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The 42nd Street workshop has built two brand new theaters at 312 West 36th St, on the 4th Floor, and changed its name to
"The Workshop".
The
Workshop opened The
Jewel
Box,
the more intimate of its
new theatres, on June 6th with "Rattlesnake," written by Fred
Pezzulli and directed by Michael Mislove. "Rattlesnake" will run
from Thursday, June 6th through Saturday, June 8th.
The
Workshop will produce all of its future staged readings at
The
Jewel
Box.
It will open the MainStage
in July.
Scan
this page for more information, blue
prints
of the
new space and pictures
of the building process.
On Monday, February 25th,
2002, The 42nd Street Workshop, an evolving theatre company,
signed the lease for a huge space at 312 West 36th Street
(near 8th Avenue). The new location will eventually house
two elevators, two bathrooms and two brand new theatres! A
staged reading of Kathryn Scott's Starstruck, directed by
David Pincus, with Regina Taufen, Cortnie Loren Miller and
Bob Manus, will open the new space. This year is pivotal for the
organization. Over 2002, The 42nd Street Workshop will
experience incredible growth. First, The Workshop will move
from its current quarters in a five-flight walkup on 42nd
Street between 9th and 10th Avenues to an elevator-access
facility with twice the space on 36th Street near 8th
Avenue. Second, it is expanding the size and diversity of
its membership to reflect the myriad of ethnicities,
nationalities and communities that make up New York. Third,
it is planning to present an increased number of Equity
Showcase productions. In the process, The Workshop is laying
the foundation for future growth and stability. Since its founding in 1994,
The 42nd Street Workshop, a small, nonprofit developmental
theatre company, has grown from a fledgling organization to
an evolving resource for New York's most promising theatre
artists. Devoted to the development of new plays from
works-in-progress to major showcase productions, its
membership of more than 200 professional actors, directors
and playwrights is dedicated to nurturing and showcasing the
finest of these talents. As a "theatre gym," The
Workshop has been home to hundreds of emerging and
established actors, dramatists and directors who have met
weekly to develop new plays, many of which have subsequently
been staged for the public in a variety of weekend
performances. Over its eight-year history,
The Workshop has developed more than 100 pieces, a number of
which have garnered great reviews and have been developed
into successful Off-, Off-Off-Broadway and film
productions. The 42nd Street Workshop is
growing and changing because of the belief that its
membership represents an extraordinary combination of
talent, that these talented artists need and deserve a more
prominent and accessible space in which to perform their
craft, and that through this move the group can accomplish
even more in the future. The move to the new 36th Street
location will involve
considerable expense; therefore, the company's fundraising
efforts have increased substantially. The 42nd Street
Workshop welcomes any and all support. The 42nd Street Workshop, an
8-year old developmental theater company, is announcing a
name change to THE WORKSHOP as of April 1,
2002. The name change is in conjunction with its move from a
five story walk-up on 42nd Street to a
handicapped-accessible space at 312 West 36th Street. THE
WORKSHOP has built 2 new performance spaces on the 4th
floor at 312 West 36th Street. THE JEWEL BOX THEATRE
seats 40 and THE MAINSTAGE THEATRE seats 60. THE
JEWEL BOX THEATRE will allow THE WORKSHOP to
continue its dedication to developing new scripts through
its weekend reading series while THE MAINSTAGE will
enable THE WORKSHOP to showcase its best scripts as
full productions. The move will be official by mid May
2002. THE WORKSHOP has hired
award-winning architect Francesca Russo. Ms Russo designed
The Flea Theater, the American Airlines Theater as well as
other theaters for The Shubert Organization. Construction is
being over-seen by Workshop member Tim Harris. THE WORKSHOP also
announces its latest grants: $6,300 from The A.R.T/ New
York-Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Arts Relief Fund and $4,000
from The Carl Jacobs Foundation. Tony Sportiello is the
Artistic Director and Riley Jones-Cohen is the Executive
Director of The Workhsop.
THE 42nd STREET WORKSHOP SIGNED A NEW
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PICTURES
THE 42ND STREET WORKSHOP HAS CHANGED ITS NAME.
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Site
design by Julie
Greeman
and Jenny
Greeman.
Maintained
by Julie
Greeman.
Consultation
and original art work by Jim
Moyle