BIPOC Critics Lab Commissions
The BIPOC Critics Lab was founded in 2020 by journalist Jose Solís, as a first-of-its-kind program designed to train and create work by emerging BIPOC theater journalists. The training program culminates with a writing assignment for each participant, and The Public has committed to commissioning all current and alumni writers in the Lab.
To learn more about the program or how to host a Lab at your theater, click here.
Please reach out to us at BIPOCCriticsLab@publictheater.org for any inquiries.
Commissions by Season
24-25 Commissions
STEP IN WITH JOY: A Conversation with GODDESS Choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie
Tales, Tangles, and The Twisted Truths We Live By: Unraveling the Threads of GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP. By Miranda Purcell
SUMO: A Conversation with Wilson Chin and Mariko Ohigashi by Katsuto Sakogashira
GATZ In Conversation: Dezi Tibbs featuring John Collins and Jack Phillips Moore
GOOD BONES: A Reaffirming of Community by Cynthia L. Dorsey
DEEP HISTORY: A Conversation with David Finnigan by Eliseo Valerio
A Reflection on the 2024 Mobile Unit Production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by Maria Paz Alegre
23-24 Commissions
SALLY & TOM: A Conversation with Steve H. Broadnax III by Octavia Washington
THE ALLY: A Conversation with Elijah Jones, Michael Khalid Karadsheh, Ben Rosenfield, and Madeline Weinstein by Nassim Abu Sarari
A Conversation with the 2023-24 Devised Theater Working Group
MANAHATTA: Q&A with Ty Defoe by Jesús Garibay
HELL'S KITCHEN: Q&A with Dede Ayite by Lia Christine Dewey
HAMLET: Q&A with Jason Michael Webb by David Quang Pham
22-23 Commissions
MOBILE UNIT: Q&A with Karen Ann Daniels and Patricia McGregor by Jessica Alvarez
MERRY WIVES: Discussion with Jocelyn Bioh & Dawn-Elin Fraser about crafting Shakespearean Characters that Call Harlem Home with Brittani Samuel
MERRY WIVES: Q&A with Michael Thurber and Farai Malianga by Alexi Chacon
OUT OF TIME: Q&A with Kimie Nishikawa & Reza Behjat by Kathlynn Alba
THE CHINESE LADY: Q&A with Ralph B. Pena & Lloyd Suh by Rishi Mutalik
THE VAGRANT TRILOGY: Q&A with Tala Ashe & Ramsey Faragallah by Angela Maria Ramos
SUFFS: Q&A with Raja Feather Kelly by Des'ree Brown
FAT HAM: Q&A with Saheem Ali & James Ijames by J. Gabriel Ware
A Women's History Month Conversation with Ekemini Ekpo
21-22 Commissions
AS YOU LIKE IT: Q&A with Alma Hueston & Naomi Pierre by Scheherazade Quiroga
BALDWIN & BUCKLEY: Q&A with Greig Sargeant & John Collins by Vuyozaki Mtukela
A Conversation with the Joe's Pub: In Concert Artists by Matre Grant
A Conversation with the Devised Theater Working Group by Christopher Reyes
THE HARDER THEY COME: Q&A with Earon Chew Nealey by Afrikah Selah
DARK DISABLED STORIES: Q&A with Dickie Hearts & Andrew Morrill by Gamaliel Arroyo
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS: Q&A with Rebecca Martínez and Julián Mesri by Julia "Juju" Nieto
SHADOW/LAND: Q&A with Jill M. Vallery by Annie Nguyen