The Hatchery is a new play development festival celebrating and supporting new works for the stage that center music and movement. Produced by Portland, Oregon theater company Many Hats Collaboration, The Hatchery is a short-term, paid performance residency program with a public-facing workshop performance. Our goal is to serve local and regional artists and ensembles by providing a nontraditional new works development model that provides support in the form of money, space, marketing and audience attendance. The Hatchery promotes the creation of groundbreaking, music and movement-driven new works for the contemporary theater canon, nurtured in the Pacific Northwest.
In our second year producing The Hatchery, we will select 1-2 community-sourced projects based on proposals submitted. A selection panel will evaluate proposals using the stated selection criteria using a committee-based process. The deadline to submit a proposal is January 31, 2025.
Important information
- Dates: Exact dates TBD between August 13-24, 2025 with public performances on August 24. Artists need to be available in person for these dates.
- Space: The Judy, (The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts), 1000 SW Broadway T-100, Portland, OR 97205
- Deadlines: Proposal deadline is January 31, 2025. Interviews (by webconference) will be held between March 10-28. Artists will be notified of their application status by March 31, 2025.
What does The Hatchery provide?
- 30 hours of in-person rehearsal time culminating in an informal workshop showing for a live audience
- Paid stipends to all collaborators for projects with 5 performers or less (sorry, no Equity contracts at this time)
- Collaborative personnel as needed (director, composer, choreographer, castmembers, stage manager)
- Limited design and materials support
- Marketing in support of public performance
- 5 hours of optional creative and structural consulting from Many Hats to support workshop design, pre-Hatchery, or “next steps” planning, post-Hatchery
Equity, inclusion and diversity are core values to Many Hats Collaboration and will be part of the proposal evaluation process. For more information on selection criteria, visit https://www.manyhatscollaboration.org/thehatchery.
Questions? Issues? Email jessica@manyhatscollaboration.org
More Info
https://www.manyhatscollaboration.org/thehatchery
Salary
Stipends paid to all participating artists
Location
Portland, OR
Contact Email
jessica@manyhatscollaboration.org