June 20 - July 28

Audience

Members

7400

Professional​

Artists

325

from the Hudson Valley, the greater NYC region and beyond

27

Interns

writers, composers, directors,

designers, and performers at all stages of their careers

50

Training

Company

Members

pre-professional experience in production and administrative positions in a professional setting

students work alongside professionals taking classes, observing rehearsal, and producing their own projects.

36

Projects

2

Mainstage

Productions

3

Musical

Workshops

2

Play

Workshops

Play + Musical

Readings

7

9

Screenplays

+ TV Pilots

Awards,

Fellowships, 

+ Residencies

8

5

Training

Company

Productions

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MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

three weeks of rehearsal, professional designers and technical support, with two weeks of performances

the bandaged place

by Harrison David Rivers

directed by David Mendizábal

scenic design by Wilson Chin
costume design by Ásta Bennie Hostetter
lighting design by Stacey Derosier
original music & sound design by Mauricio Escamilla
movement design by Jeremy McQueen
fight/intimacy direction by Rocio Mendez
casting by Telsey + Company

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Lightning (or The Unbuttoning)

by Beth Henley

directed by Mark Brokaw

scenic design by Kimie Nishikawa

costume design by Michael Krass

lighting design by Scott Zielinski

sound design by David Van Tieghem

fight/intimacy direction by Dave Anzuelo

casting by Telsey + Company

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two weeks of rehearsal culminating in four work-in-progress presentations

MUSICAL WORKSHOPS

Annie Salem: An American Tale

adapted from the novel by Mac Wellman

book by Rachel Chavkin

music by Heather Christian

lyrics by Heather Christian and

Rachel Chavkin

directed by Rachel Chavkin

movement by Raja Feather Kelly

Goddess

conceived by Saheem Ali

music & lyrics by Michael Thurber

book by Jocelyn Bioh

additional lyrics by Mkhululi Z. Mabija

directed by Saheem Ali

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The Elementary Spacetime Show

music and lyrics by César Alvarez

book by César Alvarez with Emily Orling

directed by Sarah Benson

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two weeks of rehearsal culminating in four work-in-progress presentations

INSIDE LOOK PLAY WORKSHOPS

...and the horse you rode in on

by Zach Helm

directed by Kate Whoriskey

The Best We Could (a family tragedy)

by Emily Feldman

directed by Daniel Aukin

READING SERIES

one week of rehearsal per project, culminating in one free presentation

The Notebook

based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson

book by Bekah Brunstetter

directed by Michael Greif

Galileo

book by Danny Strong

music and lyrics by Michael Weiner & Zoe Sarnak

directed by Michael Mayer

Sanctuary City

by Martyna Majok

directed by Rebecca Frecknall

Becky Nurse of Salem

written and directed by Sarah Ruhl

Delusion by Proxy

by Brooke Adams

directed by Ethan Silverman

The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin

by Jessica Huang

directed by Kip Fagan

The Excavation of Mary Anning

by Ian August

directed by Sammi Cannold

FILMMAKERS' WORKSHOP

Writers

Nicole Abshire

Imposter Impersonator

Kevin Armento & Jaki Bradley

Detox

Damon Colquhoun 

Akilee's Heel
Abigail Mangin 

Drowning 

Jabari McDonald 

[UN]SUPERVISED

Mentors and Panelists

Joshua Astrachan

Luis Castro

Bash Doran 

Jessica Goldberg

William Goldberg

Rajiv Joseph

Toni Kalem

Andrew Marcus

Max Mayer

Amy Robinson

Julie Rottenberg

Peter Saraf

Shelby Stone

Maria Zuckerman

Elisa Zuritsky

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES

Williamsburg

book by Jason Katims

music by Tom Kitt

lyrics by Marcy Heisler

Like Water For Chocolate

A new musical adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s  novel Like Water for Chocolate

by Lisa Loomer and La Santa Cecilia

directed by Michael Mayer

Love, Rosie

book  by Peter Duchan
music and lyrics by Zack Zadek

Amity Falls

by Janet Grillo & Robert Burke Warren

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Keelay Gipson

Founder's Award Recipient

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Erika Dickerson-Despenza

Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow

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Ben Randle

Leo Shull Musical Theater Directing Fellow

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Nell Bailey

Dasha Epstein Fellow

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Louisa Melcher

Dasha Epstein Fellow

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Andrew Muir

Writer in Residence

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The Lark

TRAINING COMPANY PRODUCTIONS

Keep Your Head Above Water So As Not To Sink: A Soundpainting Performance

composed and directed by Max Reuben

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From One To Another: Rites Of Passage For Our Times

created by Emily Mendelsohn

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New Works Play Festival

written and directed by members of

The Training Company

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

adapted and directed by Devin Kawaoka

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The Winter's Tale

by William Shakespeare

adapted and directed by Andrew Willis-Woodward