As a part of City 3 Theater’s mission to develop new works in theatre, The Summer Six Pack is an intensive exploration of the play development process. Six playwrights interested in developing a new theatrical work over the course of a summer are selected and teamed with six directors skilled in the development of new works. Initially the directors will act as sounding boards for the playwrights, helping the playwright with the conception of the work. Later, actors will be cast to further the development of the work and private readings will be held to allow the playwright to hear their work in progress. Finally a two week intensive rehearsal process will be followed by two weekends of staged readings of each of the six new works followed by moderated discussions with the audience in which questions posed by the playwrights and directors are addressed.