Artist Development Archive

Table|Room|Stage (T|R|S) was established in 2015 as Artists Rep’s new play program. The T|R|S mission is to develop and produce new work that vividly expresses Artists Rep’s aesthetic values. Focused on work by BIPOC writers, women, LGBTQIA+ and gender nonconforming writers, T|R|S offers an environment where these playwrights can create provocative, intimate new theatre pieces that challenge, illuminate, and inspire.

In the inaugural Mercury Company, ART found a model to employ with confidence as the pandemic timeline continues to shift.  Individual donors, along with State of Oregon distributed COVID relief grants, funded the additional round of creative work that took place during the six-week intensive process (20 projects were worked on by nearly 90 artists). A series of audio dramas and experimental short films will be released to audiences in the winter, spring, and summer of 2021. ART is planning its next Mercury Company development process which will occur in the spring of 2021.

A devising group named OXYGEN, made up of Black artists within the company. DNA Oxygen was created to address inequities and provide an artistic home for Black artists within ART’s community while providing a safe space for all Black artists to share their stories.

Resident Artists maintained an ongoing history of working both onstage and behind the scenes of Artists Rep’s mainstage productions. They collaborated with administrative staff on education, community engagement, new play development, and fundraising initiatives. The Resident Artist title was bestowed by the Artistic Director in recognition of each artist’s achievements with ART and in the spirit of continued collaboration.

These multidisciplinary theatre makers were deeply committed to ART’s success, shared the organization’s values, and participated in decision-making processes that shaped the theatre’s mission and future direction.