A sister company to the Coal Mine Theatre, The Vault Creation Lab is a space where writers, creators and playwrights are afforded the opportunity to explore, experiment and invest in their ideas in the critical stages of development. The Vault offers playwrights and artists community and a place to train, commune, craft and grow. Welcome to The Vault.
Coming Soon
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
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.
Our Water Cooler Tuesdays were such a hit —
so we’re levelling up!
Introducing the Water Cooler Residency, a full week of dedicated writing time at The Vault for creators of every discipline.
December 15-19
10–3 daily
The Vault is open to writers who want to finish a draft, start a project, gain momentum or maybe just get out of a rut!
Spots are filling up. Click the “Sign up” button below with a short bio to join us 10-3 daily at The Water Cooler Residency. $80 fee to hold your space for the week.
We can’t wait to write with you!
The essential purpose of
The Vault Creation Lab
is to support and prioritize the writer's journey and their creative process. Throughout their development process with The Vault, writers will have access to space, resources, audience feedback, and technical elements in order to develop and uncover the complete potential of their work.
A ground-breaking component of the The Vault will be our Public Labs (our first launched in April) . These public labs invite audiences in on a critical stage of development: when a play is ready for audience feedback and exchange. The purpose of these labs is to give the playwright a chance to test, develop and focus their work with the presence and input of a live audience.
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