New York Theatre Workshop

New York Theatre Workshop

The entrance to NYTW's mainstage
Address	79-83 East 4th Street New York City United States
Coordinates	40°43′36″N 73°59′24″W
Owner	New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.
Type	Off-Broadway
Capacity	main stage: 198 black box: 75
Opened	1979
Website
www.nytw.org

The building next to the mainstage houses a black box theatre, offices and rehearsal spaces

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) is an Off-Broadway theater noted for its productions of new works. Located at 79 East 4th Street between Second Avenue and Bowery in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it houses a 198-seat theater for its mainstage productions, and a 75-seat black box theatre for staged readings and developing work in the building next door, at 83 East 4th Street.

History

Founded by Stephen Graham, 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 – such as Rent and Dirty Blonde – have transferred to commercial productions. 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. The theatre maintains connections with many theatrical artists, whom it refers to as "The Usual Suspects".

In 2005, NYTW purchased a vacant building at 72 East 4th Street, which it converted into scenic and costume shops.^[2] On January 11, 2006, Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated several city-owned buildings to arts organizations, including New York Theatre Workshop, on East Fourth Street, designating the block Fourth Arts Block.^[3]

James C. Nicola served as its artistic director from 1988 to June 2022.^[4] He was succeeded by Patricia McGregor in August 2022.^[5]

Affiliated artists

• Alan Ball, writer/director
• Anne Bogart, director
• Rachel Chavkin, director
• Caryl Churchill, writer
• Martha Clarke, writer/director/choreographer
• Daniel Craig, performer
• Rinde Eckert, writer/composer
• Elevator Repair Service, performance group
• The Five Lesbian Brothers, performance group
• Deb Filler, writer/ performer
• Les Freres Corbusier, performance group
• David Gordon, director/choreographer/writer
• Tony Kushner, writer
• Theater Mitu, performance group, company-in-residence
• 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
• UNIVERSES, writers/performance ensemble

References

Notes

1. "NYTW / Home". NYTW. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
2. "Update on Renovation Plans: NYTW's New Scenic and Costume Shop". NYTW. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015.
3. "Fourth Arts Block". fabnyc.org. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
4. Rabinowitz, Chloe (April 16, 2021). "James C. Nicola to Step Down From Artistic Director Position at New York Theatre Workshop in Summer 2022". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
5. Weinert-Kendt, Rob (May 25, 2021). "Patricia McGregor Named Artistic Director of NY Theatre Workshop". American Theatre. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

External links

• New York Theatre Workshop at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• New York Theatre Workshop
• NYTW's Casebook program on the American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre" series.
• New York Theatre Workshop collected news and commentary at The New York Times