Partnerships

The Lark is committed to creating partnerships with regional theaters,
universities, commercial producers, and international consortiums.

Regional Theatres
Not-for-profit producers operate more than 1,200 theatres nationwide according to
Theatre Communications Group. Lark’s Artistic Associates and Playwright Advisors
join forces to support our advocacy for productions of Lark-developed work in a
growing network of partnerships. Some regional theaters we have partnered with
include the Public Theater with our Studio Retreats of David Henry Hwang's
YELLOW FACE and Tracey Scott Wilson's THE GOOD NEGRO, the Culture Project
with our Studio Retreat of TERRIBLE VIRTUE by Jessica Litwak, Queens Theatre
in the Park for Rajiv Joseph's BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO by Rajiv
Joseph, Hip Hop Theatre Festival with our Barebones Production of WELCOME
TO ARROYO'S, Madison Rep with a studio retreat of a new musical called
SABINA, Hudson Stage with our Barebones Production of WHERE'S ANNIE,
and Magic Theatre with a new play by Betty Shemiah.

Consortiums and Networks
We have created play development consortiums, funded by the National
Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Mexico Fund for Culture, Etonne Donne,
the French American Fund, and others, to draw national and international
focus to the support of writers and their work. We regularly attend new play
festivals around the world and work closely on play advancement strategies
with Theatre Communications Group, the Alliance of Resident Theatres/
New York, the National New Play Network, Sister Cities Playwrights, the
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs Association, Playwrights' Foundation
and others.

Educational Institutions
Schools provide safe and well-supported venues for “trial runs” and
the continued development of new works of all kinds. In particular,
colleges and universities provide excellent opportunities for complex and
ambitious works, including musicals and translations, which might frighten
off nonprofit and commercial theatre producers. In addition, playwrights and
their creative teams are often embraced as teachers and mentors during
play development residencies. Finally, students from educational institutions
serve as interns or mentees with the Lark.

Commercial Producers
The commercial arena is constantly striving to reinvent itself through the
discovery and development of highly original work. The Lark communicates
with an expanding network of commercial producers in order to acquaint
them with our plays and playwrights and to invite them to partner in particular
play development projects.