Participating Theater Companies
Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company is the award winning Off-Broadway theatre committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. CCS's artists are the best-established and emerging theater practitioners working in this country. CSC is highly respected and widely regarded as a major force in New York and American theater. CSC presents its productions in an intimate and spectacular 180 seat theater located near Union Square. Recent productions include: Uma Thurman in The Misanthrope, Steve Martin's Underpants, and Waiting for Godot, starring John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Lloyd.
www.classicstage.org
Irish Repertory Theatre
Founded seventeen years ago, the Irish Repertory Theatre is the only year-round theater company in New York City devoted to bringing Irish and Irish American works to the stage. Since its inception, the Irish Rep has celebrated the very best in Irish theater, from 20th Century masters to the new generation of Irish and Irish American writers who are transforming the stage. The Irish Rep's headquarters in Chelsea contains both a main stage theater and a smaller studio space. The Irish Rep is the recipient of the 2005 Lucille Lortel "Outstanding Body of Work" Award.
http://www.irishrep.org/
MCC Theater
MCC Theater was founded in 1986 with the mission of bringing new theatrical voices to New York audiences. MCC Theater accomplishes this through three interrelated programs: a three-play Off-Broadway season committed to New York, American and world premieres; a Literary Department that nurtures new and emerging writers; and an Education & Outreach Department that brings theater to more than 1, 200 NYC high school students each year. MCC's recent productions include Neil LaBute's Fat Pig and Bryony Lavery's Frozen.
www.mcctheater.org
The New Group
Since its landmark production of Ecstasy in 1995, The New Group has played a significant role in revitalizing the Off-Broadway scene, with its plays enjoying both popular and critical acclaim. Known for artistic excellence, powerful ensemble acting and fearless exploration. Currently, The New Group is producing Hurlyburly which will soon be transferring to an extended run Off-Broadway. Other productions include Avenue Q, Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) and Aunt Dan and Lemon.
www.thenewgroup.org
Stageplays Theatre Company
Formed in 1992, Stageplays Theatre Company is a nonprofit theater company that develops and produces new plays for the American theater - plays which address the issues of our times. The plays developed by Stageplays are works conceived for the stage with mature and compelling themes, interwoven within a strong story line and supported by in-depth and well-fined characterizations. The company is housed at Theatre 315, a new 99-seat theater located on 47th Street in the heart of the New York theater district.
www.stageplaystheatre.com
Vineyard Theatre
Committed to nurturing the work of emerging playwrights and composers, while providing more established artists with a supportive environment in which to experiment, take risks, and grow, Vineyard Theatre is a nonprofit, off-Broadway theatre company under the guidance of Artistic Director Douglas Aibel. The Vineyard creates important new works by taking chances, recognizing potential, and building bridges between artists and across art forms. From world-class actors and playwrights, to daring directors and composers, to gifted young poets and puppeteers... groundbreaking artists dedicated to developing the theatre of tomorrow all come to the Vineyard.
www.vineyardtheatre.org
York Theatre Company
Now in its 36th year, the York Theatre Company is the only theater in New York City - and one of the very few in the world - dedicated to developing and fully producing new musicals and preserving neglected, notable shows from the past. For over three decades, the York's intimate, imaginative style of producing both new and neglected classic musicals has resulted in critical acclaim, multiple awards and nominations, and acclamation from artists and audiences alike.
www.yorktheatre.org