INCUBATE NYC
ABOUT INCUBATE NYC
Presented this year in Queens & The Bronx, INCUBATE NYC develops and presents workshop performances from writers who reside/have roots to NYC's outer boroughs. This program is generously supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
APPLY TO INCUBATE NYC
Submissions to INCUBATE NYC 2025, are now open to playwrights based or from QUEENS and THE BRONX.
Accepted plays will receive $500, a workshop of their play culminating in public presentations of their work.
WHO CAN APPLY?
This submission process is open to all Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of color, based or from Queens or The Bronx. These writers can be at any stage in their career.
The INCUBATE NYC workshops are intended for full-length plays that have not had a fully-realized production. Workshop resources include actors, director, stage manager and sound design.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE December 16th
DATES: All workshops will happen before June 30, 2025
Submission Guidelines:
- Currently accepting full length plays
- Playwrights identify as Black, Indigenous, Person of Color
- Playwright must be based or originally from in the Bronx, or Queens
- Strong consideration will be given to plays that can be developed using 6 or fewer actors.
PREVIOUS INCUBATE NYC PLAYWRIGHTS
Jesse Jae Hoon /// Queens, 2024
Christin Eve Cato /// The Bronx, 2024
Borna Barzin /// Brooklyn, 2023
Lily Gonzales /// Queens, 2023
Juan Ramirez Jr. /// The Bronx, 2023
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.