2025/2026 APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

the cell’s artist-in-residency is a selective program that develops new works by artists from across all disciplines throughout an annual cycle. Chosen applicants receive space, funding, guidance, and other developmental resources. Depending on the project, artists will have access to production staff and technical support. For publicly ticketed presentations, marketing and box office services will be provided. Projects can range in scope from readings to developmental workshops to productions. The length of the residency may be anywhere from 1-8 weeks and the residency stipend ranges from $1000 - $5000 depending on project requirements.

Located at 338 West 23rd Street in the heart of Chelsea, the cell is a 501 (c) not-for-profit that occupies a four-story townhouse with intimate workshop spaces, an elegant full-length gallery floor, and a dynamic performance space. Our theatre is flexible, has full audio/visual capabilities, and includes access to a backyard reception area as well as a green room for performers.

To get a better idea of the range of performance spaces at the cell, click on the link below:

http://www.thecelltheatre.org/the-space

the cell exclusively develops new work and will only consider projects that have not been professionally produced and have supporting submission materials (e.g. a finished draft of a script, footage, designs, budget, collaborators, and/or a creative portfolio.)