The Storyteller Studio is a collaborative space for playwrights and dramaturgs under 30 to hone their craft through peer and professional support, and to develop their skills, work ethic, and artistic process as they transition into professional careers.

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This program is intended for those who have graduated from university programs or those who have begun their artistic practice through alternative avenues. It is open to artists who consider New Jersey a personal or artistic home free of charge, and to artists outside of New Jersey through sponsorships with partner institutions across the country.

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The Storyteller Studio places our focus on cultivating process, not product. The primary goal of the program is to foster a communal spirit of dramaturgy and individual artistic approach, and to explore various career paths within the fields of playwriting and dramaturgy.

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Emerging artists, especially those who have foregone formal training/higher education, face numerous barriers to artistic development including high costs, scheduling challenges, and geographical constraints. There are few spaces for young playwrights and dramaturgs to practice and develop their skills that aren’t classes, internships, apprenticeships, or fellowships– many of which are inaccessible. Artists at this crucial entry point in their careers do not always have a consistent support network of peers, let alone a consistent mentor or artistic home.  This reality can leave artists isolated and with a fractured, inconsistent environment in which to continue to grow and learn. 

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The Storyteller Studio was conceived with all of these challenges in mind as a uniquely and radically accessible, virtual, no-cost opportunity, structured to champion self-determination by each artist while offering community support, targeted mentorship, and professional development.​​