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A CREATIVE WORKSHOP FOR MULTI-HYPHENATES

Play. Process. Share. Expand.

Four-week sessions on Monday evenings

May Lab starts May 4th - Limited spots available

Registration now open!

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Calling all writer-directors, actor-singers, producer-designers, dancer-dramaturgs, and everyone who refuses to be just one thing.

Join a four-week in-person workshop where creative multi-hyphenates deepen their voice and connect with a community of boundary-pushers. Each week blends theatre exercises, personal discovery, and collaborative exploration designed to stretch your artistry and affirm everything you bring to the table. This is where playful exploration meets the foundation for a sustainable, fulfilling career.

Because thriving as a multi-hyphenate isn’t just possible… it’s the whole point.

Embrace your community.

What to Expect Each Week


Week 1 — Play
Through playful theater exercises, reconnect and rediscover the foundations of your artistic joy and inspiration.

Week 2 — Process
Dive into artistic discovery, integrating your passion project with personal growth. This is a process-oriented class focused on nourishment over product, exploration over perfection.

Week 3 — Share
Time to share your accomplishments with others! Present your works in progress and benefit from the collective wisdom and feedback of the group.

Week 4 — Expand
Integrate your discoveries, clarify next steps, and harness a new creative network to support your passion project. Embrace the creative multi-hyphenate super artist you are!

Workshop led by Nick Flatto — Broadway Producer (Operation Mincemeat, Two Strangers), Director (Stranger Sings!: The Parody Musical, The Opening), Writer (Glass House)

  • Velvet Stage Lab pushes you with so much heart that you don't even realize you're being challenged, until you're already soaring. It held that pure, breathless magic of discovery.

    Tom

  • This workshop changed my life — I’ve never felt more seen. I jumped off a cliff into unknown creative territory and was caught every time.

    Allie L

  • I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS STUDIO ENOUGH!!! If you need to unlock something within you, to go after that project you've been wanting to start, THIS is the place to do that.

    Olivia K

  • Being part of this space for multi-hyphenates felt like finding home. Thanks for encouraging me to dream big, and to exist fully as an artist. The impact of this experience will stay with me always.

    Billy S

  • The affirming space you create lets us grow, take risks, and find community — it was truly transformative.

    Matt S

Hello there, Multi-Hyphenate!

Feeling stuck in your art? Go back to what lit the spark.