Vineyard Theatre And Workshop Center Inc

FOUNDED IN 1981, THE VINEYARD IS AN ACCLAIMED OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE COMPANY DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING BOLD NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS BY BOTH EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS.

FY21 MARKED VINEYARD THEATRES 38TH SEASON, AND OUR 32ND YEAR AT THE 138-SEAT GERTRUDE AND IRVING DIMSON THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITYS UNION SQUARE. THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, THE VINEYARD WAS ABLE TO LAUNCH A THEATRICAL SEASON OF DIGITAL AND ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTIONS WHILE OUR FACILITY WAS SHUTTERED DUE TO COVID.ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING EMPLOYED A TOTAL OF 187 ARTISTS IN THE VINEYARDS FY21 SEASON. WE CREATED LESSONS IN SURVIVAL, A DIGITAL THEATRE SERIES CONCEIVED BY MARIN IRELAND, PETER MARK KENDALL, TYLER THOMAS, AND REGGIE D. WHITE OF THE COMMISSARY, A NEWLY FORMED ARTIST COLLECTIVE. LESSONS WAS VIEWED BY 1,440 INDIVIDUALS, EMPLOYED 47 ARTISTS, AND WAS NAMED AMONG THE BEST THEATRE OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. JOHN CULLUM: AN ACCIDENTAL STAR FEATURED AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SOLO PERFORMANCE BY THE BROADWAY LEGEND AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA OUR NEW VIRTUAL PLATFORM, THE VINEYARD VIRTUAL STAGE, FROM 4/8-5/6/2021, ATTENDED BY 2,275 INDIVIDUALS. PERFORMING OUTDOORS FOR SOCIALLY-DISTANCED AUDIENCES OF 334, BILL IRWIN DELIVERED 18 PERFORMANCES OF THE BUSKING PROJECT 9/23-10/3/20, AND THE NEW BUSKING PROJECT FROM 4/22-5/3/21 WITH 24 PERFORMANCES ACROSS MANHATTAN THAT ADDED A DRUMMER IN THE PROJECTS SECOND ITERATION, AND WAS ATTENDED BY 450 INDIVIDUALS. MINI-COMMISSIONS PROVIDED 5 ARTISTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEW WORK IN DIGITAL OR ALTERNATIVE FORMATS. PROJECTS INCLUDE KIRSTEN CHILDS AUNT LILLIAN (MUSICAL PODCAST), JARED MEZZOCCHIS ON THE BEAUTY OF LOSS (DIGITAL VIDEO WITH ALL-LIVE PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN ELEMENTS), NGOZI ANYANWUS MAYBE DOROTHY WAS RIGHT (DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT), POLLY PENS 56 FLOWERS (NEW MUSICAL), AND MADELINE SAYETS THE FISH (PLAY). OUR AIM WAS TO DEVELOP A POOL OF PROJECTS FOR ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING, EITHER FOR LIMITED OUTDOOR AUDIENCES OR PRESENTATION ONLINE.ORIGINAL CAST READINGS REVISITED PAST VINEYARD PRODUCTIONS FOR DIGITAL READINGS OF PLAYS WHOSE RESONANCE HAS DEEPENED SINCE THEIR PREMIERES. THESE INCLUDED BRUTAL IMAGINATION BY CORNELIUS EADY, GLORIA BY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS, AND NICKY SILVERS THE LYONS, WHICH WAS RECORDED THIS SPRING FOR PRESENTATION IN FALL 2021.THE VINEYARD SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ARTIST RESIDENCIES, ENABLING US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW WORK FOR FUTURE SEASONS. RESIDENT ARTISTS INCLUDED PULITZER LAUREATE MICHAEL R. JACKSON, THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE THE COMMISSARY; AND PRESENTATIONS OF OUR PAULA VOGEL PLAYWRITING AWARD TO JOHN CASWELL, JR., AND SUSAN STROMAN DIRECTING AWARD TO TYLER THOMAS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO ONLINE WORKSHOPS OF RYAN HADDADS DARK DISABLED STORIES.IN RESPONSE TO WORKING ONLINE, EDUCATION DIRECTOR DAVID ANDREW LAWS DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM OF DIGITAL THEATRE SKILLS FOR OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR 229 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN LIEU OF OUR REBEL VERSES YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL IN 2020, WE LAUNCHED ARTISTS IN