2026 Workshop Series, Performance In Orbit
Performance in Orbit seeks to expand access to dramaturgical ways of thinking and create connections between theatre artists around the globe. For 2026, Performance in Orbit is bringing together interactive and informational labs and conversations with different dramaturgical thought leaders.
Workshop tickets for this season are $20|$40|$65.
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Playwright Amuse-Bouche with AJ Layague, lingyue 凌玥, & Straton Rushing | August 24th 7PM EST
The Playwright Amuse-Bouche will be an opportunity for attendees to interact with multiple writers about their various processes and inspirations. This unique session will begin with a conversation between the four writers before breaking out into two virtual rooms to delve deeper into specialized skill-based workshops.
Upcoming Workshops
Freelance 101 with Suzi Elnaggar | September 24th TBA
Chicago-based Dramaturg & LMDA President Suzi Elnaggar walks through the motions of freelance theatre artistry.
Dramaturgy 101 with Maddie Williams | October TBA
California-based Director and Dramaturg Maddie Williams closes out our workshop season with going back to basics–opening the floor for you to ask, what even is dramaturgy? How did this art form evolve? What does it look like in the 21st century?
Past Workshops
The Digital Development Project’s Workshop Season is a series of virtual talks, panels, and interactive workshops for dramaturgs, early-career folks, and curious artists of all kinds!
Dramaturgical Observatory with Lynde Rosario
Monday, July 20, 2026 @ 7pm EST
Developmental dramaturg Lynde Rosario and longtime collaborator playwright Andrew Rosendorf join DDP to offer workshop participants a fly-on-the-wall look into a live dramaturgical session. This will provide both dramaturgs and playwrights a rare insight into the playwright-dramaturg relationship. Lynde has pioneered this Observatory workshop over many iterations, and DDP is thrilled to offer it in our 2026 series.
Building Relationships In New Work Collaborations with Ken Cerniglia
Monday, June 22, 2026 @ 7pm EST
Join Broadway Dramaturg Ken Cerniglia and the Digital Development Project as Ken shares strategies and insights for building relationships in new work collaborations drawn from years of professional experience. Dramaturgs work with many collaborators, with people from various backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life. Come learn how to navigate new cities, countries, and dramaturgical contexts with ease.
This workshop will be 90 minutes in length. Participants can expect recounts of real-life experiences, tangible tips, and a short question-and-answer period.
Strategies for Submission and Development
Saturday, July 26, 2025 @ 3-4:30pm CST
This session explores how playwrights identify the right opportunities at the right time, what submission strategies help—or hinder—progress, and the varied, nonlinear paths scripts can take from draft to production.
Documenting Your Artistic Practice
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 2-3:30pm ET
Explore the art of documenting your own practice — whether for personal reflection, portfolio building, grant applications, or social media engagement. In this workshop, you’ll learn practical techniques for writing about your work, capturing high-quality images, organizing your archives, leveraging documentation for professional opportunities, and more!
The State of the Art
Monday, February 24, 2025 @ 7-8:30pm EST
How did we get here? Is this the theater industry we want? Is this the theater industry we need? What might we do differently? What will that take? Where do dramaturgs fit in?
Join us for a conversation with forward-looking theater artists Ariel Sibert (Fake Friends, Circle Jerk), Chris Myers (Anticapitalism for Artists, Theater Workers for a Ceasefire), and Julie Felise Dubiner (“I Dare Us: A Manifesto for the 21st Century Literary Office,” American Revolutions @ Oregon Shakespeare Festival) about this moment in dramaturgy and the American theatre – and what we can do to build the future we need.
The Dramaturg-Playwright Relationship
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 @ 7-8:30pm EST
What can dramaturgs do for playwrights? What do you wish playwrights knew about working with dramaturgs? What do you wish dramaturgs knew about working with playwrights? Where, and how, do we find each other? Join the Digital Development Project, an initiative pairing playwrights with dramaturgs for cost-free development opportunities, for a workshop and conversation with artists on both sides of the dramaturg-playwright relationship!