(Re)Engage Directing Residency

A Partnership with Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education
Open to Alumni of The Drama League Directors Project
2027 Application Opens September 2026
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(L-R): One of three rehearsal spaces, the Lovejoy Artist Housing, and the Black Box theatre on the campus of Hubbard Hall Center for the Performing Arts and Education, in Cambridge, NY.

RESIDENCY DETAILS

OVERVIEW
  • The (Re)Engage Directing Residency is designed for mid-career Alumni of The Drama League Directors Project’s Fellowships, Residencies, Assistantships or Exchanges. This Residency supports the Drama League Directors Project community in ongoing career development, beyond their first program participation, and recognizes that directors need multiple touchpoints throughout their careers to ensure success.
  • Each summer, one Alumnus will be invited to spend a week at Hubbard Hall with up to four (4) additional optional collaborators to further develop a project they are currently engaged to direct. 
  • This customizable opportunity allows directors to thoughtfully enjoy vital resources — space, time, and support — in an atmosphere of focused concentration and creative reflection utilizing the theaters, rehearsal studios, and open grounds of Hubbard Hall Center for the Performing Arts and Education in Cambridge, NY. Hubbard Hall is ideal for this purpose — a quiet, creative environment free from the pressures of production. 
  • On the Saturday evening, the company will engage the local arts community with a Community Sharing at Hubbard Hall. This sharing can be an open rehearsal, reading, or other experience the Director chooses. It is through this community engagement that the work grows and finds new insights.
  • The Drama League Directing Residencies support the interrogative process of a director creating work that includes live performance. The residencies offer financial support, rehearsal and creative space, mentorship from the artistic staff of the partner companies, and the opportunity to share the findings of the process publicly. The Drama League and its partners are not, and will not be, the producers of the project itself, and will only support the stated activities of this residency.
  • 2026 DATES OF RESIDENCY: August 17-23, 2026
  • NUMBER OF RESIDENCIES: One (1), offered annually.
  • ELIGIBILITY: This program is only available to alumni of The Drama League Directors Project Fellowships, Residencies, Assistantships, or Exchanges.  Before applying, visit the  F.A.Q. page for full eligibility details.
  • SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE: Recipient receives $4,000 to cover expenses related to the Residency. Up to four (4) additional optional collaborating artists receive financial stipends ($950/person, not to exceed $3,800 total). All prize and stipends are taxable under U.S. law, and recipients will be responsible for tax payments.
  • HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: None.
  • HOUSING INFORMATION: Artist Housing for the residency is provided by Hubbard Hall in the Lovejoy Artist Residency on their campus.  Artist housing is for individual artists only; at this time, partners and families of artists cannot be accommodated.
  • TRAVEL INFORMATION: The Drama League will provide an additional $1,000 maximum travel reimbursement, which may be used to reimburse gas/mileage, rental cars, or train tickets to Albany, the nearest train station. NOTE: automobile travel is recommended. At their discretion, Hubbard Hall may be able to arrange pick up from Albany to Hubbard Hall, but this is not guaranteed. Applicants are advised to plan their travel before applying.
  • OTHER RESOURCES: If requested prior to the Residency, a limited number of volunteer actors from the Cambridge community may be available to join the Company as needed during the Residency period.
  • OTHER BENEFITS: VIP Pass to all publicly offered Drama League programming during the Residency season; access to alumni-focused programs and events; lifetime Drama League Membership.
  • LIABILITIES AND INSURANCES: Recipient will not be an employee of TDL or its partners, instead a recipient of an educational program and will be considered as such under insurance policies.
1. PRE-RESIDENCY PLANNING | Online (Zoom)
  • DATES: June (TBD, Occasional, online/remote)
  • DESCRIPTION: The Recipient meets with Drama League and Hubbard Hall staff to prepare for the process ahead, including script development, casting, scheduling, and other elements.
  • DATES: August 24-30, 2027.
  • DESCRIPTION: The recipient and their additional collaborators receive time and space to self-facilitate exploratory rehearsal at Hubbard Hall. A limited number of volunteer actors may be available from the Cambridge arts community, if requested prior to the residency. The Community Sharing of the work with the Cambridge community is offered on the Saturday evening of the Residency.
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THE DRAMA LEAGUE
The Drama League is a career accelerator and creative home for those who, in whole or in part, identify as directors — the artists who stand in the center of collective artmaking in theater, film, television, streaming, and all creative industries that utilize live performance. The Drama League offers acclaimed access, training, mentorship and opportunity for these artists and their collaborators.  Founded in 1916 and establishing The Directors Project in 1982, alumni of its programs, collectively known as The Directors Project, create over 1,100 projects each year for audiences around the world, numbering in the tens of millions.  o be a part of supporting future generations of artists, please visit dramaleague.org/membership.
Since 1878, Hubbard Hall Center for the Arts and Education has developed, produced, and presented theater, music, opera, dance, and the visual arts, and in recent years has become a world-class development center for new work in beautiful Cambridge, NY. Since 1977, Hubbard Hall’s current nonprofit has engaged thousands of artists, students, and audience members. As a training ground for both young and seasoned artists, Hubbard Hall continues to develop a new generation of artists and audiences while providing opportunities for individuals to take new risks and stretch beyond their comfort zone. Through classes in dance, theater, music, movement, visual arts, puppetry, creative writing, martial arts, yoga, and even gardening, Hubbard Hall gives students of all ages an opportunity to train, collaborate, and thrive. They have recently developed award-winning works by Ryan J. Haddad, Shayok Misha Chowdury, and others.

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