Manhattan Theatre Source
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| Manhattan Theatre Source | |
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| Address | 177 MacDougal Street New York, NY 10011 |
| Owner | Fiona Jones, Ed McNamee, Daryl Boling, Amber Estes, Nancy Sirianni, Lanie Zipoy |
| Current Production | MACBETH |
| Capacity | 45-55 Seats |
| Date Opened | February 22 2000 |
The Manhattan Theatre Source is an Off-Off-Broadway not for profit art service organization located in Manhattan near Washington Square Park. A café and art gallery occupy the lower level of "The Source", a 160 year old brick building, while the upper story contains a library and the theatre proper. It is the current home of Ground Up Theatre Company, BridgeClub Theatre Company and Invisible City Theatre Company.
The venue and its productions have generally been favorably received. Theatre reviewers Tyler Pray[1] and Stephen Morgan-Mackay[2] both considered the "intimate" setting to be positive, with Pray considering it "one of the most enjoyable small venues for theater in the Village" although it has also been described as "claustrophobic".[3]
The Source's premiered Gregory Fletcher's Stairway to Heaven in 2004, which received the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's National Ten-Minute Play Award[4][5] In 2005, the Manhattan Theatre Source debuted Coronado, the first play by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River,[6][3] to "packed houses" and a "sold-out run".[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Pray, Tyler (15-21 Dec 2004). "Trying Lord Byron for Murder". The Village 74 (32). The Villager.
- ^ Morgan-Mackay, Stephen (2 Jul 2004). A Terminal Life. OffOff Online. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (6 Dec 2005). "Six People Walk Into a Bar, and a Drama Breaks Out". New York Times.
- ^ Gregory Fletcher Personal Profile. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
- ^ Garrison, Gary (2006). Kennedy Center Presents: Award-Winning Plays from the American College Theater Festival. Back Stage Books. ISBN 978-0823083909.
- ^ BWW News Desk (5 Dec 2005). Photo Flash: Coronado at Manhattan Theatre Source. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
- ^ Hughes, Brendan (22 Dec 2005). "Curtain call: Dennis Lehane branches out with "Coronado"". Dorchester Reporter.
