Commissioning is an extension of our Awards process — supporting new ideas from creative teams we have already encountered, that warrant sustained development over time. Commissioning at Pipeline is not a single moment of support, but a structured, three phase process.
* Commissions are extended only to previous Award recipients.
Commissioned teams receive financial support to complete a first draft of their new musical. During this period, Pipeline provides dramaturgical feedback on request, to facilitate creative team progress.
Approximately one year into the process, commissioned teams participate in our week-long, paid Residency program. During this time, artists present a reading of the first draft and continue developing the work in a focused, collaborative environment with peer and dramaturgical feedback.
Following the residency, commissioned projects return for a New York–based presentation of the next iteration of the work. This phase allows the piece to be experienced again after revision, as it continues to clarify its structure and direction.
Christopher Anselmo & Jared Corak
When the funding for their fall show is cut, a group of enterprising theater kids attempt to revive an obscure Broadway-bound musical that premiered—and perished—in their sleepy upstate town. But as they unravel the mystery of the musical’s deadly opening night, they unwittingly create a link between The Great White Way… and The Great Beyond!
Asher Muldoon
A drug addled young line cook gets ensnared in a hostage situation with the mob boss who finances his restaurant. As he races around New York to scrounge together the ransom money, he comes face to face with the dark underbelly of a rapidly changing city and the many strange characters who populate it.
