The “Bold New Works for Intimate Stages” initiative is a five-year commissioning project inspired by our experience working in ArtSpace Falls Church, our intimate 92 seat performance venue.  The limitations of our space are obvious—there are no wings and a very small backstage area that is really not suitable for large-scale theater productions or casts. Yet this intimate size is precisely what our audiences have come to love about their experience at Creative Cauldron.  As a work of art unfolds before them, the customary barrier between artist and audience seems to melt away, and audiences are keenly aware that they are an integral part of this moment of creation. So Creative Cauldron took it upon itself to commission original works that enhance this unique theatrical experience.


Kaleidoscope  2017
Witch   2018
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Kaleidoscope  premiered in 2017.  Featuring Broadway veteran Flo Lacey in the leading role. As a new work, as a learning experience, as a piece of theatre that reveals what it is to be a human being facing incredible odds and struggling to find her light, Kaleidoscope wins on all counts." DC Theatre Scene
Witch our 4th BNW premiere in 2018.  "Works like this are essential in sparking conversations necessary for our society's advancement."  Broadway World   "With an astute, quality production of Witch, its latest Bold New Work for Intimate Stages creation, Creative Cauldron continues to show what a nimble, un-fossilized theater company can do, even on a smallish budget and in a tight space."  DC Metro Theater Arts
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati
2016

Monsters of the Villa Diodati was the second "Bold New Work" to premiere at Creative Cauldron (2016). Broadway World said it was a "a must-see for fans of Gothic literature."

The Turn of the Screw
2015

The Turn of the Screw, our first "Bold New Work," premiered at Creative Cauldron in 2015. It garnered critical acclaim as a "fresh musical ride." (The Washington Post).
Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith are the driving creative team behind the "Bold New Works for Intimate Stages" productions. Both as life partners and artistic partners, Matt and Stephen have spent more than a decade together in the Washington DC metropolitan area building careers as two of the most sought after musical theater professionals. Both have extensive credits as both performers and directors at all of the major DC stages. The two have collaborated on more than a dozen productions over the years in various capacities. In 2016, the duo was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction in a Musical - Helen for their direction of The Turn of the Screw.