Workshops & Retreats

2024 | NYC workshop: Megumi Nakamura and Jacob Brandt will be workshopping Weston's 2025 Fall Show, THE TWELFTH NIGHT SHOW.
2022 | In residence: Megumi Nakamura and Jacob Brandt (A musical adaptation of TWELFTH NIGHT); Julia Gytri and Yan Li (THE GHOST SAYS "BOO", a depression-era story loosely based on a true Christmas Day tragedy); and Isabella Dawis, Tidtaya Sinutoke, and Nana Dakin (SUNWATCHER, an experimental chamber musical inspired by classical Noh theatre)

2019 | In residence: Marialena DiFabbio & Susannah Jones, Gordon Leary & Julia Meinwald, Andy Bragen, Torrey Townsend. **Native Authors** Team: Writer Erik Brogger, Director Mary Robinson, Stage Manager Melissa Richter, and Actors David Bonanno, Leslie Fray, Tim Nicolai.

2018 | Actor/Writer David Cale, Actor/Writer Vichet Chum, Writing Composing Team Avi Amon & Julia Gytri, Writing/Composing Team Sean Barry & Jenny Giering, Writer/Composer Joe Iconis, Writer/Composer Zack Zadek

2017 | Actor/Writer David Cale, Actor/Writer Vichet Chum, Actor/Writer/Musician/Director Team Judith Sloan, Andrew Griffin, and Director Matt Gould, Acting/Composing/Writing TeamSam Lloyd, Jr., Paul F. Perry, and Jill Tracy

2016 | Writing/Composing Team Avi Amon & Julia Gytri, Writers Steven Drukman, David Holthouse & Markus Potter, Composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver, Playwright/composer Riley Thomas & Director Markus Potter, and Actress Erin Maya

2015 | Writing/Composing Teams Andrea Moore & Matt Gould and Director Griffin Matthews, Aaron Jafferis & Byron Au Yong, Polly Pen & James Magruder, Composer/Lyricist Alan Schmuckler, Writer John Walch

2014 |Writing/Composing Teams Cara Reichel & Peter Mills, Glenn Slater & Wendy Leigh Wilf, Marisa Michelson & Jason Grote and Director Erin Ortman, Hunter Bell & Eli Bolin and Writer/Director Lee Overtree

2013 | Writing/Composing Teams Laura Harrington, Adam Gwon & Jenny Giering; Gordon Leary & Julia Meinwald; Writer/Composer/Performer Benjamin Scheuer and Director Sean Daniels

2012 | Writers Maribeth Graham, Christine Toy Johnson, Lance Rubin, Jason “Sweet Tooth” Williams, Marc Wolf; Composers Joe Iconis, Dana Rowe; Director Kay Matschullat

2011 | Writers Chiori Miyagawa, James Still; Composing Teams Will Aronson & Daniel Mate, Evan & Mike Yionoulis

2010 | Writers Sharon Bridgforth, Sarah Hammond, Susan Mosakowski; Composing teams Randy Blair & Timothy Michael Drucker, Zach Redler & Sara Cooper

2009 | Director/Writer Steve Cosson; Director/Adaptor Stephen Fried; Writer/Composer Adam Gwon; Actor/Writer Dael Orlandersmith; Writer Betty Shamieh

2008 | Composing Team Hunter Bell & Jeff Bowen, Director Michael Berresse, Music Director Larry Pressman; Composing Team Aaron Jafferis & Ian Williams; Writer/Composer Polly Pen.