This residency funds aspiring artistic directors and managing directors in residence at Bay Area theatres for a 12-16 week residency during which the residents with be mentored by the artistic and/or managing director and lead a significant project during the season.

The goal of the program is to support inclusion and representation in theatre leadership by removing roadblocks to arts leadership for historically marginalized groups including BIPOC, disabled, transgender, nonbinary, and female-identified theatremakers. The Arts Leadership Residency is designed to give freelance theatremakers the experience, skills, and connections they need to become the artistic directors and managing directors of the future. The Arts Leadership Residency is also designed to assist theatre companies in creating more diverse future leadership.

Read about the most recent cohort and the perspectives from past participants.

This program is funded in part with the generous support of The National Endowment for the Arts and Amazon.