NEW WORK
AT COMPANY ONE

Through a combination of personalized dramaturgy, workshops, and professional development programs, Company One Theatre’s New Work department is an incubator of new work for writers of varied experience levels and backgrounds.

C1’s New Work team works closely with the artists of our mainstage productions to provide robust dramaturgical support, helping to realize a play’s full potential and creating connections between our audiences and artistic work. Our programs aim to provide professional development that aligns with C1’s mission of nurturing civically-engaged artists and creating a more equitable city.

Explore below for more information on some of our current offerings and program history!

PLAYWRIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

If you are an artist interested in the work we do at C1, we would love to hear from you! Company One supports artists at a range of career levels, and considers new works both for production and development opportunities as part of our season planning. If you are considering whether your work is a good fit for C1, you may find it helpful to keep some of the following information in mind:

  • At Company One, our work is rooted in principles of joy, innovation, and the theatrically ‘impossible.’ We gravitate towards work that is bold and ambitious in scope, that creates space for voices that have been historically excluded from American theatre, and that tells those stories with care.

  • C1 envisions a Boston defined by justice, equity, and artistic innovation. As such, we look for playwrights who center civic or community action in their creative practice, and are excited by plays that respond to and advance the dialogue on social justice issues that are impacting our communities right now.

  • While we consider works from artists from all over, C1 is especially interested in bringing stories to our stage that have hyperlocal resonance with our audiences. If you or your work have a specific connection to a Boston community or neighborhood, we would love to hear about it!

How to connect with us:
Interested artists are encouraged to fill out our New Work Interest Form! This form is an opportunity to share a bit more about yourself and your work for our New Work team to review as opportunities arise. We review and respond to form submissions on a rolling basis, and would love to hear from you!

SUBMIT NEW WORK INTEREST FORM

PLAYLAB PROGRAM HISTORY

Since its founding, Company One has served as an incubator of bold new theatre, with our New Work team supporting the development of new plays that have gone on to our stages and beyond. While our department has gone through different iterations over the years, our work with artists has always centered a commitment to the creative process, plays that give voice to bold and joyful stories, and new works created through collaboration and community care. In service of the stories we tell and the audiences we share them with, our work seeks to disrupt the limits of the typical theatre-making and theatre-going experience.

Look below at how C1 has engaged new work throughout our history!

In Season 19, we presented the world premiere of Idris Goodwin’s Hype Man, which has continued to live on as a focal point in our Education department’s Anti-Racism Residencies. By thinking about our new work and its impact holistically, we strive to find ways for new plays to live past a single production and continue serving our community.

Our world premiere of Greater Good in Season 20 showcased the work of our brilliant Playwright in Residence, Kirsten Greenidge. Presented in classrooms at the Commonwealth School, our site-specific production embraced unconventional approaches to new work, bringing this story to life in an exciting challenge to our artists and unique experience for our audiences.

Our work on local artist Francisca Da Silveira’s can i touch it? (season 23) allowed us to extend a new play’s life, this time bringing this hyperlocal story’s universal message to audiences nationally through the National New Play Network’s Rolling World Premiere program.

In our most recent history, our development and world premiere of Tara Moses’ Haunted (season 26) was a part of our Public Art for Public Good initiative. The piece has been connected to our work from draft 0, as part of the New Work department’s Flux Lab program.

Collaborating with artists to realize plays unique in scale and scope, we work to meet new plays where they are and provide bespoke dramaturgical and developmental resources to these stories as they unfold. In addition to our robust new work history in our productions, our lab programs have taken many forms, from the women-centred PlayLab flagship program, to our Open Write panels, and more. Through these programs, we have engaged artists like Lauren Yee, Tara Moses, Lydia Diamond, Kit Yan, Melissa Li, and more.

2020-2024: C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT

2023-2024: C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT

Volt Lab: Nick Baker, Cas Berta, Erin Davis, Angelique Dina, Sofia Lindgren Galloway, Annalise River Guidry, Marc Hem Lee, Jenny S. Lee, Hannah Levinson, Elijah Punzal, Thomas Wark

Flux Lab: Kirsten Greenidge, Tara Moses, Eliana Pipes

Open Writes Guest Artists: Daria Polatin, Alexis Scheer, Thato Mwosa, Kira Rockwell, Hana S. Sharif, Anne G. Morgan, Lynde Rosaria, Beth Blickers, P. Carl, Tara Moses, Annalise River Guidry, Raqael Duarte Hunt, nico d’entremont

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2022-2023: C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT

Volt Lab: Annalise Guidry, Fabiola R. Decius, Gayané Kaligian, Jupiter Lê, Julie-Anne Whitney, Nontani Weatherly, Raqael Duarte Hunt, Wenxuan Xue

