Season 7 / 2017-2018

Production History

Fall 2017:
CO/LAB’s Show of Shows

Spring 2018:
Byte by Byte: CO/LAB's Journey Through Technology

Musical Theater Production Show:
The Best Thing in the World: The Musical

The Best Thing in the World

Image Description: Actors wearing brightly colored costumes stand at the edge of the stage smiling with their arms outstretched. Three actors stand in the front row with many more behind them.

The Best Thing in the World

Image Description: Four actors stand on stage singing, looking at the audience. From left to right: an actor in a silver patterned vest, black shirt and black pants stands with his hands outstretched toward the floor; an actor in a plain silver vest, black shirt, black pants, and black top hat is singing; an actor in a patterned silver vest, silver tie, black shirt, and black pants is laughing; an actor in a frilly silver shrug, and silver skirt, and black t-shirt smiles at the audience.

Byte by Byte

Image Description: Three actors wearing purple t-shirts with white CO/LAB logos stand on stage. They are wearing fake beards and looking at the audience.

Byte by Byte

Image Description: Four actors wearing purple t-shirts with white CO/LAB logos perform a scene on stage. In the center, one actor sits in a chair with right arm raised. The other three actors are standing in a circle around her, gesturing with their arms.

CO/LABaret: on Broadway

Image Description: Seven singers pose on stage in front of a wall of red tufted diamonds. In the center, a singer holds her arms up. On either side, three singers pose with one arm raised. They stand behind a row of thee music stands and microphones. In the foreground, audience members watch them on stage and applaud.

CO/LABaret: on Broadway

Image Description: A CO/LAB Actor stands at a music stand and microphone singing. Her arms are crossed over her chest and she looks down at the music. Behind her, a wall of tufted red diamonds.

CO/LAB Live

Image Description: CO/LAB actors wearing T-shirts of various colors, all with a white CO/LAB logo, stand on stage in a single row, singing and smiling.

CO/LAB Live

Image Description: On the right, an actor wearing a light blue t-shirt with white CO/LAB logo smiles and makes a pointed finger gesture at an actor wearing a red t-shirt, who smiles and returns the gesture. On the left, another actor in a light blue t-shirt smiles at the audience.

CO/LAB's Show of Shows

Image Description: A group of actors wearing purple t-shirts with white CO/LAB logos take a bow on stage. In the foreground, an actor with glasses smiles at someone while looking to the right. In the center, an actor with glasses and braided hair holds raised hands with another actor, with braided hair and red headphones. In the back, an actor stands smiling at the audience, next to an actor with one arm raised, next to an actor wearing classes standing with an electronic communication device.

CO/LAB's Show of Shows

Image Description: A paper giraffe puppet with a long rope next is being manipulated by an actor wearing tan pants and a purple CO/LAB t-shirt. The giraffe’s nose is touching the hand of a paper monkey puppet, which is being manipulated by another actor in light blue jeans and a purple CO/LAB t-shirt. Behind the giraffe, two actors in purple CO/LAB shirts smile and watch.

CO/LAB's Show of Shows

Image Description: An actor in black jeans and a purple CO/LAB shirt holds hands with an actor on his left, wearing camouflage pants and a purple CO/LAB shirt. They are pointing toward the camera with their other hands. Behind them, several actors in purple CO/LAB shirts sit dimly lit in folding chairs. The background is black.

Musical Theater Production Class

Image Description: A supporting artist in light jeans, a white and green striped sweater, and medium length brown hair sits on a blue floor, leaning against a white wall with a script in her lap. To her left, an actor in brown shoes, blue jeans, and a black shirt with a white mask on it sits with legs crossed.

Musical Theater Production Class

Image Description: A Supporting Artist stands at the front of the room with arms outstretched, facing three rows on actors who repeat this gesture back to him. The room has a blue floor, white walls, and orange panels on the back wall.

Milestone Moments

• We performed at Lincoln Center for the very first time.

• We created Camp BlueLAB with Bluelaces Theater Company, our first program for actors under 14 years old.

• We offered our first semester-long Puppetry class.

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Season by the Numbers

8 Weekly Classes Offered

185 CO/LAB:core Actors

230 COLAB:connect Actors

11 CO/LAB:connect partner organizations

14 Teaching Artists

95 Supporting Artists