EVOLUTION, A THREE-WEEK SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON DIGITAL THEATRE WITH MASTER ARTISTS SERVING STUDENTS FROM 5 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. THE VINEYARD THEATRE STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONTINUED ONLINE, WITH STUDENTS LEARNING VIDEO PRODUCTION SKILLS IN ADDITION TO OUR PERFORMING ARTS CURRICULUM, AND OUR FALL COHORT PRODUCED AN ONLINE READING OF NICKY SILVERS RAISED IN CAPTIVITY (ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED BY THE VINEYARD IN 1995) WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE AUTHOR. ARTISTS FROM THE COMMISSARY ALSO DEVELOPED AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AROUND OUR PRODUCTION OF LESSONS IN SURVIVAL, SHOWING THE WORK IN SCHOOLS, MODERATING DISCUSSIONS, AND COACHING STUDENTS IN THE UNIQUE ACTING TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED IN THE PRODUCTION.AMONG THE VINEYARDS MANY NOTABLE WORLD PREMIERES ARE TWO PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS, PAULA VOGELS HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE AND EDWARD ALBEES THREE TALL WOMEN, AND SEVEN PRODUCTIONS THAT HAVE TRANSFERRED TO BROADWAY INDECENT BY PAULA VOGEL; JOHN KANDER AND FRED EBBS THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS; HUNTER BELL AND JEFF BOWENS [TITLE OF SHOW]; BOBBY LOPEZ, JEFF MARX AND JEFF WHITTYS AVENUE Q; NICKY SILVERS THE LYONS; AND MOST RECENTLY LUCAS HNATHS DANA H.; AND IS THIS A ROOM, CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY TINA SATTER. OUR WORK HAS WON 2 PULITZER PRIZES, 5 TONY AWARDS, 29 OBIE AWARDS, 2 OPPENHEIMER AWARDS, AND NUMEROUS NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE, LUCILLE LORTEL, AND DRAMA DESK AWARDS. THE VINEYARD IS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH A SPECIAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BODY OF WORK, A DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND THE FIRST-EVER ROSS WETZSTEON OBIE AWARD FOR SUPPORT OF ARTISTS AND CREATIVITY IN THE THEATRE.

FY21 MARKED VINEYARD THEATRES 38TH SEASON, AND OUR 32ND YEAR AT THE 138-SEAT GERTRUDE AND IRVING DIMSON THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITYS UNION SQUARE. THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, THE VINEYARD WAS ABLE TO LAUNCH A THEATRICAL SEASON OF DIGITAL AND ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTIONS WHILE OUR FACILITY WAS SHUTTERED DUE TO COVID.ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING EMPLOYED A TOTAL OF 187 ARTISTS IN THE VINEYARDS FY21 SEASON. WE CREATED LESSONS IN SURVIVAL, A DIGITAL THEATRE SERIES CONCEIVED BY MARIN IRELAND, PETER MARK KENDALL, TYLER THOMAS, AND REGGIE D. WHITE OF THE COMMISSARY, A NEWLY FORMED ARTIST COLLECTIVE. LESSONS WAS VIEWED BY 1,440 INDIVIDUALS, EMPLOYED 47 ARTISTS, AND WAS NAMED AMONG THE BEST THEATRE OF 2020 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. JOHN CULLUM: AN ACCIDENTAL STAR FEATURED AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SOLO PERFORMANCE BY THE BROADWAY LEGEND AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA OUR NEW VIRTUAL PLATFORM, THE VINEYARD VIRTUAL STAGE, FROM 4/8-5/6/2021, ATTENDED BY 2,275 INDIVIDUALS. PERFORMING OUTDOORS FOR SOCIALLY-DISTANCED AUDIENCES OF 334, BILL IRWIN DELIVERED 18 PERFORMANCES OF THE BUSKING PROJECT 9/23-10/3/20, AND THE NEW BUSKING PROJECT FROM 4/22-5/3/21 WITH 24 PERFORMANCES ACROSS MANHATTAN THAT ADDED A DRUMMER IN THE PROJECTS SECOND ITERATION, AND WAS ATTENDED BY 450 INDIVIDUALS. MINI-COMMISSIONS PROVIDED 5 ARTISTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEW WORK IN DIGITAL OR ALTERNATIVE FORMATS. PROJECTS INCLUDE KIRSTEN CHILDS AUNT LILLIAN (MUSICAL PODCAST), JARED MEZZOCCHIS ON THE BEAUTY OF