MCC Theater

Personnel:

Robert LuPone, Artistic Director

Bernard Telsey, Artistic Director

Blake West, Executive Director

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Submission Policy:

Script Submissions:
MCC Theater does not accept unsolicited manuscripts. Interested writers are welcome to submit synopses and dialogue samples of no longer than ten pages (no electronic submissions, please) and are assured a timely reply. If you would like your materials returned, please include a SASE. If you do not need your materials returned, please include an email address for response.

Theater Types:

Equity, Musical, New Work, Contemporary Plays

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Mission statement:
MCC Theater is a company that has operated continuously since 1986, under the leadership of founding artistic directors Bob LuPone, Bernie Telsey, and Will Cantler. From our early days on 42nd St, through a long residency at the Lucille Lortel Theater in Greenwich Village to the recent move into our current multi-stage facility in Hell’s Kitchen, MCC’s mission has been to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. To us, this mission has always meant building space for discussions about new, transformative ideas with a community that is engaged, vibrant and expansive. Along the way we’ve learned about new and better ways to serve the mission both in our productions and in our internal operations.

Fulfilling our mission relies upon a deep understanding of and serious commitment to diversity. Our experiences (both the successes and challenges) have taught us that a fundamental part of our progress is being a company with a workspace where a diverse staff can have productive, honest exchanges. We also have to be a company that promotes talent and topics on stage that invite the entire community into the conversation. In different ways, we have applied this thinking over the years to improve both our internal operations and our productions.

After the most recent review and discourse about our company’s development by a collaboration of MCC staff, leadership, and board members, we have launched the next stage of our organization’s development, focused even more on diversifying the work that we do. Over the next months, MCC will share additional information about the specific ideas and plans in our strategy ranging from our management to stage work. For now, though, as we return to an onstage season welcoming artists and audiences back to our home, we want to present the foundation for our upcoming efforts — core values that follow directly from our mission.