The Vault Creation Lab

SPRING INTO SUMMER @ THE VAULT 🌸

We’re back in action at The Vault! We may have the rock and roll Dance Nation by Clare Barron, directed by our very own Diana Bentley (get your tickets at https://tickets.coalminetheatre.com/ few remain!) roaring in The Vault, but that hasn’t stopped us from preparing a stunning line up of brand new in house initiatives (and a returning familiar fave) that we’ll be dropping over the next 2 weeks, starting THIS FRIDAY! 🪩🩷

And mark your calendars because on May 13th, our 26/ 27 Public Lab Series drops. Six spectacular new plays, 4 nights each. We can’t wait to have you all back at The Vault for process and progress with these incredible playwrights sharing their stories, music and more. 🗓️✨

Make sure to turn on our Post Notifications so you’re the FIRST to hear about all things The Vault. ☑️😉

🚨PLAY SUBMISSIONS DUE APRIL 1ST🚨

We’re looking for NEW CANADIAN PLAYS to start development during our 2067/27 season at The Vault Creation Lab. 🎭🎉

We are looking for…
- FULL drafts of plays (not excerpts)
- plays with 5 characters or less
- plays between 90-100 minutes
- a bio from YOU
- plays not produced before in toronto

As a Writer’s Lab, we are open to all voices in perspectives. For more information, visit our website!

So… will you be submitting your play? 😉📝

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The Vault is so excited to have creating in our space so much this year! First, she choreographed and directed our public lab of The Channel. Next up, she’s choreographing the highly-anticipated production of Dance Nation with our Artistic Director, Diana Bentley directing!

Get your tickets to The Channel and Dance Nation TODAY! 🪩✨

THE CHANNEL
Created by Alyssa Martin with Spencer Hack
Choreographed and Directed by Alyssa Martin ()
Starring Spencer Hack
Presented by Rock Bottom Movement in association with The Vault Creation Lab
March 11-14 & 18-21, 2026

DANCE NATION
April 12 - May 3
Written by Clare Barron
Directed by Diana Bentley ()
Movement Direction by Alyssa Martin ()

IF YOU’RE NOT AT THE CHANNEL… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

Our audiences have been LOVING it, but don’t let us tell you… LET THEM! 🩷📺✨

The exciting collaboration between The Vault/Coal Mine Theatre continues as Rock Bottom movement presents a brand new original work from the wild and genius choreography brain of Alyssa Martin, with principal ballet dancer of the National Ballet of Canada Spencer Hack. Rock Bottom Movement takes over The Vault this Spring to rip up the floor with a Public Lab of The Channel. What does this entail? You’ll have to find out.

CLOSING NEXT WEEKEND! TICKET LINK IN BIO!

THE CHANNEL
Created by Alyssa Martin with Spencer Hack
Choreographed and Directed by Alyssa Martin
Starring Spencer Hack
Presented by Rock Bottom Movement in association with The Vault Creation Lab
March 11-14 & 18-21, 2026

With thanks to the Kingfisher Foundation.

🚨CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS🚨

We’re looking for NEW CANADIAN PLAYS to start development during our 2067/27 season at The Vault Creation Lab. 🎭🎉

We are looking for…
- FULL drafts of plays (not excerpts)
- plays with 5 characters or less
- plays between 90-100 minutes
- a bio from YOU
- plays not produced before in toronto

As a Writer’s Lab, we are open to all voices in perspectives. We will be prioritizing applications that are penned by writers who are historically underrepresented in the Canadian theatre system.

Interested in developing your play with us? Stay tuned for March 2nd (THIS MONDAY!!) for when we drop ALL THE SUBMISSION INFORMATION on our website and socials. 😉📝

DON’T CHANGE THE CHANNEL! IT’S TIME TO MEET ALYSSA AND SPENCER!

Alyssa Martin and Spencer Hack are the team behind our next public lab… THE CHANNEL!

The exciting collaboration between The Vault/Coal Mine Theatre continues as Rock Bottom movement presents a brand new original work from the wild and genius choreography brain of Alyssa Martin, with principal ballet dancer of the National Ballet of Canada Spencer Hack. Rock Bottom Movement takes over The Vault this Spring to rip up the floor with a Public Lab of The Channel. What does this entail? You’ll have to find out.

Intimate yet unbridled, The Channel creates a non-stop dance fantasia starring Spencer Hack, who attempts in real time to ascend past the boundaries of ballet hierarchy and into an unprecedented new rank. Hack auditions for his ghosts, turns himself into a garden snake and dances his heart out all in the hellish pursuit of “keeping the channel open.” We’re thinking about emotional and physical desperation, big ballet, the immensity of personal change, and the dangers of artistic silos. We’re considering surreal transformation as a model for hope, and impossible pursuit as a model for ambition.

EIGHT SHOWS ONLY! TICKET LINK IN BIO!

THE CHANNEL
Created by Alyssa Martin with Spencer Hack
Choreographed and Directed by Alyssa Martin
Starring Spencer Hack
Presented by Rock Bottom Movement in association with The Vault Creation Lab
March 11-14 & 18-21, 2026

With thanks to the Kingfisher Foundation.