The artistic heart of WP Theater lies in the Lab: a two-year residency for playwrights, directors and producers that has served over 350 artists since its founding as The Director’s Forum in 1983. The Lab has two main goals: to cultivate the work of women+ artists, and to give them the tools they need to succeed in the industry. Selected through a highly competitive process, the Lab provides its members with a vital professional network, entrepreneurial and leadership training, rehearsal space, and most significantly, tangible opportunities for the development and production of bold new work for the stage. In addition to developing their own unique work, the Lab residency culminates in the biennial Pipeline Festival, a festival of five new plays written, directed and produced by the Lab.