Apply for Festival

For Summer 2026, up to three unproduced works will be selected from a worldwide pool of submissions, for a two-week-long, artist-driven workshop residency by the sea— in beautiful and creatively inspiring Newport, Rhode Island. Artists in Residence are provided housing, transportation, most meals and a stipend. Workshops are staffed with industry-leading Broadway level professionals.

The process is hypercollaborative and each team will work with top-notch directors, producers, dramaturgs, musicians, and actors for an intensive 64-hour rehearsal period. Our goal is to elevate every participating show by bolstering and matchmaking each work with the customized artistic resources the work needs to get to the next level. The festival culminates in two public, script-in-hand, workshop presentations. 

Artists are welcome and encouraged to revise, rework, and rewrite as much as possible while in residence with us. Risk-taking is encouraged. Artists are also welcome to attend rehearsals and presentations of their peers' work as we aim to build a strong community of fellow writers, artists, songwriters, and theater-makers, lasting long after the festival! Evening bonfires, time at the beach & on the water, divine culinary delights, and industry expert conversations are also an integral part of the Newport NewWorks experience.

Please note: We require that all works submitted remain without professional production throughout their participation in the festival. Thank you!

DEADLINE: November 2, 2025. 11:59 PM