Arclight Theatre

Arclight Theatre
Address 152 West 71st Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Type Off-Off-Broadway
Capacity 54
Opened 1993
Website
theateratblessedsacrament.com

The Theater at Blessed Sacrament, formerly the Arclight Theatre, is located at 152 West 71st Street, between Broadway and Columbus Avenues. The theater currently has a seating capacity of 54 seats due to renovation, although its usual capacity is 99 seats,[1][2] and is located on the lower level of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, down one flight of stairs.

The Arclight Theatre has been in existence since 1993 and has been a successful venue for over a hundred productions. Serving both well known and new works, The Arclight provides a showcase for up and coming artists in all areas. The Arclight is proud to be a welcoming place to new writers, providing a warm venue where they can introduce themselves to the public with readings of their works in progress. Through the years the ArcLight stage and audience has been shared by a long list of Tony and Academy Award winning producers, directors and performers.[3]

Past productions

  • The Director – (Feb 15 – Jul 1, 2000)
  • Bobbi Boland – (Mar 1 – Jul 10, 2001)
  • Goodtime Charley – (Sep 6 – 22, 2001)
  • A Child's Christmas in Wales (Willow Cabin Theatre Company) – Dec 13 – 23, 2001
  • As It Is in Heaven – (Jan 11 – Feb 5, 2002)
  • Homecoming – (Sept. 10, 2001 and Jan 21 – Apr 21, 2002)
  • The Concept – (May 22 – Jun 9, 2002)
  • Big Al – (Nov 12 – 20, 2002)
  • Wit & Wisdom – (Mar 5 – 30, 2003)
  • Let's Fall in Love – (Jun 1 – 9, 2003)
  • The Donut Shop – (Aug 18 – 22, 2003)
  • The Julian Chagrin Show – (Oct 9 – 25, 2003)
  • Toast Triple Play – (Mar 4 – 21, 2004)
  • The Taming of the Shrew – (May 13–23, 2004)
  • Wild Mushrooms – (Jun 12 – 30, 2004)
  • The Women Who Served – (Oct 8 – 31, 2004)
  • The Seagull 2288 – (Nov 5 – 21, 2004)
  • El Salvador – (Feb 2 – 12, 2005)
  • Impossible Marriage – (Mar 3 – 12, 2005)
  • The Brighter Side of Alzheimer's – (Mar 17 – 19, 2005)
  • The Two Gentlemen of Verona – (Apr 7 – 17, 2005)
  • Lilia! – (Apr 23 – May 17, 2005)
  • Clurman the Play – (Apr 24 – May 21, 2005)
  • Do Not Go Gentle – (Apr 25 – Jun 13, 2005)
  • Days Without End – (May 29, 2005)
  • Richard and Anne – (Jun 2 – 19, 2005)
  • Zastrozzi – (Oct 7 – 23, 2005)
  • Jack and the Beanstalk – (Dec 9 – 18, 2005)
  • Apartment 3A – (Jan 23 – Feb 11, 2006)
  • Nora – (Feb 23 – Mar 12, 2006)
  • Freak Winds – (Mar 28 – Apr 22, 2006)
  • Jitter – (Jun 15 – Jul 1, 2006)
  • Machiavelli – (Sep 24 – Nov 5, 2006)
  • The Germans in Paris – (Jan 5 – 27, 2007)
  • Uncle – (Feb 10 – Mar 4, 2007)
  • La Magnani – (Mar 29 – Apr 29, 2007)
  • If Truth Be Known – (Jun 4 – 24, 2007)
  • The Boycott – (Oct 24 – Nov 18, 2007)
  • The Puppetmaster of Lodz – (Dec 3 – 23, 2007)
  • The Crucible – (Feb 9 – Mar 2, 2008)
  • Echo Lake – (Mar 6 – 16, 2008)
  • My Dead Mother is Funnier Than You – (Apr 3 – 13, 2008)
  • The Set Up – (Apr 30 – May 22, 2008)
  • Four Women and a Waitress – (Jun 11 – 22, 2008)
  • Titus Andronicus – (Aug 1 – 17, 2008)
  • Lamppost Reunion – (Nov 7 – 30, 2008)
  • Aladdin (musical) – (Dec 5 – 21, 2008)
  • Happy New Year, Lady Lou! – (Dec 27 – 28, 2008)
  • To Whom It May Concern – (Mar 26 – Apr 19, 2009)
  • The Oath – (Apr 23 – May 10, 2009)
  • Black Man Rising – (Jul 22 – Aug 1, 2009)
  • 4 Variations of Mee – (Oct 18, 2009)
  • Acting Alone – (Nov 5 – 21, 2009)
  • The Emperor's New Clothes – (Dec 4 – 20, 2009)
  • Babel Tower – (Jan 16 – Feb 2, 2010)
  • Goodbye Cruel World – (Jan 17 – Feb 6, 2010)[4]
  • Cherry Orchard (Treasure House Theater June 6 – June 23 2013)[5]
  • Hedda Gabler (Treasure House Theater June 9 – June 29 2014)[6]
  • Rudolph's Tale: A 1964 Christmas – (Gotham Radio Theatre) – (December 2013)
  • It's A Wonderful Life – (Boo Arts) – (December 2013)
  • Fallen Angels – (Gotham Radio Theatre) – (November 2013)
  • Frankenstein – (Gotham Radio Theatre) – (October 2013)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nyc-arts.org/organizations/57901/arclight-theatre
  2. ↑ http://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/arclight-theatre
  3. ↑ The Arclight Theatre.
  4. ↑ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city/theaters/arclight-theatre_784/
  5. ↑ http://www.thenation.com/blog/174800/transactions-congress/
  6. ↑ http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/playing-around/hedda-gabler-a-woman-unrestrained/

Coordinates: 40°46′38.51″N 73°58′51.9″W / 40.7773639°N 73.981083°W / 40.7773639; -73.981083

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