Roundabout Underground® fosters new works by emerging theatre artists.

It exists to foster artistic risk-taking that may not be viable on RTC’s larger stages by producing the debuts of emerging writers, creating opportunities for experienced directors to go back to basics, and by providing a nurturing, cost-free environment where writers can, simply, write.

This year the Roundabout Underground Residencies will be introduced to provide two playwrights—Vichet Chum and Nikki Massoud—with time and space to work on one of their plays. Each writer will have scheduled time at a desk in a shared workspace, a multi-day workshop of the play, and access to Roundabout resources and staff that they feel is helpful to their process and overall artistic development. 

New Play Initiative

Roundabout is committed to supporting and developing the creation of new works through our New Play Initiative.

Roundabout Underground Production History