AnyWay Production Company's 2026 Season
Los Angeles, California | Theatre
LGBTQ, Experimental
AnyWay is back to produce high quality theatre with a mission to platform underrepresented voices and be a home for artists to strengthen their skills or try something new. We provide accessible opportunities, free education resources, and affordable entertainment to the LA theatre community.
AnyWay Production Company's 2026 Season
Los Angeles, California | Theatre
LGBTQ, Experimental
1 Campaigns | California, United States
56 supporters | followers
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$8,050
Goal: $16,000 for production
AnyWay is back to produce high quality theatre with a mission to platform underrepresented voices and be a home for artists to strengthen their skills or try something new. We provide accessible opportunities, free education resources, and affordable entertainment to the LA theatre community.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
AnyWay Production Company is back for more world premieres, free artist workshops, and community building with our 2026 season! This year, we have more AnyWay planned than ever before, with our hallmark Festival Productions, our new and intimate Workshop Productions, and our revamped Evergreen Education Series featuring free one-day labs for writers, actors, and directors.
AnyWay provides accessible theatre opportunities for Los Angeles based artists and audiences through fee-free submissions for all script and audition submissions, accommodating scheduling for working artists, pay-what-you-can tickets for as little as $1, and free educational resources that connect our participants with working industry professionals to learn and grow their network.
AnyWay Production Company is a queer and femme founded theatre company with the aim of providing opportunities to new and emerging voices, regardless of what is on your resume. Founded in 2024, AnyWay strives to cultivate an artistic community where overlooked and marginalized voices are centered, and artists are empowered to hone their skills and explore new roles in a safe and fun environment. Co-founders Delanie and Katie are long-time theatre professionals with over a decade of experience, and our Board Members have worked on productions across the country in a myriad of departments.
Our 2024 season laid the foundation for our Festival Productions with the inaugural The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival and A Theatre Double Feature.
2025 not only saw our beloved Festivals return but saw our first full-length production with Pets! by Jenny Panush as well as our first education opportunities with our fan-favorite Table-Read-a-Thon, Directing Bootcamp, and Audition Bootcamp.
After two nearly sold-out seasons and rave reviews from both audiences and AnyWay alumni, we have more shows, more workshops, and more opportunities coming than ever before.
At AnyWay, we believe in the power and the magic of theatre, and our company is founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to that magic, whether as an artist, audience, or anybody wanting to try something new. We produce new and exciting works that challenge the status quo, speak to the world around us, and hold a mirror to humanity while including and platforming those who have been overlooked or shut out by the traditional theatre industry. We are both a launchpad and a safe haven for those who need it, providing the space for artists to hone their craft and learn new skills, or return to an artform they've stepped away from.
Our 2026 Season features three exciting series: our classic Festival Productions, our new Workshop Productions, and our revamped Evergreen Education Labs!
About our Festivals: We wouldn’t be where we are without our Festivals! These are the productions that started it all, our biggest productions of the year that are also where we platform as many directors, writers, designers, and actors as possible. This is AnyWay at its very best. Our first Festival of the season will be The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival, our ten-minute play festival featuring eight scripts of varying genres, directors of every experience level, and some of LA's brightest stars whose names you'll want to remember. This season will conclude with A Theatre Double Feature, our one-act play festival featuring two unpublished pieces, each with their own guest director, and brought to life by a guest design team.
About our Workshops: This series focuses on the playwright's journey to their world premiere and create a playground for actors, directors, playwrights, and designers to focus on the heart of the material with stripped back design and more intimate venues. Longer rehearsal processes, more flexibility, and more collaboration, all with the top-tier standards you’ve come to expect from AnyWay! This year's Workshop Productions include Loose Tooth by Dylan Malloy and Bury Your Gays (and they will rise up again) by Shannon Chinn.
About our Evergreen Education Series: Because growth should be year-round, we are revamping and reintroducing our free education labs. Welcome to Evergreen, AnyWay's place for low risk, high reward day-long learning opportunities to stretch yourself, try something new, expand your network, and connect with and learn from industry professionals in a warm and welcoming environment. This year, we are bringing back the fan-favorite Table-Read-a-Thon for writers, as well as our Directing and Acting Labs with new topics and new teaching artists.
Our 2026 Season Timeline:
March: Crowdfunding!
April: Table-Read-a-Thon
May: Loose Tooth by Dylan Malloy (Workshop Production #1)
July: One Day Directing Lab
August: The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival
October: Bury Your Gays (and they will rise up again) by Shannon Chinn
November: One Day Acting Lab
December: A Theatre Double Feature
This year, we aim to double the number of artists involved in our season by putting up more shows and expanding our teaching capacity for our free one-day education labs. With your support, we can platform a record number of emerging voices and showcase the vibrant talent waiting to be discovered through our Festival and Workshop Productions, and we can increase access to arts education through our Evergreen Education Series.
