✷ ✷ ✷ PROGRAMS/FELLOWSHIPS/RESIDENCIES ✷ ✷ ✷

APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN

What: The New Play Incubator (NPI) provides 8–12 weeks each year on the Snodgrass Stage for the development and full production of new plays, with each project receiving 2–5 weeks based on need.
When: TBD, the following date ranges are currently under consideration for the Incubator program in 2025-26:
1. - March 16 - April 5, 2026
  - May 4 - 24, 2026
  - June 29 - August 30, 2026
Where: Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Cost: $800/week
For: Playwrights Producers

Brighter Boston (applications open - rolling)

What: Brighter Boston is a vocational training and internship program, where you get paid to work on professional theatre, concerts, and special events. This is a chance to learn valuable skills, work on professional shows, and start a career in a high-level industry. This opportunity is available for emerging artists ages 16-24, and specifically targets BIPOC artists and artists who have not attended/graduated from a 4-year university.
When: Rolling
Where: In-person in the Greater Boston Area
Cost: N/A
For: Stage Managers Production Managers Designers Technicians

Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship (applications open - deadline October 10)

What: The Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship (CEF) is designed to accelerate the careers and practice of a diverse group of artists and creative solopreneurs. CEF is a customized professional development experience for 8-10 individuals who are selected through a competitive application process. The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston is currently looking to accept a small, diverse group of solopreneurs, entrepreneurs and artists working to build a professional practice. Coaching and teaching will be conducted in English and Spanish. Candidates for this program may include visual artists (e.g. public artists, photographers, painters, etc.), craft artists and artisans, performing artists, writers, and more.
When: December 2025 - June 2026
Where: Boston
Cost: N/A
For: All Theatre Artists

Shakespeare & Co Actor January Intensive (applications open - Oct 1 priority for financial aid, Oct 15 final deadline) ✷

What: The goal of the January Intensive is to expand the actor’s vocal, physical, emotional, and imaginative responsiveness to language through Linklater voice work, and to apply it to the delights and demands of Shakespeare’s text.
When: December 27, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Where: Lenox, MA (Tuition includes housing & food)
Cost: $4,950 (Scholarships available)
For: Actors/Performers (mid-career performers)

SpeakEasy Artistic Fellowship (applications closed for 2025)

What: The SpeakEasy Fellowship is for theater administrators and artists looking to transition into the professional theatre world after graduation. Opportunities may include casting, script reading, community engagement, assistant directing, and more. This is a paid, part-time fellowship.
When: Program runs September-May, applications typically open mid-Spring.
Where: In-Person, SpeakEasy Office (BCA)
Cost: N/A
For: All Theatre Artists (must be post-secondary education or equivalent)

What: The Summer Intensive is an opportunity for college theater students and emerging professional artists to immerse themselves in Shakespeare, six days a week for four weeks during our summer performance season.
When: Summer Intensive ran May 28 - June 22, 2025, dates TBD for 2026
Where: Lenox, MA (Tuition includes housing & food)
Cost: $5,850 (Scholarships available)

For: Actors/Performers(college students and recent graduates)

The CSC Apprentice Program (applications closed for 2025)

What: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s apprentice program is a 7.5-week summer intensive that gives early career performers a rigorous tour of Shakespeare’s language in professional practice and performance. The program includes training by CSC’s faculty and artists in Shakespeare’s Text, Linklater Voice, Movement, and several specialized workshop series.
When: Summer, applications typically open in early Spring.
Where: In-Person, Boston
Cost: $3,950 (Tuition Scholarship & Work Study available)
For: Actors/Performers (targeted towards emerging actors)

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