Chelsea Rep Playwriting LAB

The Playwriting LAB's objective is to discover new plays that challenge audience and artists alike, setting the stage for exciting and innovative theatrical collaborations. Submitted scripts are read regularly from which approximately 24 plays per year are chose for LAB readings to discover potential projects for upcoming Chelsea rep LAB festivals of new plays.

Our resident playwright instructor, Jeremy Kareken, along with Edward Eihnhorn (other playwright instructor) and Chelsea Repertory Company mainstage director and current Acting LAB monitor John Grabowski head the search and development of new scripts leading up to production, working with the playwright to bring each play to its fullest realization.

An opportunity for identifying and developing new work is offered by our monthly reading where the developed play will be shared with Artistic Directors and read by theater professionals.
Plays that have been identified as potential works for production are developed by individual dramaturgical sessions between the playwright and Mr. Kareken and eventually shared with the Artistic Directors. Playwrights of interest to the theater are introduced in the same way. An additional opportunity for identifying and developing new work is offered by our annual reading series directed and read by theater professionals.

2019: SPRINGFEST 2019: DIRECTORS CHOICE-UNXXXPURGATED

2019: e-Merging Artists One-act Play Festival 2019

2018: e-Merging Artists One-act Play Festival 2018

2017: e-Merging Artists One-act Play Festival 2017

2016: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: SPRINGFEST 2016

2015: e-Merging Artists One-act Play Festival 2015

2015: DIRECTOR’S CHOICE: SPRINGFEST 2015 -

2014: e-Merging Artists One-act Play Festival 2014

2014: NEW PLAYS - NEW DIRECTORS SPRINGFEST 2014.

2014: CAFFE CINO RETROSPECTIVE: One-Act Plays

2013: e-Merging Artists: One-Act Play Festival 2013

2012: 2012 NY Fringe - ALMOST A FANTASY - by Michael Aguirre

2011: e-Merging Artists One-Act Play Festival of New Works

2009: Alive With Ives-The LAB Is BACK

1999: The Last Orange Dying, Trip Synch, The Love Talker; Last Chance Texaco; The Fairy Garden, Lynette at

1998: Slightly Off-off: Seven Plays of the Sixties

1997: THE ZOO STORY

1996: CAMINO REAL

1995: BLACK HOLE - by Greg Fensterman

1995: BEYOND THERAPY

1995: The Nature and Purpose of the Universe

1989: The Television Anesthesia

1989: SOMETHING UNSPOKEN

1989: Graceland

1989: Private Wars

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The amount of value I have received (from day one!!!) will serve me throughout my entire career. It’s really hard for creatives to find a community especially one that makes you better! The Acting Studio is one you can trust.

— Julia Sjakovs
Having trained in New York at both The Acting Studio and The William Esper Studio, it was abundantly clear within a matter of minutes that The Acting Studio delivered above and beyond on every level. James Price who is the Studio Director at The Acting Studio, is every beginners (and indeed accomplished) actors hero. He is without a doubt, the most emotionally intuitive, charged and lively of any Meisner teacher you’ll ever hope to be training under. I left his class hungry for more, stronger than ever and 100% certain that after his training, success can only follow. When that Oscar win comes in, I know exactly whom I’ll be thanking. James Price, you are my hero.

— Loretta Bogard
I have read every book on acting and taken classes at other studios which lead me to think I had a good understanding of the craft. Then I went through the program at The Acting Studio - New York and learned the truer meaning of craft. The intimate classes, the knowledge of the faculty, and professionalism has influenced my life in every way. Thank you for setting the bar and guiding the students to rise to the level. - Peter Evangelista, 2010 Studio graduate - working actor

— Peter Evangelista
The class i would have to say was a life experience. It built a foundation of acting skills that I can use in just about all walks of life. For up incoming actors, I highly recommend this class.

James Price the professor was an amazing instructor. His methods of teaching are like a mad scientist at work. No matter what he pushes you to get the best acting out of who ever he instructs.

I am so glad I took this class.

— David Valencia
Halfway into their 10-week Introduction to Meisner class I was hooked and seriously thinking about acting as a career. I finished their full acting program one year ago and am still involved with The Acting Studio community, still working, learning, and growing. James Price and John Grabowski are the best teachers and mentors a serious actor could get, and the rest of the faculty is excellent as well.

— Rosa Rodriguez-graduate 2010
James Price is without question one of the greatest acting coaches - fostering, nurturing, and challenging each and every student while uniquely ferreting out their strengths and weaknesses, and enhancing them in a way that allowed virtually everyone to come out of the class as better actors, technicians, and people as well.

— Jeff Ashkenes

Chelsea Rep Playwriting LAB

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