Jessica Almasy is a rare bird. If you’re an avid audiobook fan, you may have heard her voice. She and her talented team of artists will share an excerpt of their new work, “Birding for Beginners,” July 19th at NACL.

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Jessica Almasy is a rare bird. If you’re an avid audiobook fan, you may have heard her voice. She and her talented team of artists will share an excerpt of their new work, “Birding for Beginners,” July 19th at NACL.

Saturday, June 7th, at 7:30pm The Outrage writers will share excerpts from works developed during their residency at NACL. Audiences are invited to join the artists for delicious soup and conversation, and to toast the new creations.

A Backyard BBQ for members of the Performing Arts Community in the Upper Delaware Region

North American Cultural Laboratory invites you to sit in on the creative process with The Hinterlands, from Detroit, as they share their nearly completed work-in-progress, “Sunset: A Techno Elegy,” a modern take on the story of Orpheus.

On Friday, November 22nd, NACL presents a staged reading (with music and dance) of a new work-in-progress by Camille Thomas, titled “Sweet Blood.” “Sweet Blood” focuses on three free Black Maroon/Taino women in Jamaica 1727 struggling to thrive in a world that will soon endure hundreds of years of chattel slavery due to the emerging […]

The historic Danse Macabre, or Dance of Death, is a stylized procession of ghastly figures, representatives from all walks of life, dancing to the grave — frivolous and terrifying — reminding us that time is flying… Reminding us to dance and sing! Vestiges of this tradition linger on in Halloween, and at NACL this year […]

God Is In Your Typewriter is a new work in development created by BREAD member artist and NACL Director of Artist Experience, Lyndsey Anderson. BREAD Arts Collective members join Lyndsey at NACL to present the first workshop of God Is In Your Typewriter, a dramatized glimpse into the lives of the Confessional poets and novelists […]

Jane Wells is an actor, writer, and director based in Toronto. She describes How to Live with Dread as “a show about family, about death, and about the work of creation… But in a fun way!” Having recently lost her brother Ker (who directed and performed in numerous NACL original productions), she grapples in this […]

JEST is an exploration of contemporary femininity, depression, moon cycles, overwhelming sense of impending doom, ritual and witchiness, the color blue, walking bass lines, uncomfortability, snow, and isolation. It’s deeply personal to Director & Choreographer Katie Rose McLaughlin — part her coming out story, part her struggles with an invisible disability, and part exploration of […]

The stage is set. A long table runs the length of the hall. The food is delicious. The feasting is punctuated by small gifts of thanks, a poem, a song, a short tale or remembrance, a prayer of thanksgiving… Join your friends, the staff of NACL, and the artists of Designated Movement Company in this […]