Surge Lab: Jonathan Norton, J.C. Pankratz, Eliana Pipes

Flux Lab: Kirsten Greenidge, Idris Goodwin, Tara Moses, mica rose

Open Writes Guest Artists: Nathan Alan Davis, Annalise Guidry, Gayané Kaligian, Khary Jones, Jacqueline E. Lawton

Field Work Guest Artists: Valyn Lyric Turner, Luis Alfaro, Liz Engelman, Shanaé Burch

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2021-2022: C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT

Volt Lab: Cris Eli Blak, Pampi Das, Venus Delmar, Cayenne Douglass, Francesca Fernandez McKenzie, Jolie Frazer-Madge, Rawchayl Sahadeo

Surge Lab: M Sloth Levine, Tara Moses, Ashley Rose

Flux Lab: Inda Craig-Galván, Francisca Da Silveira, Idris Goodwin, Kirsten Greenidge, Micah Rose

Open Writes Guest Artists: Jacqueline Lawton, Rhiana Yazzie, Luis Alfaro, Amy Zhang

Field Work (in partnership with the Boston Public Library)

  • Guest Artists: Anne G. Morgan, Gwydion Suilebhan, Pat Gabridge, Andrew Siañez-De La O, Erin Lerch, Al Parker
  • Dramaturgs: Ilana M Brownstein, Afrikah Selah

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2020-2021: C1 PLAYLAB CIRCUIT

Volt Lab: Elana Lev Friedland, Alicia Olivo, Robin Berl, Dr. Maru Colbert, Hayley St. James, Taiga Christie, Thato Mwosa, Quentin Nguyen-duy, Jen Bobiwash, 

Surge Lab: Inda Craig-Galván, Francisca Da Silveira, Idris Goodwin

Flux Lab: Kit Yan & Melissa Li (C1 Pao Fellows)

Dramaturgs: Ilana M Brownstein, Christina R. Chan, Kirsten Greenidge, Jessica Scout Malone, Elena Morris, Alison Yueming Qu

Open Writes Guest Artists: Mike Lew, Rehana Mirza Lew, Christopher Oscar Peña, Aurin Squire, David Valdes, Cori Thomas, Francisca Da Silveira, Idris Goodwin, Karen Hartman, Todd London, David Adjmi, Naomi Iizuka, Ryan J. Haddad, Lila Rose Kaplan, Micah Rose, Lydia R. Diamond, Ashley-Rose, Gethsmane Herron-Coward, Kate Cortesi

Field Work (in partnership with the Boston Public Library)

  • Fall 2020 Convening Guest Artists: Claudia Alick, Jasmine Brooks, Shanaé Burch, Inda Craig-Galván, Francisca Da Silveira, Kara Elliott-Ortega, Pascale Danice Florestal, Idris Goodwin, Tim Hall, Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza, Diana Oh, Madeline Sayet, Yura Sapi (Vivana Vargas), Sparkhaven Theatre (Hannah Pryfogle, Geena M. Forristall, M Sloth Levine, John Meredith), Asian American Theatre Artists of Boston (Sarah Shin, Christina R Chan), Erin Lerch.
  • Spring 2021 Convening Guest Artists: Eric Ting, Jasmine Brooks, Michael Colford, Joshua Glenn-Kayden, Lydia Jane Graeff, Lauren Gunderson, Kim Montelibano Heil, Daniel Alexander Jones, Tonasia Jones, John J King, Shawn LaCount, M Sloth Levine, Todd London, James Milord, Diana Oh, Nicole Olusanya, Kristin Parker, Tyler Prendergast, Micah Rose, Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Summer L. Williams, Yura Sapi (Vivana Vargas), Audrey Seraphin, Vincent Siders, Dawn Meredith Simmons, Karthik Subramanian, Eric Ting, Paloma Valenzuela, Mark Abby VanDerzee, Shanelle Chloe Villegas, Ngoc-Tran Vu, Oompa Williams,  
  • Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M Brownstein, Kirsten Greenidge, Jessica Scout Malone, Elena Morris, Alison Qu

2016-2020: C1 PLAYLAB UNIT + FELLOWS + BOOTCAMP

2019-2020: C1 PLAYLAB

Unit: Bess Welden, Catherine Stewart, Nico Pang, Dillon Yruegas, Eli Nixon, Amy Merrill, A.K. Morgan, Ashley Rose

C1 Pao Fellows: Kit Yan & Melissa Li (in partnership with the Pao Arts Center)

Mellon Resident Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge

Dramaturgs: Ilana M Brownstein, Christina R. Chan, Kirsten Greenidge, Jessica Scout Malone, Elena Morris

2019 BOOTCAMP

Guest Artists: Edrie Edrie, Ramona Rose King, Catherine T. Morris, Emily Ruddock, Elle Borders, Jasmine Brooks, Shawn LaCount, Summer L. Williams, Dawn M. Simmons, Annis Sengupta, Elisa Hamilton, Sari Boren, Fabiola Decius, Stephanie K. Brownell

