Where the Action Is: Off- and Off-Off-Broadway Theatre Companies, Part II

Compiled by B.L. Rice

The following is the second part of a list of Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theatre companies in New York City. The first part ran in our Nov. 12 issue. In addition to address and phone number, each listing also denotes whether the company produces under an Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement, an Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase, or whether it is a non-Equity company. In some cases, a company may produce certain shows under Equity guidelines and others as non-Equity productions, so both classifications are listed.

Although this list is extensive, it is not all-inclusive. As some theatres fold, new ones crop up each year; we do our best to keep up with the changing scene. If we've left out the name of your company, please notify us in writing so we can include you the next time around. Contact: B.L. Rice, Listings Editor, Back Stage, 1515 Broadway, 14th floor, New York, NY 10036.

PUERTO RICAN

TRAVELING THEATRE

141 W. 94 St.

New York, NY 10025

Theatre: 304 W. 47 St.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 354-1293

Miriam Colon Valle, artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

PULSE ENSEMBLE THEATRE

432 W. 42 St.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 695-1596

Alexa Kelly, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

THE PYRAMID THEATRE ARTS FOUNDATION

159 W. 53 St., Suite 21F

New York, NY 10019

(212) 541-8293

Nico Hartos, artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

QUEENS THEATRE IN THE PARK

Mailing Address:

PO Box 520069

Flushing, NY 11352

Theatre:

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Flushing, NY

(718) 760-0064/fax (718) 760-1972

Theatre:

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Flushing, NY

Website: queenstheatre.org

Email: QTIPARTS@aol.com

Jeffrey Rosenstock, producing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement (Mainstage)

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase (Studio)

RABBIT IN THE MOON

PRODUCTIONS

211 Pavonia Ave.

Jersey City, NJ 07302

Christopher Casoria, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

RAKKA-THAMM!!! THEATER

COMPANY

347 W. 46 St., No. 4

New York, NY 10036

(212) 606-2254

John Wuchte, artistic dir.

Lorraine Stobbe, executive dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

RATTLESTICK PRODUCTIONS

224 Waverly Pl.

New York, NY 10014

(212) 627-2556/fax (212) 627-8481

Website: www.rattlestick.org

Email: rattlestick@aol.com

David Van Asselt & Gary Bonasorte, artistic dirs.

Louise Shannon, literary mgr.

Equity Contract

REPERTORIO ESPANOL

Gramercy Arts Theatre

138 E. 27 St.

New York, NY 10016

(212) 889-2850

Rene Buch, artistic dir.

Gilberto Zaldivar, producer

Robert Weber Federico, artistic assoc. prod'r

Non-Equity

REV Theatre Company

Revolution/Revelation

302 W. 51 St., 4D

New York, NY 10019

(212) 581-5377

Rosemary Hay, Rudy Caporaso, co-founders, co-artistic dirs.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

RIANT THEATRE

161 Hudson St., 4th floor

New York, NY 10013

(212) 925-8353

Van Dirk Fisher, artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

ROOTS AND BRANCHES THEATRE

132 31 St., 15th floor

New York, NY 10001

(212) 273-5297; (212) 273-5298

fax (212) 695-9070

Website: www.roots&branches@jasa.org

Arthur Strimling, artistic dir.

Deborah Nitzberg, associate art. dir.

Theda Zuckerman, company administrator

Non-Equity

ROUNDABOUT THEATRE

COMPANY

Administrative Offices

231 W. 39 St., Ste. 1200

New York, NY 10018

(212) 719-9393/fax (212) 869-8817

Website: www.roundabouttheatre.org

Todd Haimes, artistic dir.

Ellen Richard, managing dir.

David Steffen, marketing dir.

Julia C. Levy exec. dir., external affairs

Equity Contract

THE ROUNDTABLE THEATER COMPANY

220 W. 24 St., 2T

New York, NY 10011

(212) 252-2684

Jennifer Bayly, artistic dir.

