The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

F. Murray Abraham
Actor

Richard Frankel
Producer

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

Amy Saltz
Director

Walter and Georgia Hadler
Actor, Playwright, Director

Tina Shepard
Co-Founder, The Talking Band, Actor, Director

Roscoe Orman
Actor, Director, Founding Member New Lafayette Theatre

Don Scardino
Actor, Director, Producer

Elise Stone and Craig Smith
Actors, Directors, Producers, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Founders, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

Richard Seff
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Novelist, Casting Agent

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Ming Cho Lee
Scenic Designer

Buzz Cohen
Stage Manager

Penny Arcade and Steve Zehentner
Penny Arcade - Performance Artist, Activist, Playwright, Producer, Director, Archivist - - - Steve Zehentner - Designer, Director, Video Producer, Archivist

A.R. Gurney
Playwright

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

F. Murray Abraham Actor

Richard Frankel Producer

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

Amy Saltz Director

Walter and Georgia Hadler Actor, Playwright, Director

Tina Shepard Co-Founder, The Talking Band, Actor, Director

Roscoe Orman Actor, Director, Founding Member New Lafayette Theatre

Don Scardino Actor, Director, Producer

Elise Stone and Craig Smith Actors, Directors, Producers, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Founders, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble

Richard Seff Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Novelist, Casting Agent

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Ming Cho Lee Scenic Designer

Buzz Cohen Stage Manager

Penny Arcade and Steve Zehentner Penny Arcade - Performance Artist, Activist, Playwright, Producer, Director, Archivist - - - Steve Zehentner - Designer, Director, Video Producer, Archivist

A.R. Gurney Playwright