THE EXPONENTIAL FESTIVAL

The Exponential Festival will return for its 11th season in 2026. 

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We are accepting fellowship applications from performing artists and theatre-makers whose work pushes boundaries, crosses corners, and can be considered experimental, innovative, or just plain weird. We are looking for applicants who want to premiere new works, fundamentally reimagine original shows by remounting them, or otherwise radically reinterpret forms, processes, or practices. 

This application is for a year-long fellowship and 4 public performances at Brick Aux in Williamsburg as part of Exponential 2026. For this partnership with Brick Aux, we are prioritizing shows with small creative teams. 

Fellows will receive:

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• $500 commission to present their work at next year's Exponential Festival at Brick Aux.

• A 50/50 box-office income split.

• 4 performances and 12 hours of tech time.

• $500 in rehearsal hours at Brick Aux throughout the year. 

• Monthly producing workshops with Exponential staff.

• Publicity of your show at major New York news outlets leading up to the festival.

• Free videography.

• Free photography.

• A venue coordinator to help liaise between the show and the venue, to coordinate a site visit, and run communication between the artist and the venue as the production evolves.

• MFTA access, scheduled by appointment.

• Volunteer accident insurance.

• A grant-writing workshop.

• An unlimited amount of phone calls, texts, and emails consulting on producing questions.

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This application closes Friday, April 18 at 11:59pm EST.

 

Questions? Email ExponentialFestival@gmail.com