Deadline: June 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT
SUBMISSION FORM
Creators must be in residence in Syracuse from January 10–17, 2027, and may be asked to participate virtually in rehearsals prior to arrival.
Travel to-and-from Syracuse and lodging in Syracuse will be provided.
Writing team members will be housed in a shared apartment with kitchen and laundry facilities, located just down the street from the Department of Drama, with off-street parking available.
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for its Spring 2027 New Works/New Voices (NW/NV) initiative. NW/NV supports the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
NW/NV 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 two-week developmental reading in the Spring 2027 semester, directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students. NW/NV is open to any writers and composers who feel their perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
All creative team members must be 18 years of age or older.
Applicants may submit more than one musical work for consideration.
Applicants may re-apply with works submitted in previous years but must include an explanation of any development and/or changes that have occurred since the prior year’s submission.
All creative team members must indicate their availability for an in-person residency in Syracuse from January 10-17, 2027, on their application.
Questions? Please email Kathleen Wrinn, artistic director of NW/NV and assistant professor of musical theater in the Department of Drama (kawrinn@syr.edu).
- The 2027 NW/NV selection will be developed and presented as part of the New Works/New Voices Festival of New Musicals.
- The work will be directed and music directed by Department of Drama faculty and performed by students in the B.F.A. musical theater and acting programs.
- Rehearsals begin January 5, 2027, with writing team members in residence beginning January 10, 2027.
- The work will receive two public staged reading presentations during the weekend of January 16-17, 2027, at the festival.
- Each presentation will be a maximum of 90 minutes to accommodate the festival schedule; for works exceeding this length, a 90-minute curated version will be developed during rehearsals.
- Presentations will be followed by facilitated audience talkbacks.
Creators must be in residence in Syracuse from January 10–17, 2027, and may be asked to participate virtually in rehearsals prior to arrival.
Travel to-and-from Syracuse and lodging in Syracuse will be provided.
Writing team members will be housed in a shared apartment with kitchen and laundry facilities, located just down the street from the Department of Drama, with off-street parking available.