Our sights are set high, but we need you to make it happen. We are crowdfunding $16,000 to help cover the costs of our second season. Your donation allows us to continue providing opportunities for emerging and underrepresented artists, producing quality theatre in the heart of Los Angeles, and maintaining our pay-what-you-can ticket model. AnyWay is a volunteer-run theatre company, meaning every dollar you give goes directly into the production budgets for our shows and education labs.
We need your help to reach our goal! Here are three ways you can directly support our crowdfunding campaign:
- Donate! Every dollar counts. We have some cool incentives in return for your generosity!
- Follow! Follow us here on Seed&Spark and on Instagram and TikTok @anywayproductionco to stay up to date on all things AnyWay (and to find your name in our Donor Thank You Posts!)
- Share! Send our campaign to your friends and family, share the link to your social media, and help spread the word!
Our promise to you, our supporters, is to use each and every dollar to continue to provide accessible theatre to audiences and artists alike in Los Angeles and beyond. Your donations help provide the literal roofs over our heads where we perform and rehearse, costumes, set pieces, artist stipends so we can compensate our artists for their time and talent, and more.
Should we be so fortunate as to reach beyond our $16,000 goal, we will use the additional funds to pay out more artist stipends, expand the amount of opportunities available in each of our productions, and build towards an even more expansive Season 4 in 2027!
AnyWay doesn't plan on going anywhere for a long time. Funding our project in full (and beyond!) helps ensure the longevity of our mission.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Evergreen One-Day Education Lab
Costs $1,800
The cost of our three Evergreen Education Labs! Funds cover venue, teaching materials, and compensation for our industry guests.
Venue Rentals
Costs $6,800
LA rent is expensive! Venue rental makes up the majority of our budget. Funds cover venue rental for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Production Design
Costs $1,500
Production design is what makes our shows look so good! Funds cover props, costumes, and more for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Marketing Materials
Costs $400
Posters! Programs! Banners! And more! Funds cover marketing and printing costs for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Archival Photography & Videography
Costs $1,000
We document every show for social media and for artists' portfolios. Funds cover photo and video for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Guest Artist Stipends
Costs $4,000
Art is work! We want to pay guest playwrights and directors for their time. Funds cover stipends for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Contingency Fund
Costs $500
In case of emergency! Funds cover unforeseen circumstances, such as ripped costumes, broken equipment, or any other last-minute expenses.
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About This Team
Delanie Nelson is a Los Angeles based, but North Dakota bred, actor, director, producer and very proud Co-Founder of AnyWay Production Company. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Minnesota State University, Mankato and over a decade of professional experience performing on stages across the country. She is now honored to both direct and produce new works and platform upcoming talent through AnyWay, because opportunities and the magic of theatre should never be gate kept.
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Katie Triplett is a Los Angeles based director, producer, writer, and, most importantly, Co-Founder of AnyWay Production Company. Originally from Northern Illinois, she received her BA in Theatre Directing and Management from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film; her education and career have taken her to stages across Illinois, New York, and even London. Her artistic practice is guided by the freedom that comes with taking risks, as well as a belief in radical inclusion, collaboration, and accessibility for artists and audiences alike.
Candace Nelson is an award-winning director, actor, and writer. She holds a BFA in Film and New Media as well as a BA in Theatre Performance from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She's a video game trailer director during the day and a fearless cat mom at night, but more than anything she's a wife to one of the two Co-founders of AnyWay and is endlessly proud to join on this journey of creating opportunities for more artists in LA.
Victor Collazo Vargas is a Puerto Rican director, writer, and editor working and living in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, his passions are in the film, theatre, and video game spaces. He currently works as both a Capture Director in video game advertising and as the Treasurer for AnyWay Production Company. He is excited to see this upcoming 2026 season come to fruition.
Jess Ruiz is a Los Angeles based stage manager and Board Member for Anyway Production Company. She received her B.A. in Technical Theatre with an emphasis in Stage Management from CSULB. Her passion for the stage has led her to work on over a dozen shows. She’s excited for this upcoming 2026 season and all that Anyway Production Company has in store.
Andrew Roberts is a Nebraska-born lighting designer and Board Member/Technical Director for AnyWay Production Company. When he’s not working with AnyWay, you can often find Andrew at the El Portal theatre working with the likes of Team Starkid, Patrick Warburton, Heather Shaw, and so many more. When he isn't at the theatre, he enjoys streaming and spending time with his beautiful partner.
Travis Banks is a graduate of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he earned his degree in Theatre Performance and developed a lifelong passion for storytelling and the performing arts. His background in theatre shaped his commitment to collaboration, creativity, and building meaningful connections within the community. As both an artist and advocate for the arts, Travis has been a long-time supporter of emerging theatre initiatives and organizations dedicated to expanding access to live performance. He believes that theatre has the power to bring people together, inspire dialogue, and create lasting cultural impact.
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
AnyWay Production Company is back for more world premieres, free artist workshops, and community building with our 2026 season! This year, we have more AnyWay planned than ever before, with our hallmark Festival Productions, our new and intimate Workshop Productions, and our revamped Evergreen Education Series featuring free one-day labs for writers, actors, and directors.
AnyWay provides accessible theatre opportunities for Los Angeles based artists and audiences through fee-free submissions for all script and audition submissions, accommodating scheduling for working artists, pay-what-you-can tickets for as little as $1, and free educational resources that connect our participants with working industry professionals to learn and grow their network.
AnyWay Production Company is a queer and femme founded theatre company with the aim of providing opportunities to new and emerging voices, regardless of what is on your resume. Founded in 2024, AnyWay strives to cultivate an artistic community where overlooked and marginalized voices are centered, and artists are empowered to hone their skills and explore new roles in a safe and fun environment. Co-founders Delanie and Katie are long-time theatre professionals with over a decade of experience, and our Board Members have worked on productions across the country in a myriad of departments.
Our 2024 season laid the foundation for our Festival Productions with the inaugural The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival and A Theatre Double Feature.
2025 not only saw our beloved Festivals return but saw our first full-length production with Pets! by Jenny Panush as well as our first education opportunities with our fan-favorite Table-Read-a-Thon, Directing Bootcamp, and Audition Bootcamp.
After two nearly sold-out seasons and rave reviews from both audiences and AnyWay alumni, we have more shows, more workshops, and more opportunities coming than ever before.
At AnyWay, we believe in the power and the magic of theatre, and our company is founded on the belief that everyone deserves access to that magic, whether as an artist, audience, or anybody wanting to try something new. We produce new and exciting works that challenge the status quo, speak to the world around us, and hold a mirror to humanity while including and platforming those who have been overlooked or shut out by the traditional theatre industry. We are both a launchpad and a safe haven for those who need it, providing the space for artists to hone their craft and learn new skills, or return to an artform they've stepped away from.
Our 2026 Season features three exciting series: our classic Festival Productions, our new Workshop Productions, and our revamped Evergreen Education Labs!
About our Festivals: We wouldn’t be where we are without our Festivals! These are the productions that started it all, our biggest productions of the year that are also where we platform as many directors, writers, designers, and actors as possible. This is AnyWay at its very best. Our first Festival of the season will be The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival, our ten-minute play festival featuring eight scripts of varying genres, directors of every experience level, and some of LA's brightest stars whose names you'll want to remember. This season will conclude with A Theatre Double Feature, our one-act play festival featuring two unpublished pieces, each with their own guest director, and brought to life by a guest design team.
About our Workshops: This series focuses on the playwright's journey to their world premiere and create a playground for actors, directors, playwrights, and designers to focus on the heart of the material with stripped back design and more intimate venues. Longer rehearsal processes, more flexibility, and more collaboration, all with the top-tier standards you’ve come to expect from AnyWay! This year's Workshop Productions include Loose Tooth by Dylan Malloy and Bury Your Gays (and they will rise up again) by Shannon Chinn.
About our Evergreen Education Series: Because growth should be year-round, we are revamping and reintroducing our free education labs. Welcome to Evergreen, AnyWay's place for low risk, high reward day-long learning opportunities to stretch yourself, try something new, expand your network, and connect with and learn from industry professionals in a warm and welcoming environment. This year, we are bringing back the fan-favorite Table-Read-a-Thon for writers, as well as our Directing and Acting Labs with new topics and new teaching artists.
Our 2026 Season Timeline:
March: Crowdfunding!
April: Table-Read-a-Thon
May: Loose Tooth by Dylan Malloy (Workshop Production #1)
July: One Day Directing Lab
August: The Greenhouse: An Emerging Voices Festival
October: Bury Your Gays (and they will rise up again) by Shannon Chinn
November: One Day Acting Lab
December: A Theatre Double Feature
This year, we aim to double the number of artists involved in our season by putting up more shows and expanding our teaching capacity for our free one-day education labs. With your support, we can platform a record number of emerging voices and showcase the vibrant talent waiting to be discovered through our Festival and Workshop Productions, and we can increase access to arts education through our Evergreen Education Series.
