Round 12 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab Application

Round 12 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab Application

2026-2027 Season
All Atlanta area artists are invited to submit a project as a lead artist to Round 12 of the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab. Three projects will be given $10,000 each in development support culminating in a public showcase of the artists and their work in the Spring of 2027. The Reiser Lab seeks to foster the growth of generative artists of all varieties through work on collaborative projects. To that end the Alliance Theatre provides an artistic home, space to work, artistic counsel, financial resources, and a showcase opportunity.

The Lab is available for lead artists of any practice – actor, director, designer, writer, composer, choreographer or musician (and these are just examples) – to develop a collaborative work. Artists who are not playwrights are strongly encouraged to be lead artists! It is the goal of the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab to celebrate the breadth and vision of Atlanta-based artists, to encourage collaboration among Atlanta’s artistic community, to seed projects that will promote artistic growth, and to create projects ready to be produced here in Atlanta.

Each application will be evaluated using the following criteria:

How can the ideas and goals of this project be achieved?
Do the artists involved make sense as a team?
What is the quality of the work sample?
What is the strength of the application?
Is the described product producible within the Reiser Lab process?

Please note that the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab is devoted to taking projects and artists to the next level of development, and is not a showcase for completed work.

The projects will be judged by a panel of judges comprised of the Alliance Theatre Artistic Directors; an Atlanta area Artistic Director; an artist or Artistic Director NOT currently Atlanta based; and a current or alum Lab participant.

TIMELINE

Applications Open: November 1, 2025

Information Session: December 2025

Application Deadline: January 20, 2026, at 11:59pm

In-Person Pitch Party: February 3, 2026, 6:00-9:00pm (All teams are required to attend.)

Grant Period Begins: June 1, 2026

Final Public Presentation: May 2027

Grant Period Ends: May 31, 2027

Before you start the application....

It is STRONGLY encouraged that you read through the FAQs.

Please note that the In-Person Pitch Party is required as a part of your application. See FAQs for more information.

Good luck and we're looking forward to reading your application!

Project Details: Part 1

Let us know about your project and a general overview of the team.
Project Title*
Brief Project Description (one sentence):*

This brief description gets to the essence of your project's story and is useful for identifying it quickly amongst many other projects. 0/75
Extended Project Description (more than one sentence):*

This extended description is where you can give more explanation about the project in fuller detail. 0/350
In what phase of development does your project currently exist?*

0/175
What are the potential challenges of this project?*

0/175
What questions do you still have about your project?*

0/175
Why is this project important now?*

0/225
Why is your team the right group of people to develop this piece? How long has each collaborator been with the project?*

0/225

Project Details: Part 2

Each team member needs to answer the next questions individually and in their own voice.
Each project must have three Atlanta-based artists, including the Lead Artist. All artists participating can only submit one application per year. Applying artists must live in the greater Atlanta, Georgia region.
Lead Artist

Individual questions
Lead Artist (Artist 1)*

First NameLast Name
Personal Pronouns

He/Him/HisShe/Her/HersThey/Them/TheirsOther
Email*
example@example.com
Mobile Number*
Home Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Project Role*
Director, Playwright, Actor, Dramaturg, Composer, etc.
Bio*

0/150
Please note: This program is designed to invest in Atlanta based artists. At a minimum, the Lead Artist must live in the greater Atlanta region. Please indicate below whether or not this is true for you. If your project is selected and we find that the Lead Artist is not (or is no longer) a resident of the greater Atlanta region, it is grounds for your project to be canceled.*
I have contacted the other artists listed on this application, and they have agreed to be listed on my application and to participate in the development of this project if accepted to the Lab. I have explained to them that any one artist can only appear on one application. I also confirm that this project does not have a producer already attached.*

By clicking here, I agree that the above statement is true.
What has drawn you to this piece? How will you advance your craft by working on this piece?*

0/300
What are the outcomes you hope to accomplish during your project's development? If you already have thoughts about how to use the showcase opportunity at the end of the Lab, what are they?*

0/300
Please share any accessibility needs that you may have.

