OtB Residencies
The OtB Residency Program
Thank you to all who applied this year, we will re-open applications in Spring 2027.
We are pleased to announce the inaugural On the Boards Artists in Residence for the 26/27 season! Curated from over 70 applications by the OtB Curatorial Council - Jody Kuehner, Janet Wong, and Megan Kiskaddon - these 18 artists add to the cultural fabric of Northwest performance, and we look forward to supporting the advancement of their practices:
Amy O'Neal
Seattle, WA
Dance
dani tirrell and The Congregation
Renton, WA
Dance, theater, music and art installation
Degenerate Art Ensemble
Seattle, WA
Dance, theater, live music, video
Drama Tops
Seattle, WA
Dance, performance art, puppetry, drag
Emmy Smith-Stewart | Jeffrey Azevedo
Seattle, WA
Theater, dance
Glory Hole Drag Collective
Seattle, WA
Primarily drag, but incorporating elements of dance, clowning, and performance art
HATLO
Seattle, WA
Theater, dance, drag, social practice
Heap Troupe (Kara Beadle)
Seattle, WA
Dance, performance art
Jessie Alexandra Young with Jeanine Durning and Tonya Lockyer
Port Angeles, WA
Dance, choreography, experimental performance
Jordan Isadore with Eloise DeLuca
Portland, OR
Dance
Joseph Hernandez with Alexis L. Silva
Seattle, WA
Dance/performance Art
kelly langeslay
Seattle, WA
Dance/autotheory
Naomi Deckard (Ms. Luxxe) / CPU Fashion
Seattle, WA
Solo performance; wearable-technology / instrument performance; live electronic music, sound, and light; movement; performance art; interdisciplinary live performance
Nia-Amina Minor
Seattle, WA
Dance, movement, music
OVERDRAFT (Hannah Simmons + Kit Wyatt)
Seattle, WA
Performance art, burlesque, dance
Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye
Seattle, WA
Dance, theater, multimedia, movement, voice, experimental duration
Undercurrent
Seattle, WA
Dance
zoe | juniper
Seattle, WA
Dance, movement, sound, sculpture, multimedia
Made possible by the 4Culture Cultural Services grant, supported by Doors Open, and our open storefront on Roy Street. The OtB Residency addresses the need for local opportunities for artists making live work to expand their creative capacity without the expectation of a finished production. Resident artists receive time, space, and mentorship to explore new ideas as well as a $1,000 per week stipend
Meet the Curators
Megan Kiskaddon
“One of the tenets of our new OtB Strategic Plan is to create more pathways to support artists in the development of new work. This residency is one of the ways we seek to be responsive to that community need. This also fulfills a personal dream of mine to host artist residencies at OtB.”
Jody Kuehner
“What excites me most about this residency program is that it recognizes the importance of artistic development. Investing in that process benefits not only the individual artists but also the Seattle community, which creates a more vibrant and adventurous performance ecosystem.”
Janet Wong
“Encountering the breadth of Seattle’s creative community during this selection process was deeply moving—especially given how urgently artists need support as opportunities continue to vanish. I also think that a paid, lock-out residency that allows the artists and their collaborators to go home and sleep in their own beds every night removes structural barriers for many.”
The Space
Our residency space is street level, with wood floors, lots of natural light, a shared restroom, and 1,000 square feet of rehearsal space. It is equipped with marley, mirrors, as well as simple light and sound resources.
We encourage you to look at the images below and determine if the space is right for you and your proposed project.
Artist Residencies supported by the 4Culture Cultural Services grant, supported by Doors Open .