the movement theatre company
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The Movement nourishes, develops, and produces herculean ideas and new works by artists of color. We envision a world where the complexity and wholeness of artists of color are valued, our communities are liberated, and we can live full, dignified lives.
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The movement x Black List
ladder commission
submissions open!
The Movement and The Black List are teaming up again for the THIRD year of The Movement x Black List Ladder commission where the selected artist will receive a $10,000 award and year long residency through The Ladder.
About The Movement x Black List
Ladder Commission
The Black List is a platform dedicated to nurturing written storytelling and empowering writers to maximize their professional potential. First established in 2005 as an annual survey of Hollywood's most-liked unproduced screenplays, the Black List has since grown into a comprehensive resource for the creative industries.
As a haven for artistic experimentation, community building and big, bold, vibrant work by artists of color, a partnership between The Movement and The Black List was a no brainer.
What we’re looking for:
Proposals for new work by generative artists (i.e. artists from any discipline that create new works for the stage) exploring herculean ideas, exploding the theatrical form and who are unafraid to re-imagine what theater can be and who it is for. Proposals/ideas must be brand new (i.e. never written or workshopped) and center complex stories about communities of color that are bold, risky and unapologetic.
The selected artist will receive a $10,000 commissioning award as well as funding and development support for a year through The Movement’s Ladder Series (new work development program). Support includes monthly meetings with The Movement’s artistic team, a workshop and public staged reading.
Click below for submission form and materials!
- DUE SEPTEMBER 18th at 11:59pm PT
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mexodus
Written and Performed by
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Directed
by David Mendizábal
Co-Produced by
The Movement Theatre Company
WINNER - Lortel Awards for Best Musical, Director, Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical, Sound Design
WINNER - Drama League Award for Best Musical
WINNER - Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Music, Book, Sound Design
WINNER - Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, Lead Performer in a Musical, Score, Sound Design
WINNER -Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical
Next stops:
Atlanta, GA; Alliance Theatre; Oct 2 - 16, 2026
Chicago, IL; Studebaker Theater; Nov 6-21, 2026
Cambridge, MA; American Repertory Theatre, Dec 4 - Jan 10, 2027
Worchester, MA; The Hanover Theatre, Mar 19 - 21, 2027
San Diego, CA; The Old Globe, Jul 2 - Aug 1, 2027