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Winter 2025. If you would like more information, contact us.
For the First time in American Theatre
4Seasons Residency
In the winter of 2018, surrounded by snow and the Rocky Mountains, the leaders of five play development organizations retreated in Creede, Colorado: National Winter Playwrights Retreat of Colorado, Ignition Arts of Oklahoma, Seven Devils Playwrights Conference of Idaho, Tofte Lake Center of Minnesota, and the National New Play Network. Each organization is committed to the development of the American Playwright. Each organization has a distinctive approach to how it supports the playwright – and each of them quickly realized that together, their organizations could offer something substantial to a playwright. After much talk, tequila and laughter the 4 Seasons Residency was born. Our goal is to open a new path and lead the way to a new process for the development of new plays for the American Theatre.
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After years in Creede, CO, the National Winter Playwrights Retreat accepted the invitation of the Grand Lake, Colorado community. We look forward to working together to highlight the importance of rural communities in the United States.
4 Seasons Residency
The 4 Seasons Residency was created to examine how organizations can work together to accomplish shared goals and change the landscape of new play development in America.
National Playwrights Retreat
A playwright based retreat, the National Winter Playwrights Retreat prioritizes the writer, not the work being produced. In enabling the playwright with freedom from expectations, we enable the art.
National Actors Retreat
The last 20 years has fundamentally changed how we communicate and seek out information. In many cases, training does not reflect those changes. The National Actors Retreat is a conversation entwined in the landscape of new technologies and audiences that are now discovering the power of performance that expands beyond the stage.
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