The purpose of a Mercury Store project is to create time and space for NYC-based theatre artists - directors, choreographers, devisers - to ask a question in three dimensions. We support ideas that need to be tested in space, not around a table. Our Wifi password is no readings.

The Mercury Store has 4 studios occupying a 16,000 square foot warehouse in Gowanus, Brooklyn that was once a metal foundry. Projects are one-week long (Monday to Friday) and include a fee for the lead artist, workspace, a company of actors, a budget for theatrical materials and collaborators, and artistic dialogue.

Project residencies support early - like maybe you’re getting the idea out of your head for the first time - development of an artistic idea or premise. They precede a formal rehearsal process. Projects on the ramp to production or heavily developed are typically not a match for what we offer. We’re also interested in methodology and practice questions not tied to any specific piece of work.

The application process for Projects is a closed one and consists of a meeting and application in that order. We are looking for theatre makers with an established practice. The best way to get on our radar is to invite us to something: a production, a workshop, a work-in-progress showing, but please not a reading. For those still gaining experience, we urge you to consider our training programs. Please note we rarely serve playwrights as lead artists, and only when there is a clear need for 3D experimentation.