The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

Celebrating the visionaries who created New York's vibrant Off- and Off-Off-Broadway theater.

Woodie King Jr.
Founder of the New Federal Theatre

Barbara Garson
Playwright, Author, Activist

Roberta Maxwell
Actress

Brian Murray
Actor, Director

Estelle Parsons
Actress, Director

Nicky Paraiso
Actor, Dancer, Musician, Writer, Performance Artist, Producer, Curator, The Club/La Mama

Donald & Anne Farber
Theatrical Lawyer and Producers

Dana Ivey
Actress

Sharon Washington
Actor, Playwright

Terry Schreiber
Director, Teacher, Founder of the T. Schreiber Studio

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Ron Faber
Actor

Casey Childs
Director, Producer, Actor, Founder, Executive Director Primary Stages

Micki Grant
Composer, Lyricist, Book-Writer, Actress

Daryl Roth
Producer

MUSINGS

Posted Thursday, March 2, 2017

The Off-Broadway Oral History Project
by: Casey Childs

I have always had a curiosity with the people who create theatre out of pure passion and, like many artists, I have always been frustrated by the sad, ephemeral nature of producing plays.

FROM THE STAGE

Posted Thursday, August 15, 2019

KINESTHETICS BY Laurence Luckinbill

FROM THE HOUSE

Posted Thursday, March 2, 2017

Casting about Off-Broadway
by: Rosemarie Tichler

As a casting director for over 25 years, from 1967 to 1991, my night job was being an audience member.

The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

Woodie King Jr. Founder of the New Federal Theatre

Barbara Garson Playwright, Author, Activist

Roberta Maxwell Actress

Brian Murray Actor, Director

Estelle Parsons Actress, Director

Nicky Paraiso Actor, Dancer, Musician, Writer, Performance Artist, Producer, Curator, The Club/La Mama

Donald & Anne Farber Theatrical Lawyer and Producers

Dana Ivey Actress

Sharon Washington Actor, Playwright

Terry Schreiber Director, Teacher, Founder of the T. Schreiber Studio

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Ron Faber Actor

Casey Childs Director, Producer, Actor, Founder, Executive Director Primary Stages

Micki Grant Composer, Lyricist, Book-Writer, Actress

Daryl Roth Producer