2026 CREATORS LAB
Showcase: Sun Dec 13th 2PM + 6PM
Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, SF
Ticketing info to come!
2026 Cohort
The Creators Lab is SFBATCO's incubation space for the development of original theatrical works by emerging creatives. The Lab is a writing cohort and workshop series that will operate in a virtual/in-person hybrid model.
Led by Aidaa Peerzada, Playwright and SFBATCO’s Literary Manager & Education Coordinator, the Lab is focused on Emerging to Mid Career writers who have a new play in the making, which they are ready to take to the next stage of development. We’re thrilled to continue this program for a fifth year in a row!
This fall/winter program is a creative space for expanding concepts or first drafts into scripts ready for professional workshops or productions.
All participants will receive a $500 stipend for their participation. After the development process, participants will have an opportunity to present a staged performance or reading of their piece with actors at a public showcase.
APPLICATION DATES
Feb 23, 2026: Application Opened
April 10, 2026: Application Closed at 11:59PM PT
Apr-May 2026: Interviews
Summer 2026: Applicants Notified
PROGRAM DATES
Sep 8 - Oct 6, 2026
Tuesdays on Zoom 6:30-8:30pm
Saturdays in-person at Brava Theater Center 11am-2pm (2781 24th Street, SF)
Oct 10 - Nov 20, 2026
Saturdays in-person at Brava Theater Center 11am-2pm (2781 24th Street, SF)
Dec 1 - 9, 2026: In-person rehearsals with actors and directors
Dec 12, 2026: Tech
Dec 13, 2026: Public Showcase
This program is supported by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
2025 Creators Lab Participant testimonial
“The Creators Lab was such a fun and fulfilling experience! Not only in the ways that it got me out of my comfort zone as an artist — by presenting new techniques and perspectives, and by challenging me to find and nurture the most essential elements of my piece — but also in the sense of safety Aidaa created by leading with warmth and curiosity. It was a delight to create and to bond with my cohort, and to feel the embrace of an artistic community excited to foster exploration, challenge, and joy. Writing doesn’t have to be a solitary ritual of self-flagellation. It can be playful and connected and enlivening, and the Creators Lab is a space where you’re free to feel just that.”