What is The Majestic Lab?

The Lab functions as a classroom, meeting hall, dance studio, filming workshop, and catch-all space for whatever needs arise at a busy theatre. It’s also where we host a variety of productions, including our Readers’ Theatre, Music Stand Sundays, Lab Comedy, and some of our youth productions.​​

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What kinds of shows can I do in the Majestic Lab?​

We offer three ways for directors of all skill levels to engage with our Lab space.​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Majestic Theatre Table Read

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A Majestic Theatre Table Reads is a one-day event, typically scheduled on a weekday evening or a weekend morning or afternoon. The director of a table read organizes and leads the event with some limited staff support in marketing, outreach, and volunteer recruitment. 

If you've never directed before, you haven't directed since high school, or you're looking to debut an unpublished play, this is the best place to start!

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Majestic Music Stand Sundays

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Majestic Music Stand Sundays are one-day events, scheduled on Sunday afternoons in the Lab as free matinee performances. These shows are presented closer to the style of traditional Readers’ Theatre performances, with seated actors at music stands and no blocking or tech. Actors audition for roles, and after the director chooses a cast, they hold three rehearsals to guide character development and presentation. 

If you have a little bit of experience with directing, have only directed in a digital format, or have completed a successful Table Read, this program may be a good fit for you!

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Majestic Readers' Theatre

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You might be familiar with this program already—our MRTC program has for a few years now been a popular way to stage small-scale shows and more experimental works that wouldn't otherwise fit into our mainstage season. Readers' Theatre is also a wonderful way for directors and actors without the time to commit to a full mainstage process to still have a chance to have their work appear onstage! Additionally, since Readers' Theatre is performed with scripts in hand, it's much more approachable and less stressful without the need to worry about memorization.

Plays with small casts, simple staging, and minimal tech needs are more suitable for the Lab space. The production process culminates in two ticketed performances on one weekend.

If you've successfully directed, assistant directed, or stage managed a fully staged production before, or if you've completed a successful Music Stand Sunday, this program may be a good fit for you!

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Proposals for the Readers' Theatre season typically open in August or September. Proposals for our 2025 Readers' Theatre season have closed, but stay tuned for details on how to propose for the 2026 season! Table Reads and Music Stand Sundays are scheduled on a rolling basis. Selection for all of these programs is based on the suitability of the play to our community and the Lab space, season balance, and staff and director availability. ​​

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What if I want to propose, but don’t have a script?

The Majestic Theatre has a library of scripts on site for check out. Please fill out this quick Patron Registration Form and the librarian will send you an email with instructions on how to set up your account and start requesting books. Dramatists Play Service, Inc and Concord Theatricals are also great resources to browse script summaries to get a better idea of what might interest you.

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Get Involved!

Direct: Proposals for Lab plays typically open August 1st and close September 15th each year. Our 2025 season proposals have closed, but details about our 2026 proposals will be posted next summer!

Act: Readers' Theatre and Music Stand Sundays are a wonderful way for actors without the time to commit to a full mainstage process to still have a chance to appear onstage! Additionally, since Readers' Theatre is performed with scripts in hand, it's much more approachable and less stressful without the need to worry about memorization. You can find information about our upcoming auditions on our Auditions page!

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Tech: If there's an upcoming production you'd like to help out with, but you prefer to remain behind the scenes, contact Bear Simonet at bear.simonet@corvallisoregon.gov.

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