CO/LAB Core
Spring 2025 Class Registration
Registration closes on January 27, 2025.
Not sure which class is right for you? Take a look at our course overview or try our class picker.
Important Info for ALL Classes:
This semester, please mark your class preferences based on your interests and availability on the form below, and a member of the CO/LAB staff will confirm your placement within the week. Please keep your eyes open for emails from programs@colabtheatergroup.com. Thanks!
When we confirm your class placement and send you a link to officially register, a $100 deposit is required to secure your place in class and is refundable at the end of the semester. It's paid via credit card.
Performance Info for Act I & Act II Classes:
Our Spring Showcase will be on June 8th with a mandatory rehearsal on June 7th; participants in this class will be required to attend the Festival. Please save the dates! Please note that this Showcase will be for Act I and Act II classes only.
Performance Info for Act III Production (Puppetry or Devised Play):
Performances for Act III Production will happen in January 2026. We have not yet confirmed the space and dates for this performance, so if you are interested in registering but already have a known conflict during October 2025 - January 2026, please let us know and we’ll take it into consideration while planning.
Act I Classes
ACT ONE classes are semester-long, ensemble-focused, and are an introduction to theater and CO/LAB’s unique style of collaborative theater-making.
Manhattan Ensemble Theater
Saturdays from 2-3:30pm
ART/NY Manhattan (520 8th Ave)
This class is open to NEW and RETURNING participants ages 18+.
In ENSEMBLE THEATER, participants will work on developing basic theater skills, utilizing both physical and vocal techniques. The class will use theater exercises to explore character, environment, improv, and storytelling and work as an ensemble to devise original work.
Our first class will be on Saturday, February 22nd.
Youth Ensemble Theater
Sundays from 10:30am-12:00pm
ART/NY Manhattan (520 8th Ave)
This class is open to NEW and RETURNING participants ages 10-17.
In YOUTH ENSEMBLE THEATER, participants will work on developing basic theater skills, utilizing both physical and vocal techniques. The class will use theater exercises to explore character, environment, improv, and storytelling and work as an ensemble to devise original work.
Our first class will be on Sunday, February 23rd.
Act II Classes
ACT TWO classes are semester-long classes for returning participants, themed around a specific skill or style, and focused on deepening the skills introduced in Act One.
Directing Lab
Wednesdays from 6:30pm - 8:00pm
ART/NY Brooklyn (138 S Oxford St)
This class is open to participants ages 18+ who have previously completed two full semesters of Act One CO/LAB Core classes.
In CO/LAB’s newest CORE offering, artists in our DIRECTING LAB will explore the fundamentals of directing, including text analysis, staging, and collaboration with actors. Through hands-on exercises and scene work, the class will focus on developing a director's vision, communication skills, and leadership techniques to bring stories to life on stage.
Our first class will be on Wednesday, February 19th.
Virtual Class: Topic TBA
Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm on Zoom
This class is open to participants ages 18+ who have previously completed two full semesters of Act One CO/LAB Core classes.
The focus of our VIRTUAL offering will be finalized in late-Jan, 2025. Stay tuned for more details!
Please note: Participants in the Virtual class will not physically perform in the Spring Showcase but the class will create work that will be shared with our community!
Our first class will be on Wednesday, February 19th.
Act III Classes
ACT THREE classes are year-long, themed around a specific skill or style, and focused on working collaboratively with an ensemble to develop an original show.
Act III Production: Puppetry or Devised Play
Mondays from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
ART/NY Manhattan (520 8th Ave)
This class is open to participants ages 18+ who have previously completed four full semesters of CO/LAB Core classes.
ACT III PRODUCTION is a year-long class! Actors will work with CO/LAB Teaching Artists and guest artists to devise a production to be shared in Jan 2026. Actors must commit to both semesters of ACT III Production (Spring 2025 and Fall 2025).
This year, we want to know what you’re excited by! Please select if you would prefer to focus on Puppetry or a Devised Play – the CO/LAB team will confirm the topic prior to the first day of class.
Performances for Act III Production will happen in January 2026. We have not yet confirmed the space and dates for this performance, so if you are interested in registering but already have a known conflict during October 2025 - January 2026, please note your conflicts on the preference form. We will take this into consideration as we plan.
Because of the hyper-collaborative nature of a production, actors cannot have more than two conflicts per semester and no conflicts during Dec 2025 - Jan 2026, though we will take about a week off for the winter holidays.
Our first class will be Monday, February 24th