Created from a desire to use our theatre space to make a home for new theatrical works, and a place for emerging artists to flex their wings, Stripped Bare is an incubator to test-drive new ideas. Stripped Bare is about theatre at its core. A Stripped Bare project is not about sets, lights, props, and costumes. It is about actors, words, passion, movement, and ideas.
Where bold ideas find their first audience.
The 2026–2027 Stripped Bare Arts Incubator Project welcomes four new works to the Synchronicity Annex—each offering a distinct glimpse into the next generation of theatre artists shaping Atlanta's creative landscape.
This season moves from immersive music theatre and contemporary dance to modern fable and intimate drama, bringing together artists working across disciplines, perspectives, and theatrical forms. Every project is presented in its earliest stages, where ideas take center stage and audiences become part of the creative process.
With minimal production elements and maximum artistic possibility, Stripped Bare celebrates theatre in its most immediate form—driven by bold voices, meaningful conversation, and the connection between artist and audience.
Join us in the room where new work begins.
A Stripped Bare project...
Is on its feet.
Plays with form.
Experiments with an artistic idea.
Pushes personal artistic boundaries.
Re-imagines classics or creates brand new work.
Is driven by the art.
It is not...
A staged reading.
A full production. Seriously. So that means, there is no…
- Set (There is no rigging, no flats, no repainting of the space, no changing of the curtain placements.)
- Lights (You can use our rep plot, but there is no re-focusing. We encourage you to think simply if you do any cuing.)
- Sound (You can have a few sound cues, but no mics.)
- Projector (With very rare exceptions)
- Props (You may bring in and use simple, minimal furniture or props.)