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RESIDENCY

ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM

REC ROOM ARTS' ARTIST RESIDENCY PROVIDES ESTABLISHED ARTISTS, AS WELL AS YOUNG, FRINGE, AND EMERGING ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES, A PLACE TO DEVELOP AND PERFORM NEW WORK.  

OVERVIEW

Delivering on our promise to nurture and support innovative artists both locally and beyond, Rec Room Arts is happy to announce another installment of our Artist Residency program.

Rec Room’s Artist Residency supports innovative artists both locally and beyond in an opportunity for theatre makers to develop new work at a professional theatre. Whether a new musical, a play or puppet show, artists are given the time, space and support needed to develop and refine a new theatrical piece. This residency is built around the artist's needs, but is best for projects that are at a place where actors and audiences will be of service to the project's development. Rec Room’s Artist Residencies are a unique opportunity for an artist centered workshop process. Each residency is deliberately shaped around the requirements and needs of each individual project and artist. Whether a new adaptation of a classical work, a brand new play, or a production a writer is interested in further developing, Rec Room Artist Residency strives to launch exciting work into its next phase of growth. 

Due to the corona pandemic and the extraordinary amount of theatrical work that got canceled, Rec Room is expanding the upcoming artist residency. If your show, or project was cancelled and is now no longer being produced by another company or institution, it is eligible for a residency slot. Please see the application below for what it is being offered with this year's residency.

What You Get From Us 

  1. The main theater in Rec Room and space for rehearsals 

  2. Mentorship from Rec Room’ artistic leadership. A team member will be present at the first read, designer run and dress run and production meetings. 

  3. Limited tech support 

  4. Branding and Marketing will be done by Rec Room 

  5. All contact with press will be handled by Rec Room

  6. Mentoring on the next steps for the work and artists

  7. 1000 dollar budget to be allocated towards the production 

What We Need From You

  1. Bio ( 250 words) 

  2. Resume 

  3. Description of the work you want to present  (500 words) 

  4. Work samples (photos, video links, press, website) 

  5. Where are you in the process with this show now? Have there been previous workshops? Readings? Productions? (remounts and reworks are acceptable)  

  6. Budget for the production and other possible sources of funding

  7. Artists other than you who are attached to this project (if applicable)

  8. Goals for the project. Where do you see it going next? How will a Rec Room Residency help the project’s development (250)

What you Need to Consider 

  1. Rec Room will not provide scenic elements or scene shop.

  2. All other costs associated with the production are the responsibility of the lead artist.

  3. The lead artist is responsible for creating the artistic team, such as designer, artist, etc. Rec Room is happy to recommend people but it is on the resident to make contact and secure terms. 

Applications are open : March 26 to May 15
Please submit all materials by email to info@recroomhtx.com with the subject line “RESIDENCY APPLICATION - [Applicant’s Full Name]”

REC ROOM WRITERS

OVERVIEW OF REC ROOM WRITERS

Rec Room Writers is a writers group created for Houston playwrights to have the space, support and community to develop and workshop their plays.  Meeting bi-weekly for 8 to 9 months, the playwrights will come together at Rec Room, reading and offering critical and supportive response to each other's work. In June, the workshop will culminate in a collection of staged readings for the public. 

Application requirements: 

    • An artistic resume/CV

    • A short statement explaining why you are interested in joining Rec Room Writers  

    • Briefly explain your current writing practices

    • Provide a sample of your work (a short play or selection from a longer play)

    • Provide a proposal for another play that you would like to start writing this year. 

Please send this all to info@recroomhtx.com

Applications are open : March 26 to May 15

Please submit all materials by email to info@recroomhtx.com with the subject line “RESIDENCY APPLICATION - [Applicant’s Full Name]”

Rec Room's Artist Residency Program is funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance