The Lab, which took place at the Fellah Hotel outside Marrakech, comprised three uninterrupted weeks of consultation, mentorship and workshop performances of new work for the stage. Led by Sundance Institute Theatre Program Director Philip Himberg and Producing Director Christopher Hibma, teams of creative advisors, actors and dramaturgs collaborated with writers and directors, independent from commercial or public pressures, as they developed their projects. The Theatre Program’s international activity supported mentorship and cross-cultural exchange, focused on artists working primarily in all dialects of Arabic, in tandem with new work from the U.S. The Program developed artists through a series of peer-to-peer exposure and exchange activities within Arabic-speaking countries, among the Arab diaspora in Europe, and in the larger context of U.S.-focused Labs.