Artist 2

Individual questions
Each project must have three Atlanta-based artists, including the Lead Artist. All artists participating can only submit one application per year. Applying artists must live in the greater Atlanta, Georgia region.
Artist 2*

First NameLast Name
Personal Pronouns

He/Him/HisShe/Her/HersThey/Them/TheirsOther
Email*
example@example.com
Mobile Number*
Home Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Project Role*
Director, Playwright, Actor, Dramaturg, Composer, etc.
Bio*

0/150
Please note: This program is designed to invest in Atlanta based artists. Please indicate below whether or not you live in Greater Atlanta.*
What has drawn you to this piece? How will you advance your craft by working on this piece?*

0/300
What are the outcomes you hope to accomplish during your project's development? If you already have thoughts about how to use the showcase opportunity at the end of the Lab, what are they?*

0/300
Please share any accessibility needs that you may have.

Artist 3

Individual questions
Each project must have three Atlanta-based artists, including the Lead Artist. All artists participating can only submit one application per year. Applying artists must live in the greater Atlanta, Georgia region.
Artist 3*

First NameLast Name
Personal Pronouns

She/Her/HersHe/Him/HisThey/Them/TheirsOther
Email*
example@example.com
Mobile Number*
Home Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Project Role*
Director, Playwright, Actor, Dramaturg, Composer, etc.
Bio*

0/150
Please note: This program is designed to invest in Atlanta based artists. Please indicate below whether or not you live in Greater Atlanta.*
What has drawn you to this piece? How will you advance your craft by working on this piece?*

0/300
What are the outcomes you hope to accomplish during your project's development? If you already have thoughts about how to use the showcase opportunity at the end of the Lab, what are they?*

0/300
Please share any accessibility needs that you may have.

Work samples
If a writer is part of the team, a script sample of no more than 10 pages is requested for each new play/project but is not necessary for classic texts or ones not currently in development.

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If there is a full script available, please upload it here. (This is optional and not required)

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If the artists are directors, designers, or actors, work samples can be no more than 5 minutes of video or slide-show pictures. Please submit whatever best represents your work. If you have a link to an online work sample, please include that below.

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Link to online work sample
Please indicate in an uploaded file how you would use the $10,000 project budget. This is NOT final and the budget will be reviewed with Alliance Staff if your project is chosen. It’s another way to show the panel your project's financial priorities. Budgeted items could include artist compensation, “commission” fees for generative artists, recording expenses, travel expenses, research expenses, materials fees for design processes and compensation for actors in rehearsals. The Alliance Theatre has a commitment to compensate actors and stage managers during the private midpoint check-in and the final presentation, so please create budgets that reflect that commitment. *

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The Pitch Session
Once you've submitted this application, you still have one more step - the pitch.

We invite everyone who submits to a reception, during which each team will pitch their idea to the room.

The idea behind this is multifold. In part, we want to make the process of applying for this program useful to all applicants. Having a 90 second elevator pitch is part of the arsenal of working artist. We'd like to give folks this opportunity to work on theirs.

Finally, we want to offer our Atlanta artists an opportunity to get to know one another, network, and get excited about each others' projects and goals!

Directions for the in-person pitch:
1. Mark your calendars for the on-campus Pitch Party on February 3 , 2026
2. Prepare the 90 second elevator pitch with your team telling us about your project - synopsis, play some songs (if your project has music), give us a sense of you and what you'd want to achieve during your Lab.
3. Keep it as low tech as possible. This isn't the moment for spectacle. Your passion for your project is more important than anything else.
If your entire team is unable to attend in person, you may request an exception to submit a virtual pitch by emailing us. If you have any additional questions about the pitch, contact us via email: reiserlab@alliancetheatre.org.
That's it! You've (almost) finished!

As a reminder, there will be an applicant reception and Pitch Party on February 3, 2026 (an invitation will be mailed to you once we receive your application).

If you have additional questions, please email ReiserLab@alliancetheatre.org.

Reminder: All fields are required until you reach the "Work Samples" section. If you reach the end of your application and the "Submit" button hasn't appeared, it might be because you have left a field empty earlier in the application.
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Round 12 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab Application

Project Details: Part 1

Project Details: Part 2

Lead Artist

Artist 2

Artist 3

Work samples

The Pitch Session