Central to our programming is Origin’s belief that meaningful cultural exchange requires more than presenting finished work: it requires sustained investment in the artists who will create what comes next.

 

Scéal Nua, Irish for “new story,” deepens Origin’s longstanding commitment to contemporary Irish theatre by providing emerging playwrights with sustained, compensated artistic development through a transatlantic creative community.

 

Building upon an initial writers’ group founded in 2023 by writer and actor Sarah Street, in which participating playwrights developed new work in community before culminating in public readings through Origin’s Plays in May initiative at the Irish Arts Center, the expanded Lab will support a new cohort of playwrights working across New York City, Dublin, and beyond.

 

Full Lab details, including the application timeline, facilitators, and commissioning fees, will be announced at a later date.

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