The Public Theater (co-hosted 2026-27 with The Old Globe)
No cost to participants; participants meeting attendance requirements receive a paid commissioned piece
The BIPOC Critics Lab, founded in 2020 by cultural critic Jose Solis, is a free training program for emerging Black, Indigenous, and People of Color theatre journalists that has been hosted by The Public Theater since the 2023-24 season, after earlier stints with the Kennedy Center and the Stratford Festival. For 2026-27 the Lab is co-hosted bi-coastally with The Old Globe in San Diego, running 10 weekly sessions in the fall followed by monthly sessions in the spring in a hybrid format with optional in-person activities at the home theatre; participants who meet attendance requirements receive a paid commissioned piece, and The Public has committed to commissioning all current and alumni writers. Applications for the upcoming cohort are closed, with offers expected in August and sessions beginning after Labor Day.
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) emerging critics/journalists
Verified on Public Theater site; 2026-27 applications closed. Founded 2020 by Jose Solis; hosted by Kennedy Center 2021-23, by The Public since 2023-24. The Public has committed to commissioning all alumni.
The Public Theater and The Old Globe will be co-hosting cultural critic Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab during the theaters’ 2026-27 season with a joint cohort, which will mark the program’s first bi-coastal cohort.
The Public Theater and The Old Globe announced a partnership to co-host Jose Solís' BIPOC CRITICS LAB, marking the program's first bi-coastal cohort.
The Public Theater has revealed a new partnership between cultural critic Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab, Critical Minded, and The Public Theater.
The Public Theater is hosting cultural critic Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab in the 2024-25 season.
The Public has selected 12 arts journalists for their 2023-2024 cohort of Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab.
The Public Theater is hosting cultural critic Jose Solís’ BIPOC Critics Lab in the 2023-2024 season.
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