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Jacob Padrón
Jacob Padrón is the Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre. He is also the Artistic Director of The Sol Project and a co-founder of the Artists' Anti-Racism Coalition. Early life Jacob Padrón was raised in Gilroy, California. He is Mexican-American. During his youth he attended a production of "La Virgen del Tepeyac" put on by El Teatro Campesino. He soon joined the company and was a member through his teenage years. After graduating college Padrón volunteered with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, providing support for those living with HIV/AIDS. Education Padrón attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He studied theater and communications. He also attended the Yale School of Drama where he studied Theatre Management. Career After volunteering with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Raleigh, N.C., Padrón moved to Baltimore where he worked as an intern for Center Stage. From 2008 to 2011 he met and worked under Bill Rauch as an associate producer for the Oregon Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilroy, California
Gilroy is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, south of the San Francisco Bay Area. It had a population of 59,520 as of the 2020 census. Gilroy's origins lie in the village of San Ysidro, which developed in the early 19th century from Rancho San Ysidro. This land had been granted to Californio ranchero Ygnacio Ortega in 1809. Following Ygnacio's death in 1833, his daughter Clara Ortega de Gilroy and son-in-law John Gilroy inherited the largest portion of the rancho, and began developing the settlement. When the town was incorporated in 1868, it was renamed in honor of John Gilroy, a Scotsman who had emigrated to California in 1814, naturalized as a Mexican citizen, adopted the Spanish language, and converted to Catholicism. These changes made him eligible to own land in this area of the Spanish Empire. In the process, he took the name Juan Bautista Gilroy. Gilroy is known for its garlic crop, and is nicknamed the "Garlic Capital of the World". It is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alfaro
Luis Alfaro (born 1963 in Los Angeles) is a Chicano performance artist, writer, theater director, and social activist. He grew up in the Pico Union district near downtown Los Angeles and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in East Los Angeles. His plays and fiction are set in Los Angeles' Chicano barrios including the Pico Union district; they sometimes feature gay, lesbian, and working-class themes. Many of Alfaro's plays reference AIDS in Latino communities. Some of his noted plays are "Bitter Homes and Gardens," "Pico Union," "Downtown," "Cuerpo Politizado," "Straight as a Line," "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner," "No Holds Barrio," and "Black Butterfly." Many of the plays also have been published as stories or poetry. He is an associate professor in the School of Dramatic Arts at the University of Southern California; from 2013 to 2019, he was the playwright-in-residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Background His writing, both sole-authored and collaborative, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Wharf Theatre
Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared. Founded in 1965, the theatre is committed to the creation of new works and the reexamination of classic plays. It is currently led by Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón and Managing Director Kit Ingui. The theatre has staged world premieres by Samuel D. Hunter, Craig Lucas, Steve Martin, Paula Vogel, Athol Fugard, and Anna Deavere Smith, among others. In addition, some of the nation’s leading actors, including Sam Waterston, Stacy Keach, Brian Dennehy, Al Pacino, Karen Allen, Colleen Dewhurst, Judith Ivey, Jane Alexander, Reg E. Cathey, Mary McDonnell, and Anna Deavere Smith, have performed on one of the theatre’s two stages. In 2022, Long Wharf announced plans to leave its longtime venue and become an itinerant New Haven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students. In the process it has become one of the first distinguished regional theatres. Located at the edge of Yale's main downtown campus, it occupies the former Calvary Baptist Church. History As head of Yale Repertory Theatre ("the Rep") from 1966 to 1979, Robert Brustein brought professional actors to Yale each year to form a repertory company and nurtured notable new authors including Christopher Durang. Some successful works were transferred to commercial theaters. Michael Feingold was the first literary manager. The dean of Yale School of Drama is the artistic director of the Yale Repertory Theatre, with Lloyd Richards (who most notably nurtured the career of August Wilson) serving in this capacity 1979–1991, Stan Wojewodski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WP Theater
WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater based in New York City. It is the nation's oldest and largest theater company dedicated to developing, producing and promoting the work of Women+ theater artists of all kinds at every stage in their careers. Lisa McNulty serves as the Producing Artistic Director and Michael Sag serves as the Managing Director. Background WP Theater was founded in 1978 by Julia Miles to address the conspicuous under representation of women artists working in the American theater. Miles was producing at The American Place Theatre, an Off-Broadway theater dedicated to produce new work by American writers. Miles began as a Producer and Assistant Director at The American Place Theater in 1964 and advanced in the ranks to Associate Director. During this time, she noted the lack of plays written by women being produced by The American Place Theater in comparison to those written by men- at the time, only 6% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Rattlestick Theater is a non-profit off-Broadway theater based in the West Village, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * .... History Founded in 1994 by Gary Bonasorte and David van Asselt, its productions include Diana Oh's ', Dael Orlandersmith's ''Until the Flood'', Samuel D. Hunter's ''The Few'' and ''Lewiston/Clarkston'', Jesse Eisenberg's ''The Revisionist'', Jonathan Tolins’ ''Buyer and Cellar'', Lucy Thurber's ''The Hilltown Plays'', Adam Rapp's ''The Hallway Trilogy'', and Martyna Majok's ''Ironbound''. Rattlestick's production history by year includes: References *The Obie Awards2006-2007 Winners Off-Broadway theaters Theatre companies in New York City 1994 establishments in New York City Theatres in Manhattan {{Manhattan-struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playwrights Realm
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwright" and is the first person in English literature to refer to playwrights as separate from poets. The earliest playwrights in Western literature with surviving works are the Ancient Greeks. William Shakespeare is amongst the most famous playwrights in literature, both in England and across the world. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English , from Old English ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word ''wikt:wwright'' is an archaic English term for a Artisan, craftsperson or builder (as in a wheelwright or Wagon, cartwright). The words combine to indicate a person who has "wrought" words, themes, and other elements into a dramatic form — a play. (The homophone with "write" is coincidental.) The first recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit American Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Adam Greenfield and Managing Director Casey York, Playwrights Horizons encourages the new work of veteran writers while nurturing an emerging generation of theater artists. Writers are supported through every stage of their growth with a series of development programs: script and score evaluations, commissions, readings, musical theater workshops, Studio and Mainstage productions. History Playwrights Horizons was founded in 1971 at the Clark Center Y by Robert Moss, before moving to 42nd Street in 1977 where it was one of the original theaters that started Theater Row by converting adult entertainment venues into off Broadway theaters. The current building was built on the site of a former burles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Theatre Workshop
__NOTOC__ 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Georges
New Georges is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater based in New York City, dedicated to developing and producing innovative new work by women, trans, and non-binary artists. Founded in 1992, the company has supports bold, experimental, and adventurous voices in the theater world. Susan Bernfield serves as artistic director, Jaynie Saunders Tiller serves as executive director, and Deadria Harrington serves as Artistic Operations Director. Awards and honors for New Georges, its plays and its people include The National Theatre Conference's Outstanding Theatre Award, 4 Obie Awards, The Lilly Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and the Kesselring Prize. History New Georges is a New York-based theater company founded in 1992 by artistic director Susan Bernfield. It is focused on supporting and producing the work of women, trans, and nonbinary playwrights. For more than three decades New Georges has been an incubator for new voices in theater, particularly those from women, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCC Theater
MCC Theater (Manhattan Class Company) is an off-Broadway theater company located in New York City. The theater was founded in 1986 by artistic directors Robert LuPone, Bernard Telsey and William Cantler. Blake West joined the company in 2006 as executive director. MCC opened its current location in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, as The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, on January 9, 2019. Productions MCC Theater's productions include: * Jocelyn Bioh's ''School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play'' * Penelope Skinner's '' The Village Bike'' * Robert Askins' '' Hand to God (Broadway transfer; five 2015 Tony Award nominations including Best Play)'' *John Pollono's '' Small Engine Repair'' * Paul Downs Colaizzo's ''Really Really'' * Sharr White's '' The Other Place'' (Broadway transfer) *Jeff Talbott's ''The Submission'' (Laurents/Hatcher Award) *Neil LaBute's ''Reasons to Be Happy'', '' Reasons to Be Pretty'' (Broadway transfer, three 2009 Tony Award nominations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAByrinth Theater Company
LAByrinth Theater Company is a non-profit, Off-Broadway theater company based in New York City. Led by Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz for many years, its current artistic director is Aaron Weiner. ''The New York Times'' described it in 2014 as "an ethnically diverse downtown troupe that has mounted several critically acclaimed new works". History LAByrinth Theater Company was founded in 1992 and was originally begun as Latino Actors Base (LAB) by Gary Perez, John Ortiz, David Deblinger, and Paul Calderón. LAB used the INTAR Theatre, on West 52nd Street. In those early days, the company attracted mainly Latino actors who would perform theatrical exercises together "for three hours each week… given the opportunity and support not only to act, but to write, direct, produce, sweep, paint, hang lights, etcetera." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