LOSS (DIGITAL VIDEO WITH ALL-LIVE PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN ELEMENTS), NGOZI ANYANWUS MAYBE DOROTHY WAS RIGHT (DIGITAL DOCUMENTARY SHORT), POLLY PENS 56 FLOWERS (NEW MUSICAL), AND MADELINE SAYETS THE FISH (PLAY). OUR AIM WAS TO DEVELOP A POOL OF PROJECTS FOR ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING, EITHER FOR LIMITED OUTDOOR AUDIENCES OR PRESENTATION ONLINE.ORIGINAL CAST READINGS REVISITED PAST VINEYARD PRODUCTIONS FOR DIGITAL READINGS OF PLAYS WHOSE RESONANCE HAS DEEPENED SINCE THEIR PREMIERES. THESE INCLUDED BRUTAL IMAGINATION BY CORNELIUS EADY, GLORIA BY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS, AND NICKY SILVERS THE LYONS, WHICH WAS RECORDED THIS SPRING FOR PRESENTATION IN FALL 2021.THE VINEYARD SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ARTIST RESIDENCIES, ENABLING US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW WORK FOR FUTURE SEASONS. RESIDENT ARTISTS INCLUDED PULITZER LAUREATE MICHAEL R. JACKSON, THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE THE COMMISSARY; AND PRESENTATIONS OF OUR PAULA VOGEL PLAYWRITING AWARD TO JOHN CASWELL, JR., AND SUSAN STROMAN DIRECTING AWARD TO TYLER THOMAS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO ONLINE WORKSHOPS OF RYAN HADDADS DARK DISABLED STORIES.IN RESPONSE TO WORKING ONLINE, EDUCATION DIRECTOR DAVID ANDREW LAWS DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM OF DIGITAL THEATRE SKILLS FOR OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR 229 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN LIEU OF OUR REBEL VERSES YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL IN 2020, WE LAUNCHED ARTISTS IN EVOLUTION, A THREE-WEEK SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON DIGITAL THEATRE WITH MASTER ARTISTS SERVING STUDENTS FROM 5 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. THE VINEYARD THEATRE STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONTINUED ONLINE, WITH STUDENTS LEARNING VIDEO PRODUCTION SKILLS IN ADDITION TO OUR PERFORMING ARTS CURRICULUM, AND OUR FALL COHORT PRODUCED AN ONLINE READING OF NICKY SILVERS RAISED IN CAPTIVITY (ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED BY THE VINEYARD IN 1995) WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE AUTHOR. ARTISTS FROM THE COMMISSARY ALSO DEVELOPED AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AROUND OUR PRODUCTION OF LESSONS IN SURVIVAL, SHOWING THE WORK IN SCHOOLS, MODERATING DISCUSSIONS, AND COACHING STUDENTS IN THE UNIQUE ACTING TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED IN THE PRODUCTION.AMONG THE VINEYARDS MANY NOTABLE WORLD PREMIERES ARE TWO PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS, PAULA VOGELS HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE AND EDWARD ALBEES THREE TALL WOMEN, AND SEVEN PRODUCTIONS THAT HAVE TRANSFERRED TO BROADWAY INDECENT BY PAULA VOGEL; JOHN KANDER AND FRED EBBS THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS; HUNTER BELL AND JEFF BOWENS [TITLE OF SHOW]; BOBBY LOPEZ, JEFF MARX AND JEFF WHITTYS AVENUE Q; NICKY SILVERS THE LYONS; AND MOST RECENTLY LUCAS HNATHS DANA H.; AND IS THIS A ROOM, CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY TINA SATTER. OUR WORK HAS WON 2 PULITZER PRIZES, 5 TONY AWARDS, 29 OBIE AWARDS, 2 OPPENHEIMER AWARDS, AND NUMEROUS NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE, LUCILLE LORTEL, AND DRAMA DESK AWARDS. THE VINEYARD IS PROUD TO HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH A SPECIAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BODY OF WORK, A DRAMA DESK AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND THE FIRST-EVER ROSS WETZSTEON OBIE AWARD FOR SUPPORT OF ARTISTS AND CREATIVITY IN THE THEATRE.