The Farm Theater Sets 2016 Season

The Farm Theater announces their 2016 season, which will include six new installments of the popular bi-monthly Bullpen Sessions, workshops on play development and auditing for grad school, the College Collaboration Project with playwright Micheline Auger at the University of West Florida and Centre College in KY, the Barnstorming Project with playwright Christopher Gabriel Nunez and the Maryland Area Community College Performing Arts Collective, and World Premiere plays by Vickie Tanner and Lindsay Joy.

Bullpen Sessions

February 2, April 2, June 7, August 2, October 4 & December 6 from 6-8pm

Punto Space (325 West 38th Street) FREE Email bullpen@farmtheater.org to RSVP

Bullpen Sessions are a bi-monthly meeting where theater professionals are invited to talk about their experience on a specific topic of interest for pre-professional and emerging artists in an intimate setting. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, engage in open discussion, and share their experience on the topic. Bullpen Sessions will address basic questions about the industry, share best practices, and build community.

February 2nd: Building a Relationship with a Theatre

Special Guests: Adam Greenfield (Associate Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons) and Tessa LaNeve (Director of ESPA at Primary Stages).

The College Collaboration Project

With the University of West Florida in Pennsacola, FL & Centre College in Danville, KY

Featuring playwright Micheline Auger

November 2016

Multiple Colleges commission an early career playwright to write a play that each school will independently produce throughout the academic year. The faculty, students, and playwright will collaborate throughout the year on the development of the play. The process is documented in a blog, The Farm Report, hosted bynytheaternow.com and Indie Theater Now will publish the final version of the script. The project culminates in a reading in New York City with a cast made up of representatives from each of the college productions as well as professional actors.

The Barnstorming Project

With Maryland Area Community College Performing Arts Collective (MACCPAC)

Featuring playwright Christopher Gabriel Núñez

November 2016

The faculty, students, and playwright of Howard Community College, Carroll Community College, and Prince George's Community College will collaborate throughout the year on the development of a new play by playwright Christopher Gabriel Nunez. The process will be documented in a blog, The Farm Report, hosted bywww.nytheaternow.com and Indie Theater Now will publish the final version of the script. The project will culminate in a reading in New York City.

Running Into Me

Written & Performed by Vickie Tanner

March 2016 @ TBA

The compelling story of Vickie's struggle to succeed, despite a misguided upbringing in Compton, CA. Vickie plays various characters from her troubled past, while weaving interviews with today's teenagers through her story, taking us on a rollercoaster ride into the minds of young people, and simultaneously painting a vivid portrait of her own odyssey.

In The Event of My Death

Written by Lindsay Joy, Directed by Padraic Lillis

Presented with Stable Cable Lab Co.

August 2016 @ IRT (154 Christopher St)

Eight small-town twenty-somethings (who know each other from high school) share an impromptu time of mourning and celebration after the suicide of a mutual friend.

New Play Readings

April 2016 @ South Oxford Space (138 South Oxford Street)

The Farm Theater will present readings of three new works. Plays TBA.

Play Development Workshop

February - October 2016 @ 440 Studios (440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor)

Throughout the year The Farm Theater will offer three eight-week workshops on Play Development. Email education@thefarmtheater.org to register.

Session 1: February 1-March 21; Session 2: May 2-June 20; Session 3: September 12-October 31 $450

Grad School Audition Workshop

Saturday, October 15 from 12-5pm @ 440 Studios (440 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor)

Further details TBA.

The Farm Theater The name is inspired by the "farm" system of baseball whose role is to provide experience and training for developing players. The Farm Theater develops early career artists that may not have the support system afforded others, through workshops, productions, and mentoring. The centerpiece of our programming is the College Collaboration. This program in our first year developed a play that will be produced Off-Broadway in the fall of 2016, was published in Indie Theater Now, and the project was featured in an article on HowlRound. The Farm Theater since its inception has hosted Bullpen Sessions, which are free bi-monthly conversations between special guests and early career artists. Special Guests for the Bullpen Sessions have included Rajiv Joseph, Lucas Hnath, Anne Washburn, Paul Schnee, and Halley Feiffer. The Farm Theater also offers skill-building workshops throughout the year. The Farm Theater was inspired from Founding Artistic Director Padraic Lillis' twenty-five years of experience working directly with over 2,000 early career artists, developing multiple award winning new plays, and collaborating with artists working at the highest level in their field.