Seth Herzog, managing dir.

Roxanne Day, administrative dir.

Non-Equity

RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY

PO Box 2421

New York, NY 10108

Jenny Sterlin, artistic dir.

RUDE MECHANICALS

135 Noble St., #3

Brooklyn, NY 11222

(212) 414-5136

Email: Rudemech@aol.com

Ryan Rilette and Dennis Trainor, Jr., co-producing dirs.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

RYAN REPERTORY COMPANY

Harry Warren Theatre

2445 Bath Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 11214

(718) 996-4800

Email: ryanrep@juno.com

John Sannuto, artistic dir.

Barbara Parisi, executive dir.

Michael Pasternack, technical dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

SAGE THEATER COMPANY

At Raw Space

529 W. 42 St.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 929-3423/fax (212) 645-7684

Email: antoniolay@aol.com

Frank Calo, managing prod.

Richard Lay, artistic dir.

Steven Thornburg, dir. of Sage Acting School

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

SALAMANDER REPERTORY THEATRE

400 W. 43 St., 20H

New York, NY 10036

(212) 695-2358

Joel Leffert, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

SALT & PEPPER MIME COMPANY

Mailing Address:

320 E. 90 St., #1B

New York, NY 10128

Office Address:

218 W. 64 St.

New York, NY 10023

(212) 262-4989/fax (212) 722-4782

Ms. Scottie Davis, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

SECOND STAGE THEATRE

PO Box 1807

Ansonia Station

New York, NY 10023

(212) 787-8302

Theatre located at:

307 W. 43 St. (at Eighth Ave.)

New York, NY

Carole Rothman, artistic dir.

Carol Fishman, managing dir.

Equity Contract : Off Broadway "C"

SHADOW BOX THEATRE

325 West End Ave., 12B

New York, NY 10023

(212) 724-0677/fax (212) 724-0767

Website: www.nytheatre.com/shadow.htm

Email:

www.shadowboxtheatre@yahoo.com

Sandra Robbins, artistic dir.

Marlyn Baum, managing dir.

Elaine Brand, administrator

Childrens' musical puppet productions; school creative arts residencies.

Non-Equity

SHAKESPEARE PROJECT

PO Box 1902

Old Chelsea Station

Scott Cargle, artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

SHOTGUN PRODUCTIONS, INC.

165 E. 35 St., Suite 7J

New York, NY 10016

(212) 689-2322

Email: PRK4257@aol.com

Linda S. Nelson, producing dir.

Patricia R. Klausner, managing dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY

534 W. 42 St., 2nd floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 967-1913

Theatre: 555 W. 42 St.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 967-1913

Website: www.signaturetheatre.org

Box office: (212) 244-PLAY

James Houghton, artistic dir.

Bruce E. Whitacre, managing dir.

Elliot Fox, general mgr.

Equity Letter of Agreement

FRANK SILVERA WRITERS'

WORKSHOP

PO Box 1791

Manhattanville Station

New York, NY 10027

(212) 281-8832/fax (212) 281-8839

Website: www.artswire.org/--playrite

Email: playrite@artswire.org

Garland Lee Thompson, founder/executive dir.

Equity Showcase

THE SIMON STUDIO

1501 Broadway, Suite 1603

New York, NY 10036

(212) 704-0488; (212) 841-0204

fax (212) 543-0286

Roger Hendricks Simon, artistic dir.

Equity Contract

Equity Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

SIGHTLINE STAGE CO.

(formerly Theatre Outrageous)

(212) 726-3588

SIX FIGURES THEATRE COMPANY

PO Box 88

Planetarium Station

New York, NY 10024-0088

(212) 696-8931

Linda Ames Key, artistic dir.

Gay Isaacs, managing dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

SOHO REP

46 Walker St.

New York, NY 10013

(212) 941-8632/fax (212) 941-7148

Box office: (212) 334-0962

Website: www.sohorep.org

Email: Sohorep1@aol.com

Daniel Aukin, artistic dir.

