The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Charles Mee
Playwright, Author

Craig Belknap (a.k.a. Allen R)
Actor, Director, Founder Direct Theatre, Inc.

Michael McGrinder
Playwright, Publisher

Linda and David Laundra
Co-Founders, The Writers Theatre

Dolores Deane Walker
Co-Founder Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective

Bob McGrath
Director, Producer, Teacher, Founding Member, Pacific Repertory Company, Pink, and Ridge Theater

Hattie Winston
Actress, Director

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Buzz Cohen
Stage Manager

Barry Grove
Executive Producer, Manhattan Theatre Club

Susan Yankowitz
Playwright, Librettist, Novelist

Mary Louise Wilson
Actor, Playwright, Writer

Eleanor Reissa
Actor, Singer, Director, Playwright, Choreographer

Charlotte Moore
Co-Founder, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Artistic Director, Director, Producer, Actor, Playwright

Tony Walton
Production Designer, Costume Designer, Director, 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

Charles Mee Playwright, Author

Craig Belknap (a.k.a. Allen R) Actor, Director, Founder Direct Theatre, Inc.

Michael McGrinder Playwright, Publisher

Linda and David Laundra Co-Founders, The Writers Theatre

Dolores Deane Walker Co-Founder Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective

Bob McGrath Director, Producer, Teacher, Founding Member, Pacific Repertory Company, Pink, and Ridge Theater

Hattie Winston Actress, Director

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Buzz Cohen Stage Manager

Barry Grove Executive Producer, Manhattan Theatre Club

Susan Yankowitz Playwright, Librettist, Novelist

Mary Louise Wilson Actor, Playwright, Writer

Eleanor Reissa Actor, Singer, Director, Playwright, Choreographer

Charlotte Moore Co-Founder, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Artistic Director, Director, Producer, Actor, Playwright

Tony Walton Production Designer, Costume Designer, Director, Producer