Theatre For A New Audience Inc

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THE THEATRES 2019-2020 ARTISTIC SEASONTHE THREE PRODUCTIONS IN THE THEATRES CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED 2019-2020 ARTISTIC SEASON SERVED MORE THAN 18,000 PEOPLE. THE SEASON BEGAN WITH THE AMERICAN PREMIERE OF WHY?, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY PETER BROOK AND MARIE-HLNE ESTIENNE AND FEATURING HAYLEY CARMICHAEL, KATHRYN HUNTER AND MARCELLO MAGNI. NEXT IN THE SEASON WAS FEFU AND HER FRIENDS BY MARA IRENE FORNS, DIRECTED BY LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2020, THE THEATRE PRESENTED SHAKESPEARES TIMON OF ATHENS, A CO-PRODUCTION WITH SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DIRECTED BY SIMON GODWIN AND FEATURING KATHRYN HUNTER AS TIMON. TWO ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIONS WERE PLANNED FOR THE 2019-2020 SEASON: THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF WILL ENOS GNIT DIRECTED BY OLIVER BUTLER, AND SAMUEL BECKETTS WAITING FOR GODOT DIRECTED BY ARIN ARBUS. ON MARCH 12, THE RUN OF GNIT WAS HALTED BY THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN AFTER FOUR PREVIEWS BY COVID-19. ALTHOUGH POLONSKY SHAKESPEARE CENTER REMAINED CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SEASON, THE THEATRE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ITS COMMUNITY OF AUDIENCES, ARTISTS, AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH NEW DIGITAL CONTENT. IN MAY 2020, THE THEATRE PRESENTED, MAD FOREST BY CARYL CHURCHILL DIRECTED BY ASHLEY TATA, A CO-PRODUCTION WITH FISHER CENTER AT BARD. MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE VIEWED THE THREE FREE LIVESTREAMED PERFORMANCES. IN ITS HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING, THE THEATRE PRODUCED A VARIETY OF ONLINE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ITS FIRST DIGITAL TFANA TALKS, A SUBSCRIBER BOOK CLUB ON SHAKESPEARES THE MERCHANT OF VENICE WITH DIRECTOR ARIN ARBUS, AND SHELTERING WITH SHAKESPEARE, A FREE SERIES OF 50 EPISODES ABOUT SHAKESPEARE CONCEIVED AND PERFORMED BY VETERAN SHAKESPEARE ACTOR AND TEACHER DAKIN MATTHEWS. ARTS IN EDUCATIONIN THE 2019-2020 SEASON, THE THEATRE CONTINUED ITS THREE-DECADE LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ITS TWO 13-WEEK ARTS IN EDUCATION RESIDENCIES WORLD THEATRE PROJECT (WTP) AND NEW VOICES PROJECT (NVP) TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. THE PROGRAMS SERVED 1,757 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 18 PUBLIC SCHOOLS.PROGRAM CHANGES AFTER COVID-19 SHUTDOWN: ON MARCH 15, DUE TO COVID-19, NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED, INTERRUPTING THE IN-CLASS TEACHING PROVIDED BY WTP AND NVP. IN LATE APRIL, INSTRUCTION MOVED ONLINE, AND TEACHING ARTISTS RESUMED CLASSROOM WORK DIGITALLY IN EIGHT SCHOOLS. UNFORTUNATELY, FIVE SCHOOLS WERE UNABLE TO RESUME THE PROGRAMS DUE TO BUDGET OR TECHNOLOGICAL CONCERNS AT THE SCHOOLS. IN ALL, 13 SCHOOLS COMPLETED THE PROGRAMS BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IN JUNE.ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIESACCESS: THE THEATRE PROVIDES ACCESS TO A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE THROUGH A VARIETY OF LOW-COST TICKET OFFERS. THE THEATRES NEW DEAL TICKET INITIATIVE OFFERS $20 ADVANCE-SALE TICKETS TO PEOPLE AGED 30 AND YOUNGER AND FULL-TIME STUDENTS OF ANY AGE (WITH ID). IN 2019-2020, NEW DEAL TICKET SALES ACCOUNTED FOR 18% OF ALL TICKETS SOLD FOR THE THREE MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS THAT WENT FORWARD. ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH BROOKLYN-BASED ARTS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES THAT PROVIDE A 45% DISCOUNT ON FULL-PRICE SEATS, AND DISCOUNTS THROUGH OUTLETS SUCH AS THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND, THEATERMANIA, GOLDSTAR, AND TKTS. POLONSKY SHAKESPEARE CENTER IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, EXCEEDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: THE FACILITY OFFERS ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, AMPLE SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMPANION SEATING ON ALL SEATING LEVELS, AUTOMATIC DOORS, AND ELEVATORS. GENDER DIVERSITY IS WELCOMED BY THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE, WHICH HAS RECENTLY ADOPTED POLICIES TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF PATRONS AND ARTISTS GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION AT POLONSKY SHAKESPEARE CENTER.HUMANITIES: THE THEATRE PROMOTES LEARNING AT ALL AGES BY INVITING GENERAL AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH THE LANGUAGE AND IDEAS OF ITS PRODUCTIONS THROUGH ITS FREE HUMANITIES PROGRAMS, WHICH OPERATE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ITS COUNCIL OF SCHOLARS, SIX DISTINGUISHED ACADEMICS WITH EXPERTISE IN A VARIETY OF HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES. IN 2019-2020, HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 850 PEOPLE THROUGH NINE FREE EVENTS, INCLUDING A SCREENING OF THE REST I MAKE UP, A DOCUMENTARY ON MARA IRENE FORNS.FOR THE THREE MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED DURING THE SEASON, THE THEATRE PRODUCED A 360 VIEWFINDER, A PUBLICATION FEATURING ARTICLES ON THE PLAYS HISTORY, CONTEXT, AND THEMES AS WELL AS INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREATIVE TEAM. THE 360 VIEWFINDER PUBLICATIONS WERE AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD FROM THE THEATRES WEBSITE AND SENT TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN TICKET REMINDER EMAILS. THE STUDIOTHE STUDIO PROVIDES PLAYWRIGHTS, DIRECTORS, TRANSLATORS, AND OTHER THEATRE ARTISTS WITH THE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS AND EXPLORE ARTISTIC APPROACHES OUTSIDE THE PRESSURES OF A SCHEDULED PRODUCTION. STUDIO ACTIVITIES IN 2019-2020 INCLUDED READINGS OF EDWARD ALBEES A DELICATE BALANCE AND EUGNE IONESCOS THE CHAIRS DIRECTED BY ARIN ARBUS; A DIRECTOR WORKSHOP WITH PETER BROOK; A WORKSHOP OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWES EDWARD II WITH DIRECTOR ROBERT OHARA; AND A PUBLIC READING OF WEDDING BAND BY ALICE CHILDRESS DIRECTED BY AWOYE TIMPO.

