New York Theatre Workshop
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New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) is an off-Broadway theatre noted for its acclaimed and innovative productions of new works. Located in New York City’s East Village, it houses a 198-seat theatre for its main productions, and a 75-seat black-box theatre for staged readings and developing work.
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[edit] History
Founded by Stephen Graham, New York Theatre Workshop seeks to "provoke, produce and cultivate the work of artists whose visions inspire and challenge all of us." Its mission is to "explore perspectives on our collective history and respond to the events and institutions that shape our lives." NYTW presents five to seven new productions, over 80 staged readings, and numerous workshop productions to an audience of over 60,000 patrons.[1]
Some of the theatre's progeny (like Rent and Dirty Blonde) have found a home in the commercial sector. The new works of well-established playwrights, such as Caryl Churchill, Doug Wright, and Tony Kushner (a former NYTW associate artistic director), have also been produced at NYTW. In keeping with its mission, NYTW continues to bring new work from theatre legends and emerging artists alike.
[edit] Current Season
New York Theatre Workshop's 2007 season (its 25th year) includes Rinde Eckert's "Horizon," "The Black Eyed" by Betty Shamieh, a new production of Molière's The Misanthrope directed by Ivo Van Hove, a new work by Naomi Wallace, a group of short plays by Samuel Beckett directed by JoAnne Akailitis featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov, and a new take on William Faulkner’s novel, The Sound and the Fury by performance group Elevator Repair Service.
[edit] Affiliated Artists
The following is a list of some notable theatre artists and playwrights whose work has been produced at New York Theatre Workshop:
- Alan Ball, writer/director
- Anne Bogart, director
- Caryl Churchill, writer
- Martha Clarke, writer/director/choreographer
- Rinde Eckert, writer/composer
- Elevator Repair Service, performance group
- The Five Lesbian Brothers, performance group
- Les Freres Corbusier, performance group
- Tony Kushner, writer
- Jonathan Larson, writer/composer
- Charles L. Mee, writer
- Will Power, writer
- Paul Rudnick, writer
- Claudia Shear, writer/performer
- Ivo Van Hove, director
- Naomi Wallace, writer
- Doug Wright, writer/performer
[edit] Recent News
On January 11, 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a surprise announcement donated several city-owned buildings to arts organizations, including New York Theatre Workshop, on East Fourth Street, designating the block | Fourth Arts Block.
On April 10, 2008, the entire six-person New York Theatre Workshop Production Department was laid-off in an attempt to cut costs.
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[edit] See also
- A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant, Obie Award-winning musical, appeared at New York Theatre Workshop, winter 2006
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