A pilot program supporting six California-based professional performing artists in creating new work in response to the ecological crisis.

LABA presents Judaism’s rich literary and intellectual tradition in a free and creative setting, so that these fertile stories and ideas spark new thought and creative work. The output from our laboratory hubs push the boundaries of what Jewish culture can be and what Jewish texts can teach.

The Bay Area hub of an international collective of LABAs, a program that supports artists globally that began in 2007 at the 14th Street Y in NYC.

San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company’s (SFBATCO) incubation space for the development of original theatrical works by emerging creatives.

The Ground Floor is the residency program that encompasses Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s new work development activities.

Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work seeks to enhance and expand the processes by which Berkeley Rep makes theatre. We strive to offer the most flexible environment possible for artists to come together and share ideas in person, to receive customized support on each individual project and to work together across disciplines. We will maintain an ongoing conversation with our audience and community about the work we are creating, and we will champion the spirit of innovation so inherent to Berkeley and the Bay Area.