MCC Theater (Manhattan Class Company) is an

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theater company located in

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. 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

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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) *

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's ''Reasons to Be Happy'', '' Reasons to Be Pretty'' (Broadway transfer, three 2009 Tony Award nominations, including Best Play), '' Some Girl(s)'', ''Fat Pig, The Mercy Seat,'' and ''All The Ways To Say I Love You'' * Michael Weller's ''Fifty Words'' *

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's ''The Pride'' *

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's ''Frozen'' (Broadway transfer; four 2004 Tony Award nominations including Best Play, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor) *

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's ''The Grey Zone'' * Rebecca Gilman's ''

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'' (2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist) * Margaret Edson's ''Wit'' (1999 Pulitzer Prize) and the musicals ''Coraline, Carrie'', and ''

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''. Many plays developed and produced by MCC have gone on to productions throughout the country and around the world.

Key players

* Robert LuPone – Artistic Director * Bernard Telsey – Artistic Director *William Cantler – Artistic Director *Blake West – Executive Director

Artists

MCC has engaged a collection of directors and artists that have included: *

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* Jo Bonney *

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* Jim Simpson *

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* Kathleen Chalfant *

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* Peter Hedges *

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* Maura Tierney * Kyra Sedgwick *

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* Lisa Gay Hamilton * Gil Bellows *

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* Derek Anson Jones *

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* John Spencer *

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* David Greenspan *

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* Frederick Weller *

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* Hugh Dancy *

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* Charles Busch * Kara Young

Mainstage Productions

2022–2024 * '' Shit. Meet. Fan.'' by Robert O'Hara * ''Only Gold'' by

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, Andy Blankenbuehler and Ted Malawer * ''Wolf Play'' by

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* ''Bees and Honey'' by Guadalís Del Carmen * ''Wet Brain'' by John J. Caswell, Jr. 2021–2022 * ''Nollywood Dreams'' by Jocelyn Bioh * Space Dogs (musical) by Nick Blaemire and Van Hughes (actor/writer) * ''Which Way to the Stage'' by

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* ''Uncensored'' * ''Soft'' by Donja R. Love 2019–2020 * ''The Wrong Man'' by

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* ''Seared'' by

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* ''All the Natalie Portmans'' by C.A. Johnson * ''Nollywood Dreams'' by Jocelyn Bioh * ''Perry Street'' by Lucy Thurber 2018–2019 * ''The Light'' by Loy A. Webb * ''Alice by Heart'' by

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, Steven Sater and Jesse Nelson * ''BLKS'' by Aziza Barnes * ''Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow'' by Halley Feiffer 2017–2018 *''Charm'' by Philip Dawkins *''School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play'' by Jocelyn Bioh *''Relevance'' by JC Lee *''Transfers'' by Lucy Thurber *''Collective Rage'' by Jen Silverman 2016–2017 *''All The Ways to Say I Love You'' by

*''

'' by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond *''YEN'' by Anna Jordan *''The End of Longing'' by

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2015–2016 *'' The Legend of Georgia McBride'' by

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*''Lost Girls'' by

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*''Smokefall'' by Noah Haidle *''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecological Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York'' by Halley Feiffer 2014–2015 *''The Money Shot'' by

*''Punk Rock'' by

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Winner of the 2015 Obie Award
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/ref> *''The Nether'' by Jennifer Haley *''Permission'' by Robert Askins 2013–2014 *'' Small Engine Repair'' by

*''Hand to God'' by Robert Askins *''The Village Bike'' by Penelope Skinner 2012–2013 *''Don't Go Gentle'' by

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*''Really Really'' by Paul Downs Colaizzo *''Reasons to Be Happy'' by

2011–2012 *''The Submission'' by Jeff Talbott *''Wild Animals You Should Know'' by Thomas Higgins *''Carrie'' by Lawrence D. Cohen 2010–2011 *''The Break of Noon'' book by

*'' The Other Place'' by Sharr White *''Side Effects'' by Michael Weller 2009–2010 *''Family Week'' book by

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*''The Pride'' by Alexi Kaye Campbell *''Still Life'' by Alexander Dinelaris 2008–2009 *''Coraline'' book by David Greenspan, music and lyrics by

*''Fifty Words'' by Michael Weller *''The Third Story'' by Charles Busch 2007–2008 *''Spain'' by Jim Knable *''

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'' by Mick Gordon and

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*'' reasons to be pretty'' by

2006–2007 *'' In A Dark Dark House'' by

*''A Very Common Procedure'' by Courtney Baron *''Nixon's Nixon'' by Russell Lees 2005–2006 *'' Some Girl(s)'' by

*''The Wooden Breeks'' by Glen Berger *''Colder than Here'' by Laura Wade 2004–2005 *''Last Easter'' by

*'' Fat Pig'' by

*''What of the Night'' based on the writings of

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2003–2004 *''Bright Ideas'' by Eric Coble *'' Frozen'' by

*''The Distance from Here'' by

2002–2003 *''

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'' by

*''Scattergood'' by Anto Howard *''Intrigue with Faye'' by Kate Robin 2001–2002 *''

'' by Rebecca Gilman *''Runt of the Litter'' by Bo Eason *''A Letter from Ethel Kennedy'' by Christopher Gorman 2000–2001 *''A Place at the Table'' by Simon Block *''High Dive'' by Leslie Ayvazian *''The Dead Eye Boy'' by

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1999–2000 *''Trudy Blue'' by

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*''Sueño'' by Jose Rivera *''Yard Gal'' by Rebecca Prichard 1998–1999 *'' Wit'' by Margaret Edson *''The English Teachers'' by Ed Napier *''Angelique'' by Lorena Gale 1997–1998 *''Anadarko'' by

1996–1997 *''The Gravity of Means'' by John Kolvenbach *''Good as New'' by Peter Hedges 1995–1996 *''Nixon's Nixon'' by Russell Lees *''The Grey Zone'' by

*''Three in the Back, Two in the Head'' by

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1994–1995 *''Girl Gone'' by

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1993–1994 *''The Able Bodied Seaman'' by

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*''Liar, Liar'' by Dael Orlandersmith 1992–1993 *'' Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'' by Alan Ball *''D Train'' by James Bosley and Fay Simpson 1991–1992 *''A Snake in the Vein'' by

1987–1988 *''Beirut'' by

References

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