Deadline: July 1, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT
New Works/New Voices (NWNV) is an initiative at the Syracuse University Department of Drama created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for its Spring 2026 New Works/New Voices (NWNV) initiative. NWNV was created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
NWNV is seeking completed musicals or musicals-in-progress from teams who are interested in developing their work with undergraduate BFA students.
One musical will be selected, to receive a 3-week developmental workshop in the Spring 2026 semester, directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students. NWNV 2026 will take place from 4/3/26 - 4/26/26. The writing team will participate virtually in the evenings during week 1, and will be in residence in Syracuse during weeks 2 and 3 of the rehearsal process (4/12/25-4/26/26), travel and lodging provided.
Semi-finalists will be contacted for additional materials in late summer/early fall 2025. Please submit the details of your musical work in the submission form.
Questions? Please email Kathleen Wrinn, Artistic Director of NWNV and Assistant Professor of Musical Theater at SU Drama (kawrinn@syr.edu). Thank you for submitting to NWNV! We look forward to reading and listening to your work.