The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Dana Ivey
Actress

Ruby Lynn Reyner
Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Director

Sheldon Harnick
Lyricist

Jennifer Tipton
Lighting

Joanne Camp (Sobel)
Company Member, The Pearl Theatre Company

Susan Mills (aka Roberta Lean)
Actress, Director, Producer

Roberta Maxwell
Actress

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

Douglas Aibel
Director, Artistic Director, Producer, Casting Director, Vineyard Theatre

B.H. Barry
Fight Director, Choreographer

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

Tom Jones
Playwright, Lyricist

Guy Sherman A.k.a. Aural Fixation
Composer, Sound Designer

Walter and Georgia Hadler
Actor, Playwright, Director

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

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

Dana Ivey Actress

Ruby Lynn Reyner Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Director

Sheldon Harnick Lyricist

Jennifer Tipton Lighting

Joanne Camp (Sobel) Company Member, The Pearl Theatre Company

Susan Mills (aka Roberta Lean) Actress, Director, Producer

Roberta Maxwell Actress

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

Douglas Aibel Director, Artistic Director, Producer, Casting Director, Vineyard Theatre

B.H. Barry Fight Director, Choreographer

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

Tom Jones Playwright, Lyricist

Guy Sherman A.k.a. Aural Fixation Composer, Sound Designer

Walter and Georgia Hadler Actor, Playwright, Director

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author