CO/LAB Theater Group

CO/LAB Theater Group A Stage For Every Story CO/LAB held its first class in the fall of 2011 with just 13 actors.

CO/LAB Theater Group is a nonprofit arts organization that offers individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts. Since then, we have become an established non-profit, reaching over 1,300 individuals with developmental disabilities. With our team of staff, volunteers and supporters, we continue to come up with new ways to improve our programs and grow the organization.

To everyone who gathered 'round with us this spring—whether taking your seat in the audience at our showcase, joining us...
05/19/2026

To everyone who gathered 'round with us this spring—whether taking your seat in the audience at our showcase, joining us in the forest of our original musical, or raising a glass at our benefit—we're grateful for you. 💚

But CO_LAB shows and classes don't grow on their own: they take tending.

Sign up to fundraise for Lights Up on Possibility, CO_LAB's 2026 crowdfunding campaign: https://airtable.com/appTRGaNSmBf7erDl/pag5rCDobmmdl687m/form
Or to donate and plant a seed of your own: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/forms/19?campaignId=6274

Right now, this campaign is planting seeds for what comes next:
🌱 Employment and Representation — CO_LAB Tours employs adult actors with I/DD so that children with disabilities can better imagine what's possible for their future.
🌱 Creative Leadership — Now in its second year, the Director's Lab builds artistic leadership, creative confidence, and agency that extends far beyond the rehearsal room.
🌱 Free Access — While CO_LAB Core provides free weekly classes to all our actors, around the city, CO_LAB Connect brings our teaching artists directly into schools, agencies, and community centers. Your support ensures more people can access CO_LAB wherever they are.

When you sign up to fundraise with us, every person in your network becomes part of what makes CO_LAB possible.

One week in, and we're nearly a third of the way towards our $75,000 goal. Help us keep growing. 🌳

The stage is set! 🤩 There Used to Be a Forest Here, our 2026 original CO_LAB musical, opens tomorrow.Join our Musical Th...
05/14/2026

The stage is set! 🤩 There Used to Be a Forest Here, our 2026 original CO_LAB musical, opens tomorrow.

Join our Musical Theater Production Ensemble on an immersive journey where you’ll meet talking trees, woodland creatures, and experience the seasons and nature with all of your senses. 🌱

📆 This weekend only: May 15-17.
📍The Mezzanine Theatre at the A.R.T./NY Theatres (502 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019)

Directed by Laura Borgwardt and Joseph DePietro.
Written by David Lancelle and Patrick Thompson with CO_LAB’s 2025-26 Musical Theater Production Ensemble.

🎟️ Tickets are selling fast—get yours today: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25160

Can't make it in person? Join our livestream to enter the forest wherever you are: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25161

05/12/2026

Lights Up on Possibility, CO_LAB’s 2026 Crowdfunding Campaign, is live! 🌟

Your gift funds:
🎭 CO_LAB Tours: Paid performance opportunities for adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to NYC schools serving students with I/DD.
🩵 Free Access to our programs across NYC.
✨ Creative Leadership: Now in its second year, the Director’s Lab builds artistic leadership, creative confidence, and agency that extends far beyond the rehearsal room.

Individual donors like you make up 15% of CO_LAB’s annual budget—and every dollar is a light up on possibility.

🎁 Donate Now: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/forms/19?campaignId=6274
📢 Sign up to Fundraise: https://airtable.com/appTRGaNSmBf7erDl/pag5rCDobmmdl687m/form

Meet the cast 🌳Venture into the forest with the cast of There Used to Be a Forest Here next week, May 15-17, at The Mezz...
05/04/2026

Meet the cast 🌳

Venture into the forest with the cast of There Used to Be a Forest Here next week, May 15-17, at The Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./NY Theatres.

Devised by and for CO_LAB's 2025-26 Musical Theater Ensemble, this original immersive musical explores what it means to care for nature, our friends, and our community.

Book, music, and lyrics by David Lancelle and Patrick Thompson. Directed by Laura Borgwardt and Joseph DePietro.

