiplicity of voices. It’s clear to us that, if that is our goal, we need create more pathways for women and artists of color. The Next Generation Commission is designed to seek out those voices and provide them with the support necessary for their talents to be recognized and nurtured and their stories to be told”
NOTE: Theater Latté Da will have right of first refusal for the World Premiere of the commissioned work. Partnerships with other producing theaters and/or independent producers will be welcomed. Creative teams will have the right to apply for and participate in other developmental workshops and residencies during the course of development at Latté Da.