THE 2021-2022 SEASON, MARKING THE THEATRES RETURN TO LIVE, IN-PERSON PRODUCTIONS AT POLONSKY SHAKESPEARE CENTER, FEATURED THREE EXCITING PRODUCTIONS: THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF WILL ENOS GNIT, DIRECTED BY OLIVER BUTLER; SHAKESPEARES THE MERCHANT OF VENICE DIRECTED BY ARIN ARBUS AND FEATURING JOHN DOUGLAS THOMPSON AS SHYLOCK; AND ALICE CHILDRESSS WEDDING BAND DIRECTED BY AWOYE TIMPO. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST THEATRE PRODUCTIONS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK MAGAZINE (VULTURE), AND SLANT MAGAZINE, THE PRODUCTION OF WEDDING BAND WAS ALSO AWARDED TWO AUDELCO AWARDS (BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY AND BEST FEATURED ACTRESS) AND FIVE OTHER NOMINATIONS IN DIRECTION, DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS THREE OBIE AWARDS IN DIRECTION, DESIGN, AND PERFORMANCE. THE THEATRES PRODUCTIONS AND PROGRAMS SERVED A DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 16,000 DURING THE 2021-2022 SEASON.ARTS IN EDUCATIONIN THE 2021-2022 SEASON, THE THEATRES ARTS IN EDUCATION RESIDENCIESWORLD THEATRE PROJECT (WTP) AND NEW VOICES PROJECT (NVP) SERVED 1,460 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN 54 CLASSES AT 11 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. IN JANUARY 2022, THE PROGRAMS RETURNED TO IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, HAVING BEEN DELIVERED ENTIRELY ONLINE SINCE APRIL 2020.ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIESACCESS: THE THEATRE FULFILLS ITS COMMITMENT TO MAKE ITS WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME LEVELS THROUGH SUBSCRIPTIONS AND A VARIETY OF DISCOUNT AND LOW-COST TICKETING OUTLETS. THE THEATRE BEGAN OFFERING OPEN-CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING IN THE 2021-2022 SEASON.HUMANITIES: THE THEATRE PROMOTES LEARNING AT ALL AGES BY INVITING GENERAL AUDIENCES TO ENGAGE WITH THE LANGUAGE AND IDEAS OF THE THEATRES PRODUCTIONS THROUGH ITS FREE HUMANITIES PROGRAMS, WHICH OPERATE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ITS COUNCIL OF SCHOLARS, FOUR DISTINGUISHED ACADEMICS WITH EXPERTISE IN A VARIETY OF HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES. IN THE 2021-2022 SEASON, THE THEATRES HUMANITIES PROGRAMS ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 670 PEOPLE THROUGH NINE FREE TFANA TALKS POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRODUCTIONS CASTS, CREATIVE TEAMS, AND EMINENT SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, FOR EACH MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION, THE THEATRES FREE, ONLINE DRAMATURGICAL PUBLICATION THE 360 VIEWFINDER OFFERS CONTEXT ON THE PLAYS THEMES AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREATIVE TEAMS. THE THREE 360 VIEWFINDERS FOR THE 2021-2022 SEASON RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 4,679 IMPRESSIONS AND WERE READ ONLINE 765 TIMES.THE THEATRE ALSO PARTNERED WITH SAINT FLASHLIGHT TO PRESENT THE WILL OF THE CITY, A POETRY INSTALLATION BASED ON THE WORK OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, DISPLAYED ON THE STREETSIDE AND OUTDOOR SCREENS AT POLONSKY SHAKESPEARE CENTER. TFANA ALSO PARTNERED WITH CLASSIX TO LAUNCH THE FIRST CHAPTER OF (RE)CLAMATION, A NEW PODCAST UPLIFTING AND RE-CENTERING BLACK WRITERS AND STORYTELLERS OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE. THE FIRST SERIES OF FIVE EPISODES WAS COMMISSIONED BY TFANA AS PART OF THE CLASSIX-TFANA RESIDENCY AND RELEASED IN JULY AND AUGUST 2022.THE STUDIOIN THE 2021-2022 SEASON, ACTIVITIES IN THE MERLE DEBUSKEY STUDIO PROGRAM WERE SUSPENDED AS THE THEATRE DEDICATED ITS RESOURCES TO THE RETURN TO LIVE PRODUCTIONS. STUDIO PROJECTS HAVE RESUMED FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON.