EST/LA’s New Play Development Lab

 

The purpose of the lab is to take a script from its current draft to a draft that is ready for a full production. Each project will have its own unique process according to the needs of the play, the playwright and the company.

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The next DevLab program will take place in 2025.

 

Plays for the 2023 Lab were chosen based on a number of criteria, including:

1.  TYPE: full-length;

2. PROVENANCE: written by an EST/LA company member or created/developed through an EST/LA writing program (Playwrights Unit, New West, The Ignite Project)

3. EVALUATION: A). submitted for Winterfest 2023, and received a combined evaluation score of 4 or above in addition to all of the evaluators’ responses; B). The Artistic Director’s evaluation of the script and/or its Winterfest 2023 reading;

4. BOLD THEATRICALITY: Does the storytelling provide an opportunity for the audience to make an imaginative leap?

 

 

2023 DEVLAB PLAYS