Our sights are set high, but we need you to make it happen. We are crowdfunding $16,000 to help cover the costs of our second season. Your donation allows us to continue providing opportunities for emerging and underrepresented artists, producing quality theatre in the heart of Los Angeles, and maintaining our pay-what-you-can ticket model. AnyWay is a volunteer-run theatre company, meaning every dollar you give goes directly into the production budgets for our shows and education labs.
We need your help to reach our goal! Here are three ways you can directly support our crowdfunding campaign:
- Donate! Every dollar counts. We have some cool incentives in return for your generosity!
- Follow! Follow us here on Seed&Spark and on Instagram and TikTok @anywayproductionco to stay up to date on all things AnyWay (and to find your name in our Donor Thank You Posts!)
- Share! Send our campaign to your friends and family, share the link to your social media, and help spread the word!
Our promise to you, our supporters, is to use each and every dollar to continue to provide accessible theatre to audiences and artists alike in Los Angeles and beyond. Your donations help provide the literal roofs over our heads where we perform and rehearse, costumes, set pieces, artist stipends so we can compensate our artists for their time and talent, and more.
Should we be so fortunate as to reach beyond our $16,000 goal, we will use the additional funds to pay out more artist stipends, expand the amount of opportunities available in each of our productions, and build towards an even more expansive Season 4 in 2027!
AnyWay doesn't plan on going anywhere for a long time. Funding our project in full (and beyond!) helps ensure the longevity of our mission.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Evergreen One-Day Education Lab
Costs $1,800
The cost of our three Evergreen Education Labs! Funds cover venue, teaching materials, and compensation for our industry guests.
Venue Rentals
Costs $6,800
LA rent is expensive! Venue rental makes up the majority of our budget. Funds cover venue rental for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Production Design
Costs $1,500
Production design is what makes our shows look so good! Funds cover props, costumes, and more for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Marketing Materials
Costs $400
Posters! Programs! Banners! And more! Funds cover marketing and printing costs for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Archival Photography & Videography
Costs $1,000
We document every show for social media and for artists' portfolios. Funds cover photo and video for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Guest Artist Stipends
Costs $4,000
Art is work! We want to pay guest playwrights and directors for their time. Funds cover stipends for our Festival and Workshop Productions.
Contingency Fund
Costs $500
In case of emergency! Funds cover unforeseen circumstances, such as ripped costumes, broken equipment, or any other last-minute expenses.
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
Delanie Nelson is a Los Angeles based, but North Dakota bred, actor, director, producer and very proud Co-Founder of AnyWay Production Company. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Minnesota State University, Mankato and over a decade of professional experience performing on stages across the country. She is now honored to both direct and produce new works and platform upcoming talent through AnyWay, because opportunities and the magic of theatre should never be gate kept.
Katie Triplett is a Los Angeles based director, producer, writer, and, most importantly, Co-Founder of AnyWay Production Company. Originally from Northern Illinois, she received her BA in Theatre Directing and Management from The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film; her education and career have taken her to stages across Illinois, New York, and even London. Her artistic practice is guided by the freedom that comes with taking risks, as well as a belief in radical inclusion, collaboration, and accessibility for artists and audiences alike.
Candace Nelson is an award-winning director, actor, and writer. She holds a BFA in Film and New Media as well as a BA in Theatre Performance from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She's a video game trailer director during the day and a fearless cat mom at night, but more than anything she's a wife to one of the two Co-founders of AnyWay and is endlessly proud to join on this journey of creating opportunities for more artists in LA.
Victor Collazo Vargas is a Puerto Rican director, writer, and editor working and living in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, his passions are in the film, theatre, and video game spaces. He currently works as both a Capture Director in video game advertising and as the Treasurer for AnyWay Production Company. He is excited to see this upcoming 2026 season come to fruition.
Jess Ruiz is a Los Angeles based stage manager and Board Member for Anyway Production Company. She received her B.A. in Technical Theatre with an emphasis in Stage Management from CSULB. Her passion for the stage has led her to work on over a dozen shows. She’s excited for this upcoming 2026 season and all that Anyway Production Company has in store.
Andrew Roberts is a Nebraska-born lighting designer and Board Member/Technical Director for AnyWay Production Company. When he’s not working with AnyWay, you can often find Andrew at the El Portal theatre working with the likes of Team Starkid, Patrick Warburton, Heather Shaw, and so many more. When he isn't at the theatre, he enjoys streaming and spending time with his beautiful partner.
Travis Banks is a graduate of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he earned his degree in Theatre Performance and developed a lifelong passion for storytelling and the performing arts. His background in theatre shaped his commitment to collaboration, creativity, and building meaningful connections within the community. As both an artist and advocate for the arts, Travis has been a long-time supporter of emerging theatre initiatives and organizations dedicated to expanding access to live performance. He believes that theatre has the power to bring people together, inspire dialogue, and create lasting cultural impact.