New Victory LabWorks Professional Development

• Artists must be 18 years of age or older.
• Artists' submitted work must be intended for family audiences (artists does not need prior experience in creating work suitable for families).
• Artists submitting for Drafts Live must have a primary residence in NYC and be available to participate in person on select dates between January and June 2027.
• Artists' project(s) may be at any point of development, including the initial concept. Intended work must not exceed a 64 page count and/or a 60 minute run time, and it must be in alignment with the New 42 mission and core values ↗.
• Artists selected to participate in the Drafts series must attend at least one Drafts event separate from their work sharing.
• Artists participating in Drafts must attend one goal setting and event preparation meeting prior to their work sharing.
• Artists should express interest in actively participating in all aspects of the New Victory LabWorks program, including professional development, peer-based exchange and peer and/or audience feedback.

If interested in submitting, please review the required materials . Please note that the submission platform is a Google Form, which cannot be saved as you go.

Please complete the submission form and include supporting materials via a Dropbox link or Google Drive folder. If you have physical materials to submit, please let us know by emailing LabWorks@New42.org.

Selected artists who participate in LabWorks Drafts receive an honorarium:

• Drafts Dialogue artists receive $150.
• Drafts Live artists receive $300.
• All artists receive notification of final lottery selections. Artistic Programming staff will contact artists who are selected by lottery directly with details around next steps regarding scheduling, distribution of materials and payment information.
• Due to the large number of submissions we receive, we cannot offer individualized feedback at this time.

New Victory LabWorks is designed to support both individual artists and companies. Payment can be made to an individual or a company. Only individual artists will be selected to participate in the Drafts series.

Absolutely! Artists do not need to have prior experience creating work for young audiences. However, you must demonstrate an enthusiasm for work made for kid-and-family audiences, and the work you focus on developing must be made specifically for a kid-and-family audience.

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Your work and any projects you focus on may be in any development phase (from initial concept to workshop). Do you have an idea you’ve wanted to explore but lack the time or resources? Submit! We’re always curious to hear what artists are interested in communicating to young audiences. If your projects have received a full production or premiere, but you would like to revisit their development, please indicate this in your submission and describe what further development you are looking to explore.

Both the New 42 Studios and the New Victory Theater are accessible. Please let us know if you have any specific requests or needs, and we will do our best to accommodate.