Alexandra Conley, executive dir.

Bridget Markov, production mgr.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

SOHO THINK TANK

AT THE OHIO THEATRE

66 Wooster St.

New York, NY 10012

(212) 966-4844/fax (212) 334-5164

Robert Lyons, artistic dir.

SOURCEWORKS THEATRE

332 Bleecker St., Ste. K15

New York, NY 10014

(212) 414-5234/fax (212) 229-0462

Website: members.aol.com/SourceW

Email: SourceW@aol.com

Mark Cannistraro, producing artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

ST. BART'S PLAYERS

109 E. 50 St.

New York, NY 10022

(212) 378-0219

Joe Nielsen, chairman

Non-Equity

SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE GROUP

55 Mercer St.

New York, NY 10013

(212) 925-5240/fax (212) 925-0258

Website:

www.users.interport.net/stg/index.html

Email: stg@interport.net

Peter Sylvester, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

TADA!

120 W. 28 St., 2nd floor

New York, NY 10001

(212) 627-1732

Website: www.tadatheater.com

Email: tada@tadatheater.com

Janine Nina Trevens, artistic dir.

Non-Equity

TARGET MARGIN THEATER

PO Box 1879

Murray Hill Station

New York, NY 10156

(212) 725-4617/fax (212) 725-4627

Email: targmarg@aol.com

David Herskovits, artistic dir.

Meredith Palin, company mgr.

Lenore Doxsee, designer

Tonya Canada, development dir.

Lenore Doxsee, designer & production mgr.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

TAWKING DAWG REPERTAWRY THEATRICAL PLAYERS, LTD.

22-60 37th St.

Astoria, NY 11105

(718) 545-7052

Email: tawkindawg@aol.com

Frank Balducci, artistic dir.

Peggy Swisher, press secretary

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

TEATRO CIRCULO, LTD.

134 E. 22 St., Rm. 314

New York, NY 10010

(212) 254-2434/fax (212) 477-4491

Website: www.teatrocirculo.com

Email: teatrocirculo@worldnet.att.net

Jose Oliveras, artistic dir.

THALIA SPANISH THEATRE

41-17 Greenpoint Ave.

Sunnyside, NY 11104

(718) 729-3880/fax (718) 729-3388

Website:

queensnewyork.com/cultural/thalia

Email: thaliaspan@aol.com

Silvia Brito, artistic/executive dir.

Kathryn Giaimo, administrative dir.

Non-Equity

THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE

154 Christopher St., #3D

New York, NY 10014

(212) 229-2819/fax (212) 229-2911

Website: www.tfana.org

Email: info@tfana.org

Jeffrey Horowitz, artistic dir.

Equity Contract (LORT D)

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY

155 First Ave.

New York, NY 10003

(212) 254-1109

Crystal Field, executive dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

THEATER TEN TEN

1010 Park Ave.

New York, NY 10028

(212) 288-3246, ext. 3

Website: http://members.aol.com/theatr1010

Email: theatr1010@aol.com

Judith Jarosz and David Fuller, producing art.dirs.

Equity Tiered Showcase

THEATER 22

54 W. 22 St.

New York, NY 10010

(212) 243-2805

Sidney Armus, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

THE THEATRE AT HOLY CROSS

329 W. 42 St.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 246-4732/fax (212) 307-5033

Email: Papag@quicklink.com

Gary Seibert, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

THE THEATRE-STUDIO INC.

750 Eighth Ave., Suite 200

New York, NY 10036

(212) 719-0500

A.M. Raychel, artistic dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

THEATREWORKS/USA

151 W. 26 St., 7th floor

New York, NY 10001

(212) 647-1100

Website: www.theatreworksusa.org

Email: info@theatreworksusa.org

Jay Harnick, artistic dir.

Barbara Pasternack, associate art. dir.

Charles Hull, managing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

THIRD EYE REPERTORY

22 W. 34 St., 5th floor

New York, NY 10001

(212) 244-1747

Meredith Charles, Shawn Rozsa, artistic co-dirs.