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M Brownstein, Kirsten Greenidge, Jessica Scout Malone, Elena Morris

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2018-2019: C1 PLAYLAB

PlayLab/Pao Fellow: Greg Lam (in partnership with the Pao Arts Center)

Fellows: Kim Euell, Ingrid Oslund, Jaymes Sanchez

Unit: Sloth Levine, Nency Selamoun, Nick Malakhow, Grace Hoffman, Barbara Lewis, Sari Boren

Mellon Resident Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M Brownstein, Kirsten Greenidge, Jessica Scout Malone, Lina Pulgarin-Duque

2018 BOOTCAMP — in partnership with the Boston Public Library

Master Class Guests: Rashin Fa (Fahandej), Lauren Miller, Summer L. Williams, Christa Brown, Sarah Shampnois, Joshua Glenn-Kayden, Jasmine Brooks, Karthik Subramanian, Edrie Edrie, Anne G. Morgan, Shawn LaCount, Alexis Scheer, Steve Bogart, Greg Lam, Laura Neill, Jaymes Sanchez, Christina R. Chan

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M Brownstein, Kirsten Greenidge 

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2017-2018: C1 PLAYLAB

Fellows: Kim Euell, Andrew Siañez-De La O, Livian Yeh,

Unit: Hortense Gerardo, Ana Candida Carneiro, Jaymes Sanchez, Ingrid Oslund, Takeo Rivera, Sara Horatius

Mellon Resident Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge

2017: BOOTCAMP — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

Master Class Guests: Shana Gozansky, Dawn Meredith Simmons, Emily Ruddock, Julie Felise Dubiner, Kevin Becerra, Julie Hennrikus, Nicole Olyusana, Pat Gabridge, Ramona Ostrowski, Bridget O’Leary, Jacqueline Lawton, Andrew Duncan Will, Lynn Wilcott, Megan Sandberg-Zakian, Sarah Shampnois, Shawn LaCount, Summer L. Williams, Karthik Subramanian, Josh Glenn-Kayden, Kirsten Greenidge

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M. Brownstein, Fran Da Silveira, Haley Fluke, Tatiana Isabel Gil 

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2016-2017: C1 PLAYLAB

Fellows: David Valdes, Liana Asim, Ken Green

Unit: Shenelle Salcido Williams, Stephanie K. Brownell, Vannessa Greenleaf, Zahra Belyea, Allison Marsh Baker, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Erin Lerch, Fabiola Decius, Tyler Monroe

Affiliates: Cassie M. Seinuk, Kevin Mullins

National: Josh Wilder, Idris Goodwin

Mellon Resident Playwright: Kirsten Greenidge

Master Class Guests: Jacqueline Lawton, Julie Hennrikus, Jiehae Park, Anne G. Morgan, Pat Gabridge, Lee Schuna, Cristina Todesco

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M. Brownstein, Fran Da Silveira, Haley Fluke, Hayley Spivey 

 

2011-2016: XX PLAYLAB + BCA PLAYLAB

2015-2016: BCA PLAYLAB — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

Fellows: Christian R. Chan, Cecelia Raker, Jeni Mahoney

Unit: Ken Green, Colleen Hughes, Rosa Nagle, Jecenia Figueroa, Mimi Augustin, Mara Elissa Palma, Mary McCullough, Greg Lam

Affiliates: Laura Neill, Nina Louise Morrison

Master Class Guests: Obehi Janice, Kelly Miller, Julie Hennrikus, Anne G. Morgan, Pat Gabridge, Beth Blickers, Cristina Todesco, A. Rey Pamatmat

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M. Brownstein, Haley Fluke, Ramona Ostrowski 

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2014-2015: BCA PLAYLAB — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

XX Fellows: Elizabeth Addison, Liana Asim

PlayLab Playwrights: Deirdre Girard, MJ Halberstadt, Terrence Kidd, Ginger Lazarus

Master Class Guests: Kristoffer Diaz, Kirsten Greenidge, Melinda Lopez, Kelly Miller, Julie Felise Dubiner, Rebecca A. Frank, Anne G. Morgan, Beth Blickers

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M. Brownstein, Kelley Holly, Alexandra Juckno, Ramona Ostrowski 

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2013-2014: XX PLAYLAB — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

Playwrights: Miranda Craigwell, Obehi Janice, Natsu Onoda Power, Kirsten Greenidge

Dramaturgs: Jessie Baxter, Ilana M. Brownstein, Ramona Ostrowski, Ciera-Sadé Wade

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2012-2013: XX PLAYLAB — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

Playwrights: Natalia Naman, Lydia R. Diamond, Kirsten Greenidge

Dramaturgs: Ilana M. Brownstein, Tyler Monroe

 

2011-2012: XX PLAYLAB — in partnership with the Boston Center for the Arts

Playwright: Lauren Yee

Dramaturg: Ilana M.Brownstein

Header photo by Annielly Camargo.