Season 8 / 2018-2019

Production History

Fall 2018:
Game On!

Spring 2019:
Common Senses

Musical Theater Production Show:
Hidden Away: A Pirate Musical

Ensemble Theater

Image Description: A cluster of five actors on different levels stands making faces and gestures of confusion. Behind them, an actor sits and watches. In the background, a wall of orange panels, and several colored posters.

Camp BlueLAB

Image Description: An ensemble of Teaching Artists, Supporting Artists, and young actors pose in a group wearing grey shirts that say “Camp BlueLAB.” They stand on a blue floor in front of a wall with orange panels.

CO/LAB Live

Image Description: On the left and center, two CO/LAB actors in black shirts that say “CO/LAB Live.” On the right, a Teaching Artist in the same shirt. They pose with arms outstretched, smiling at the camera. Behind them, a CO/LAB-branded step-and-repeat, decorated with four purple balloons.

Musical Theater Ensemble

Image Description: On the right, a Teaching Artists wearing a grey shirt stands to the side with a hand over his mouth, whispering to an actor, wearing a blue t-shirt, who is holding a piece of paper and looking past the camera. They stand in front of a wall of large windows.

Physical Theater Class

Image Description: A classroom with orange panels on the walls. In the foreground, an actor in a tan shirt stands facing left with arms outstretched, leaning back. On the left, two arms are gesturing toward the actor. Four actors watch from the background.

Youth Ensemble Theater

Image Description: On the left, a Teaching Artist wearing a light blue CO/LAB t-shirt crouches down and puts an arm around a young actor, on the right, also wearing a light blue CO/LAB shirt. They are smiling at someone off camera.

Physical Theater Class

Image Description: In a classroom with blue floors and white walls, two actors pose as if dancing. On the right, an actor in black pants and grey shirt reaches over her head to hold hands with another actor, who wears blue pants and a maroon and gray striped shirt and stands with his legs crossed and one arm on his hip.

CO/LAB:connect CARE Residency

Image Description: On the left, a young girl in a black shirt lays on the the floor on her stomach, with her arms outstretched, smiling for the camera. On the right, another young girl in a blue shirt and white stockings is sitting up smiling at the camera.

Best of CO/LABaret

Image Description: A row of 9 performers stands behind microphones and music stands on stage, singing. A row of audience members at small round tables looks on. The stage is dimly lit with multicolored lights shining on the the back wall.

Best of CO/LABaret

Image Description: On a dimly lit stage, an actor with glasses and dark hair is holding a guitar and singing into a microphone.

Common Senses

Image Description: Two rows of about 12 actors each are on stage, wearing light blue CO/LAB t-shirts, with their arms raised.

Game On!

In the foreground, an actor in a light blue CO/LAB t-shirt has her arm around another CO/LAB actor, also in a light blue shirt. On the right, another person hold the arm of the actor in the center. They are smiling at the audience. Behind them, several actors watch, seated.

Game On!

Image Description: On stage, a class of actors performs a scene wearing light blue CO/LAB t-shirts. They all have their hands raised and mouths open as if they were thrust backward.

Game On!

Image Description: In the foreground, two actors in light blue CO/LAB t-shirts dance on stage. Behind them, many more actors, some dancing, and some seated.

Hidden Away: A Pirate Musical

Image Description: On a dimly lit stage, three actors dressed in black manipulate a pink octopus puppet made from an umbrella.

Hidden Away: A Pirate Musical

Image Description: An actor with a blue skirt, red and white striped shirt, and pirate hat and bandana stands on stage with arms outstretched to the side. Behind to the left, an actor dressed as a penguin, and to the right, an actor with a red striped cap and a parrot hand puppet.

Hidden Away: A Pirate Musical

Image Description: In the foreground, two actors hold a piece of blue fabric with a water pattern across the stage. Behind it, two actors sit side by side dressed in colorful mermaid costumes. Behind them, two more actors hold another piece of watery patterned fabric.

Hidden Away: A Pirate Musical

Image Description: Three actors are standing next to each other with their heads through an oversized gray garment that covers all three, making them seem to be one creature. They are wearing knit caps with ears sewn on. On the left and right, each actor holds an oversized puppet hand. In the background, a blue image with small, light blue bubbles.

Milestone Moments

• As our audiences grew, we moved our special events to bigger spaces like Green Room 42 and the Helen Mills Theatre

• We hired designers for the Musical Theater Production show for the first time.

• We were named a “Game Changer” and featured on ESPN as part of their Special Olympics coverage.

• We offered our first semester-long Youth Ensemble Theater Class.

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Season by the Numbers

10 Weekly Classes Offered

200 CO/LAB:core Actors

29 COLAB:connect Actors

4 CO/LAB:connect partner organization

16 Teaching Artists

80 Supporting Artists