🎟️ Get your tickets: https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/shows-events/mtp-2026

CO_LAB is looking for new Teaching Artists. This could be your cue. 🎭We're looking to hire theater artists and educators...
05/01/2026

CO_LAB is looking for new Teaching Artists. This could be your cue. 🎭

We're looking to hire theater artists and educators with daytime and weekend availability across NYC and Westchester to develop and facilitate theater workshops for artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities during our 2026-27 season. Positions are part-time; schedules fluctuate throughout the season.

At CO_LAB, all are welcome—we actively encourage applicants of all races, religions, gender identities or expressions, familial statuses, sexual orientations, ages, and disabilities to apply.

Selected applicants will be invited to an in-person audition and info session with CO_LAB staff and participants in June.

Applications close May 31. To apply, and for more info, visit https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/jobs

Your favorite raffle's favorite raffle is BACK at our spring benefit, Another Round: CO_LAB at 15! 🌟Every benefit ticket...
04/30/2026

Your favorite raffle's favorite raffle is BACK at our spring benefit, Another Round: CO_LAB at 15! 🌟

Every benefit ticket purchased automatically enters you to win tickets to one of three must-see shows this season.

Swipe through to see what your next Broadway curtain call could be 👀

🎟️ Get your tickets to Another Round—and get ready to raise your glass—today: https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/shows-events/gphy9v3ddryse9t630vuo7btm9j1qw

Meet the hosts ✨ On May 11th, CO_LAB Actor and Leader Masaki Fujitani and CO_LAB Teaching Artist Emily Batsford are taki...
04/21/2026

Meet the hosts ✨

On May 11th, CO_LAB Actor and Leader Masaki Fujitani and CO_LAB Teaching Artist Emily Batsford are taking the mic at our spring benefit, Another Round: CO_LAB at 15, and we couldn't be more excited. This fall, both will be part of our first-ever touring production, The Sensational Senses, a original CO_LAB puppetry show heading into NYC schools serving students with I/DD.

But first—let’s raise a glass with them and celebrate! 🥂

👉 Grab your tickets to Another Round today: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25187

🎭 Want a sneak peek at where CO_LAB is headed next? Learn more about CO_LAB Tours: https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/tours

Something’s sprouting at CO_LAB.  🌱 Tickets are on sale now for There Used To Be a Forest Here, CO_LAB’s 2026 Musical Th...
04/16/2026

Something’s sprouting at CO_LAB. 🌱
Tickets are on sale now for There Used To Be a Forest Here, CO_LAB’s 2026 Musical Theater Production! Get ready to take an immersive journey where you'll meet talking trees, a slew of woodland creatures, and experience the seasons and nature with all your senses.
With book, music and lyrics by David Lancelle and Patrick Thompson, this creative and moving new immersive musical explores what it means to care for nature, our friends, and our community. Directed by Laura Borgwardt and Joseph DePietro.

🎟️ Tickets on sale now: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25160

📺 Can’t make the show in person but don’t want to miss the magic? Purchase livestream tickets: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F25161

Gather ‘Round: tickets are available now for CO_LAB’s Spring Showcase! 🎭 Featuring scenes devised by our Spring 2026 Act...
04/14/2026

Gather ‘Round: tickets are available now for CO_LAB’s Spring Showcase! 🎭
Featuring scenes devised by our Spring 2026 Act I and II Ensembles, Gather ’Round brings our community together for one joyful, original showcase.

🎟️ Tickets available here: https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/shows-events/gather-round

Can’t make the show in person but don’t want to miss the magic? Purchase livestream tickets to our 4:30pm showing: https://secure.colabtheatergroup.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F24144

CO_LAB took the stage on The Kelly Clarkson Show yesterday—and the full segment is now on YouTube! 🎭 📺 Watch here: https...
04/07/2026

CO_LAB took the stage on The Kelly Clarkson Show yesterday—and the full segment is now on YouTube! 🎭
📺 Watch here: https://youtu.be/UqFSoJlC6ko?si=YFOq3OlVjFgR8JPG__

Ready for our next act? 🎟️ Tickets to all our Spring shows and events are on sale now. Get your tickets before the curtain rises: https://www.colabtheatergroup.com/shows-events__

CO_LAB Theater Group provides creative theater opportunities without limits to those with developmental disabilities in NYC. The nonprofit's executive direct...

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