The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

Celebrating the visionaries who created New York's vibrant Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theater.

Shepard Sobel
Founder and Artistic Director, The Pearl Theatre Company

Peggy Gordon
Actress, Singer, Composer

Graciela Daniele
Dancer, Director, Choreographer

Sheldon Harnick
Lyricist

Douglas Aibel
Director, Artistic Director, Producer, Casting Director, Vineyard Theatre

John Guare
Playwright

Annie Golden
Actress, Singer, Teacher

Everett Quinton
Actor, Producer, Director, Ridiculous Theatrical Company

Maude Mitchell (and Lee Breuer)
Actor, Dramaturge, Adapter, Teacher, Mabou Mines Senior Associate Artist

Douglas Turner Ward
Founder and Artistic Director of the Negro Ensemble Company, Playwright, Director, Actor

Ping Chong
Theatre Artist, Choreographer, Video Installation Artist

Tisa Chang
Founder of Pan Asian Repertory, Director, Actress

Jennifer Tipton
Lighting

Gloria Miguel
Actor, Playwright, Director, Choreographer Co-Founder Spiderwoman Theater

Vinie Burrows
Actor, Playwright, Producer, Activist

MUSINGS

Posted Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Off-Broadway Oral History Project
by: Casey Childs

I have always had a curiosity with the people who create theatre out of pure passion and, like many artists, I have always been frustrated by the sad, ephemeral nature of producing plays.

FROM THE STAGE

Posted Thursday, August 15, 2019

KINESTHETICS BY Laurence Luckinbill

FROM THE HOUSE

Posted Thursday, March 2, 2017

Casting about Off-Broadway
by: Rosemarie Tichler

As a casting director for over 25 years, from 1967 to 1991, my night job was being an audience member.

The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

Shepard Sobel Founder and Artistic Director, The Pearl Theatre Company

Peggy Gordon Actress, Singer, Composer

Graciela Daniele Dancer, Director, Choreographer

Sheldon Harnick Lyricist

Douglas Aibel Director, Artistic Director, Producer, Casting Director, Vineyard Theatre

John Guare Playwright

Annie Golden Actress, Singer, Teacher

Everett Quinton Actor, Producer, Director, Ridiculous Theatrical Company

Maude Mitchell (and Lee Breuer) Actor, Dramaturge, Adapter, Teacher, Mabou Mines Senior Associate Artist

Douglas Turner Ward Founder and Artistic Director of the Negro Ensemble Company, Playwright, Director, Actor

Ping Chong Theatre Artist, Choreographer, Video Installation Artist

Tisa Chang Founder of Pan Asian Repertory, Director, Actress

Jennifer Tipton Lighting

Gloria Miguel Actor, Playwright, Director, Choreographer Co-Founder Spiderwoman Theater

Vinie Burrows Actor, Playwright, Producer, Activist