Every year, HB Studio offers three one-week Rehearsal Space Residencies for the development of creative projects. The Rehearsal Space Residency does not require you or your company to be affiliated with HB Studio to apply; however, we do ask that our resident artists engage with our community of students and faculty while in residence.

We are proud to announce our 2026 HB Studio Resident Companies:

Projects featuring these companies in our theater will be announced over the course of the upcoming year.

Our 2026 Resident Artists will be announced shortly.

Applications for additional 2026 residencies are now closed. Please return in the fall of 2026 to find more information about how to apply for a 2027 HB Studio residency.

About Our Residency Program

From its inception, HB Studio has been dedicated to providing training and practice for the theater in a commerce-free environment to nurture theatrical experimentation and accomplishment. The HB Rehearsal Space Residency is an opportunity for practicing theater artists to collaborate on experimental projects, develop new work, and share workshop presentations among peers and colleagues for constructive critical feedback and mutual growth. Please note that this residency’s focus is on rehearsal and development, not production. We are unlikely to select projects which are primarily intended to showcase an already finished work.

At the end of artists’ residency, we ask that you complete a general survey for HB about your project experience. We also ask that you gather and share feedback with us on an ongoing basis about your work-in-progress from participants, colleagues, and audience members.

Eligible residency projects may include (but are not limited to):

Rehearsed workshops or readings of new plays
New or exploratory staging or adaptation of existing works
Devised or improvised work
Musical theater works and theater works incorporating music
Movement-based theater work

Residency recipients will receive:

A $1,500 stipend towards the realization of the project
Three weeks of rehearsal space on HB’s campus, including one full week in the theater at 124 Bank Street and additional time in the theater as available
Storage space
Use of our technical equipment
Announcements of public presentations via HB Studio’s weekly notice and social media
An event page created and maintained by HB for ticket reservations

Artists in residence are responsible for:

Crafting and running all elements of public presentations, including casting, tech, set up, break down, stage management, and front of house management
Providing technicians to design and run the show
Providing costume, props or set pieces as needed. Limited props and set pieces are available for use in the space, but ideal projects will cultivate a self-produced aesthetic
Rights and clearances on copyrighted material
Coordinating with Actors Equity Association for permission to utilize Equity contracts or Equity actors as needed. Please note that our residency program does not allow for AEA members to participate under our Showcase Code

Support

This program is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and many generous supporters.