Non-Equity

13TH STREET THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY

50 W. 13 St.

New York, NY 10011

(212) 675-6677

Edith O'Hara, artistic dir.

Robert Kreis, associate art. dir.

Non-Equity

TODO CON NADA, INC., a.k.a NADA

167 Ludlow St.

New York, NY 10002

(212) 420-1466

associated with NADA 45, &

also at these locations:

THE PIANO STORE

158 Ludlow St.

New York, NY 10002

(212) 420-1466

and:

HOUSE OF CANDLES

99 Stanton

158 Ludlow St.

New York, NY 10002

(212) 420-1466

Website: www.todoconnada.com

Aaron Beall, executive dir.

Laura Zambrano, technical dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

TRIANGLE THEATRE CO.

316 E. 88 St.

New York, NY 10128

(212) 860-7244

John Margulis, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

TURNIP THEATRE COMPANY

145 W. 46 St., 3rd floor

New York, NY 10036

(212) 768-4016

Joseph Massa, Sean O'Donnell, co-artistic dirs.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

29TH STREET REP

212 W. 29 St.

New York, NY 10001

(212) 465-0575

Tim Corcoran, David Mogentale, co-artistic dirs.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

TWINING GLOBUS THEATRE COMPANY

Contact: Simon Grunberger (212) 501-6938

UBU REPERTORY THEATER

95 Wall St., 21st fl.

New York, NY 10005

(212) 509-1455/fax (212) 509-1635

Website: www.uburep.org

Email: uburep@spacelab.net

Fran¸oise Kourilsky, artistic dir.

Letter of Agreement

Also home of the UBU BILINGUAL COMPANY, which performs French plays in their original tongue and in English.

UNTITLED THEATER CO. #61

235 W. 102 St., Suite 16S

New York, NY 10025

(212) 866-1073

Website: www.geocities.com/broadway/5705

Email: UTC_61@yahoo.com

Edward Einhorn, artistic dir.

David Einhorn, producing dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

URBAN STAGES

Playwrights' Preview Productions

17 E. 47 St.

New York, NY 10017

(212) 421-1380/fax (212) 421-1387

Website: www.mint.net/urbanstages

Email: urbanstage@aol.com

Frances Hill, artistic dir.

T.L. Reilly, producing dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

VIA THEATER

PO Box 1022

Murray Hill Station

New York, NY 10156

(212) 481-3650

Website: www.jucha.com

Email: viatheater@aol.com

Brian Jucha, artistic dir.

Under Equity Letter of Agreement except for performance-art pieces.

Non-Equity

VILLAGE REPERTORY THEATRE

440 Lafayette St., 4th floor

New York, NY 10003

(212) 496-3087

Michael Lonergan, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

VILLAR-HAUSER THEATRE CO.

(see also The Greenwich Street Theatre)

112 Charlton St.

New York, NY 10014

(212) 255-3940

Ludovica Villar-Hauser, executive dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase ot Tiered Showcase

Non-Equity

VINEYARD THEATRE

108 E. 15 St.

New York, NY 10013

(212) 353-3366/fax (212) 353-3803

Email: www.vineyard.org

Douglas Aibel, artistic dir.

Jeffrey Solis, managing dir.

Equity Letter of Agreement

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY

432 W. 42 St., 3rd fl.

New York, NY 10036

(212) 268-2040

Michael Schloegl, Laura Stevens,

Stephen Sunderlin, & Scott C. Embler: founders

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

VOICE & VISION

at the Field

161 Sixth Ave., 14th fl.

New York, NY 10013

(212) 633-9903/fax (212) 255-2053

Email: vandv@mindspring.com

Marya Mazor, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

VORTEX THEATER COMPANY

Sanford Meisner Theatre

164 11th Ave.

New York, NY 10011

(212) 206-1764

Robert Coles, artistic dir.

