The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Michael McGrinder
Playwright, Publisher

John Guare
Playwright

Terese Hayden
Founder of Equity Library Theatre and Player’s Guide, Teacher at Circle in the Square

Daryl Roth
Producer

Jo Sullivan Loesser
Singer, Actress

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

Marilyn Chris
Actress

Ruby Lynn Reyner
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Director

Elise Stone and Craig Smith
Actors, Directors, Producers, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Founders, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Costume Designer

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Black-Eyed Susan
Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress

Terrence McNally
Playwright, Librettist

Julius Novick
Author, Critic

Anne Hamburger
Founder, Artistic Director, En Garde Arts

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

Michael McGrinder Playwright, Publisher

John Guare Playwright

Terese Hayden Founder of Equity Library Theatre and Player’s Guide, Teacher at Circle in the Square

Daryl Roth Producer

Jo Sullivan Loesser Singer, Actress

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

Marilyn Chris Actress

Ruby Lynn Reyner Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Director

Elise Stone and Craig Smith Actors, Directors, Producers, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Founders, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

Jennifer von Mayrhauser Costume Designer

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Black-Eyed Susan Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress

Terrence McNally Playwright, Librettist

Julius Novick Author, Critic

Anne Hamburger Founder, Artistic Director, En Garde Arts