New York Theatre Workshop Inc

NYTW IS DEDICATED TO EXPLORING AND PRESENTING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT REFLECT, RESPOND TO, AND INVIGORATE THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK.

FY21 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE 2020/21 SEASON ILLUMINATED OUR COLLECTIVE DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY OF INNOVATIVE THEATRE-MAKERS, ADVENTUROUS AUDIENCES, AND ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS AMIDST A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS IS OUR COMMUNITY'S INSPIRING ABILITY TO ADAPT; STAFF, ARTISTS, BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS CAME TOGETHER IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TWO NEW PROGRAMS - ARTISTIC INSTIGATORS AND YOUTH ARTISTIC INSTIGATORS - AND CONTINUED TO DEEPEN OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING, WHICH LAUNCHED IN APRIL 2020. NYTW PROVIDED 27 ARTISTIC INSTIGATORS WITH $2,500 GRANTS TO IMAGINE WORK IN OUR PRESENT MOMENT THAT EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEATRE, DISTANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY. INSTIGATORS ALSO RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, ANALOGOUS WITH PRODUCTION PAYROLL IN A TYPICAL SEASON. THE INTENTION OF THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZED PROCESS OVER PRESENTATION; ALL 27 ARTISTS INITIATED NEW PROJECTS; AND 10 PIECES WERE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC ACROSS VARIOUS MEDIA AS PART OF OUR 2020/21 SEASON: IN SEPTEMBER 2020, "WHAT THE HELL IS A REPUBLIC, ANYWAY?" BY DENIS O'HARE AND LISA PETERSON; IN OCTOBER 2020, "PINCHING PENNIES WITH PENNY MARSHALL" BY VICTOR I. CAZARES, DIRECTED BY BORNA BARZIN; IN OCTOBER 2020, "THE SEAGULL ON SIMS 4" BY CELINE SONG, ADAPTED FROM ANTON CHEKHOV; IN NOVEMBER 2020, "</REMNANT>" CONCEIVED AND CREATED BY THEATER MITU, DIRECTED BY RUBN POLENDO; IN NOVEMBER 2020, "THE COOKING PROJECT" CREATED BY MEMBERS OF THE DOMINICAN ARTISTS COLLECTIVE, DIRECTED BY MELISSA CRESPO; IN DECEMBER 2020, "THE WRIGHT STUFF" BY DOUG WRIGHT; IN APRIL 2021, "HILTON ALS PRESENTS (PART 1: PORTRAIT OF JASON, PART 2: SELECTIONS FROM TENNESSEE WILLIAMS)" BY HILTON ALS; IN APRIL 2021, TAXILANDIA BY MODESTO FLAKO JIMENEZ; IN APRIL 2021, "BROTHER, BROTHER" BY ALESHEA HARRIS, DIRECTED BY SHAYOK MISHA CHOWDHURY; AND IN MAY 2021, "KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD" BY KRISTINA WONG. ACROSS 10 PROJECTS, 65,781 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED - MORE THAN A WHOLE SEASON ON OUR MAINSTAGE. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, WE LAUNCHED THE YOUTH ARTISTIC INSTIGATORS PROGRAM, LED BY TEACHING ARTIST NANA DAKIN, IN ORDER TO BRING TEENS TOGETHER IN A VIRTUAL SPACE TO CREATE THEATRE THAT RESPONDS TO OUR CONTEMPORARY MOMENT. ACROSS 10 WEEKS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, 24 STUDENTS (8 BASED IN NYC) MET WEEKLY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LIKE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT MARTYNA MAJOK AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR AT AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE JR PIERCE FOR SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, WHILE WORKING TOWARD COLLABORATIVELY DEVISING AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF THEATRE. IN DECEMBER, WE SAW THE INCREDIBLY MOVING FINAL PRESENTATION THAT ADDRESSED TOPICS SUCH AS THE STRUGGLES OF BEING A TEEN IN THIS MOMENT AND GROWING UP BLACK IN THE U.S. ADDITIONALLY, DESPITE CONTINUED RESTRICTIONS AND CHALLENGES WITH BALANCING VIRTUAL, HYBRID, AND IN-PERSON LEARNING IN NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NYTW'S EDUCATION TEAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FOCUSED RESIDENCIES, SPECIALLY TAILORED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL AS PART OF LEARNING WORKSHOP. FOR FY21, WE ADJUSTED OUR IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCIES TO A REMOTE-LEARNING STRUCTURE AND IMPLEMENTED 11 ONLINE RESIDENCIES WITH 6 OF OUR NYC SCHOOL PARTNERS - ENGAGING WITH 265 STUDENTS ACROSS 83 INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2020 AND MAY 2021. IN FY21, WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING (VP), PAYING 60+ PARTICIPATING ARTISTS ACROSS 28 PROGRAMS, AND REACHING APPROXIMATELY 2,161 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TUNED IN. THE WIDE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS PRESENTED INCLUDED ARTISTS SUCH AS PLAYWRIGHT MFONISO UDOFIA AND THEATRE-MAKER WILL POWER; WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NATIONAL QUEER THEATER AND PENAMERICA; AND HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SCHOLARS INCLUDING DR. SAHAR ULLAH. ALL VP WAS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ZOOM, STREAMED LIVE ON OUR FB, AND ARCHIVED ON NYTW'S WEBSITE. ALL ARTISTS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR VP WERE COMPENSATED.