Personnel:
Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director
Dorothy Ryan, Managing Director
Lindsay Tanner, Director of Education
Brett Anders, Production Manager
Lawrence Dial, Theatre Manager
Submission Policy:
No unsolicited scripts or inquiries. Theater does not maintain casting files and therefore does not accept hard copies.
Theater Types:
Equity
Comments:
Mission:
The mission of Theatre for a New Audience is to develop and vitalize the performance and study of Shakespeare and classic drama. In 2001, Theatre for a New Audience became the first American theater to be invited to bring a production of Shakespeare to the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon. Values and Strategies:
They are guided in the work by five core values: a reverence for language, a spirit of adventure, a commitment to diversity, a dedication to learning, and a spirit of service. These values inform what they do with artists, how they interact with audiences, and how they manage their organization. Language is at the heart of all they do. They focus on the language and ideas of writers. They believe that hearing great language powerfully expressed improves listening skills, opens eyes, and deepens the perception and understanding of the world around. They infuse their work with adventure—provocative ideas, visual boldness, and a sense that they are on a lifelong journey with Shakespeare and classic drama. They are committed to diversity—diverse approaches to dramatic material, diversity in casting and audiences, and multifaceted relationships with uniquely different communities. Learning is a fundamental principle of the Theatre, and they value learning as a process that takes place over time—a process that depends on their ability to promote curiosity, reflection, study, research and dialogue in all their work. They are dedicated to service. Inspired by their civic role, they seek to create broad public access and to bond the diverse New York community through the language, pleasure and ideas of classical drama.