Seeking playwrights, directors, designers & creative producers! Click here to apply!

The CoCo Residency program started 7 years ago and invites 8 early-to-mid-career theatre artists to form a cohort over a year-long period. The cohort includes playwrights, directors, producers and designers.

The goal of this program is for residents to build authentic relationships within their cohort, as well as with the Colt Coeur Leadership team. Unlike other residencies, there is no specific product you are working on, nor is there a forward-facing presentation of any kind. Hopefully, our time together yields exciting ideas, nourishes our souls, and establishes the foundations for future collaborations.

The CoCo Residency program alumni include: Brittany K. Allen, Will Arbery, Rashad T. Bailey, Katie Brook, Bleu Beckford-Burell, Dustin Chinn, Kate Cortesi, Melissa Crespo, Sarah Dahnke, Adrienne Dawes, Kate Douglas, Tara Elliot, Emma Goidel, Jeremy O. Harris, Justice Hehir, Rachel Herron, Obehi Janice, C.A. Johnson, J. Mehr Kaur, Portia Krieger, Niara Mae, Natalie Margolin, Rehana Lew Mirza, Lia Romeo, Sarah Sander, Danya Taymor, Corey Umlauf, Liba Vaynberg, Noelle Viñas, Whitney White, Pirronne Yousefzadeh, and Cate Yu. (If you know any of these artists - we encourage you to ask them about their experience!)

Through this residency, we are excited to offer:

a $750 stipend (in two payments, one in October 2024, one in August 2025)
access to the CoCo office/rehearsal studio in DUMBO (we encourage Residents to collaborate with each other and share their work in our DUMBO studio)
$100 towards workshop/development

We will be accepting submissions through August 2, 2024. We will notify finalists and conduct interviews in August. Our first session is Friday, September 6th.

If you would like to speak to our team about alternative ways to apply (i.e. self-recorded video, or audio file), please get in touch at coltcoeur@gmail.com.