Seminars, symposia, discussions and active work on daily projects with leading theater artists.

The Lab is a new program, utilizing the resources, artists and talent associated with Lincoln Center Theater, created to look to the next century to find new ways to sustain and support new directors. As the 1970's saw a major effort to develop and nurture the voices of a multitude of new playwrights, LCT hopes to create a spark for a new generation of directors, and create a base for the flowering of new talent. Lab 1995 activities will include seminars, symposia, discussions and active work on daily projects alongside leading theatre artists. With a small resident acting company on call, the Lab will examine new plays by young authors and the development of one-man shows with Jo Bonney and Eric Bogosian; look at Shakespeare with Mark Lamos and Tina Packer; Brecht with Robert Falls; adaptations with Michael Ondaatje (Booker Prize-winning novelist) and JoAnne Akalaitis, and improvisation in theater and film with Bob Balaban. Other highlights will include Marshall Mason and Lanford Wilson discussing their work; an evening on Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company with Lola Pashalinski; actor/director collaboration with Athol Fugard and Zeljko Ivanek; working with designers including William Ivey Long; a look at the working methods of major international directors such as Tadeusz Kantor, and the development of new plays with Wendy Wasserstein and Daniel Sullivan.