Anthony John Lizzul, managing dir., co-artistic dir., and casting dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

VOX THEATRE COMPANY

427 W. 45 St., Rm. 5RE

New York, NY 10036

Lisa Inserra, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

THE WATERLOO BRIDGE THEATRE COMPANY

203 W. 38 St., 5th floor

New York, NY 10018

(212) 330-8879

Website: www.waterloo.itgo.com

Email: waterloobridge@erols.com

J. Brandon Hill, artistic dir.

Non-Equity

WATERMARK THEATER

165 West End Avenue Ste. 14N

New York, NY 10023

(212) 799-5257

Nela Wagman, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

WESTBETH THEATRE CENTER

151 Bank St.

New York, NY 10014

(212) 691-2272/fax (212) 924-7185

Email: WbethTC@aol.com

Arnold Engelman, producing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

WHITE BUFFALO THEATRE COMPANY

PO Box 865

Times Square Station

New York, NY 10036

(212) 946-5395

David Volin, artistic dir.

Non-Equity

THE WILLOW CABIN

THEATRE COMPANY

c/o Circle in the Square Theatre School

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Website: www.btis.com/WillowCabin

Edward Berkeley, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

WINGS THEATRE COMPANY

154 Christopher St.

New York, NY 10014

(212) 627-2960

Website: www.brainlink.com/--cjeffer

Email: cjeffer@brainlink.com

Jeff Corrick, artistic dir.

Robert Mooney, associate dir.

Non-Equity

WOMEN'S PROJECT &

PRODUCTIONS

Administrative Offices:

55 West End Ave.

New York, NY 10023

Theatre:

Women's Project Theatre (formerly Theatre Four)

424 W. 55th St.

New York, NY 10019

(212) 765-1706/fax (212) 765-2024 (Admin.)

Website: www.womensproject.org

Email: wpp@earthlink.net

Julia Miles, founder & artistic dir.

Patricia Taylor, managing dir.

Equity Letter of Agreement

THE WOOSTER GROUP

PO Box 654

Canal Street Station

New York, NY 10013

(212) 966-3651

Website: www.woostergroup.org

Kim Whitener, managing dir.

Richard Kimmel, administrative dir.

Non-Equity

WORDSPACE THEATRE

WORKSHOP

347 W. 55th St., 4H

New York, NY 10019

(212) 586-8368

Paul Pierog, artistic dir.

Currently involved in video production.

THE WORKING THEATRE

128 East Broadway

PO Box 892

New York, NY 10002-0892

(212) 967-5464

Website: www.dqueen.com/working/

Robert Arcaro, artistic dir.

Mark Plesent, producing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

W.P.A. THEATRE

159 W. 25 St., Ste. 301

New York, NY 10001

(212) 206-0523

Kyle Renick, artistic dir.

Helen Mittenthal, producing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

THE XOREGOS PERFORMING COMPANY

496 Ninth Ave., 4A

New York, NY 10018

(212) 239-8405

Shela Xoregos, producing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

Equity Showcase or Tiered Showcase

THE YORK THEATRE COMPANY

The Theatre at Saint Peter's Church, Citicorp Center

619 Lexington Ave.

New York, NY 10022-4610

(212) 935-5824/fax (212) 832-0037

Box office: (212) 935-5820

James Morgan, artistic dir.

Joseph V. De Michele, managing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreement

THE YORKVILLE REPERTORY COMPANY

309 E. 87 St., Suite 5E

New York, NY 10128

(212) 289-8369

Website: www.oobr.com

Email: stone@hertz.njit.edu

Dudley Stone, artistic dir.

Equity Showcase

Non-Equity

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS INC.

Young Playwrights Festival

321 W. 44 St., Suite 906

New York, NY 10036

(212) 307-1140

Website: youngplaywrights.org

Email: writeaplay@aol.com

Sheri M. Goldhirsch, artistic dir.

Brett W. Reynolds, managing dir.

Equity Contract or Letter of Agreementq

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