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 and are not currently in either undergraduate or graduate programs. 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.