We produce staged readings, workshops, and full productions of new work, as well as nontraditional, devised, site-specific, and immersive theater experiences. It is our belief that the art of storytelling has the power to shift our communities toward a deeper understanding of our shared humanity. We view it as our responsibility to discover these stories and to share them with our audiences in unique and engaging ways.

We work primarily, but not exclusively, with students, to provide support and professional opportunities while they are still honing their craft. Experience, when combined with education, becomes invaluable in developing one’s skills in theater, and we provide that experience for emerging artists.

Our commitment to supporting emerging artists is not limited to playwrights. We produce new work because understanding the developmental process is vital to all theater artists’ success.

Our Inner Enso is one ongoing part of this mission. The Outer Loop’s Inner Enso is an all-female circle of artistic decision-making with the mission of shifting the arts community toward balance. Too often, the woman’s perspective is left out of the story, so we wanted to create a space solely made up of women to remedy that. The circle consists of 7 women who meet regularly throughout the year to create one production per season for the Inner Enso Series, which tells stories that center the experience of being a woman.

The Inner Enso is currently in its second cycle, with its next production slated for Spring 2025. To find out more about how you can be involved, email info@outerlooptheater.org.

Another ongoing initiative is our Empathy Project. We live in strange and uncertain times... ones simultaneously abundant and lacking in connection and hope. Can we, through theater, inspire empathy and reconnect to our shared humanity? To find out more, visit our website!

New Play Development

Great plays in all shapes and sizes exist, and we want to see more of them.