The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Rita Gardner
Actress

Richard Schechner
Founder of The Performance Group, Author, Director, Playwright, Professor

Rosemary Harris
Actress

Kathleen Chalfant
Actress

Lorcan Otway
Theater Owner, Producer, Theatre 80 St. Marks

Anita Hollander
Actor, Singer, Writer, Composer, Lyricist, Director, Teacher, Choreographer, Dancer, Activist

Peter Maloney
Actor, Director, Playwright

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

B.H. Barry
Fight Director, Choreographer

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

Jennifer Tipton
Lighting

Robert Walter
Stage Manager

Mary Louise Wilson
Actor, Playwright, Writer

Tina Howe
Playwright

Black-Eyed Susan
Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress

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

Rita Gardner Actress

Richard Schechner Founder of The Performance Group, Author, Director, Playwright, Professor

Rosemary Harris Actress

Kathleen Chalfant Actress

Lorcan Otway Theater Owner, Producer, Theatre 80 St. Marks

Anita Hollander Actor, Singer, Writer, Composer, Lyricist, Director, Teacher, Choreographer, Dancer, Activist

Peter Maloney Actor, Director, Playwright

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

B.H. Barry Fight Director, Choreographer

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

Jennifer Tipton Lighting

Robert Walter Stage Manager

Mary Louise Wilson Actor, Playwright, Writer

Tina Howe Playwright

Black-Eyed Susan Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress