The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Paul Foster
President of La MaMa E.T.C., Playwright

Micki Grant
Composer, Lyricist, Book-Writer, Actress

Mary Louise Wilson
Actor, Playwright, Writer

Black-Eyed Susan
Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress

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

David Ives
Playwright

Rosemarie Tichler
Casting Director and Artistic Producer of NYSF/The Public

George Morfogen
Actor

Charles Mee
Playwright, Author

Maria DiDia
General Manager, Producer

Rita Gardner
Actress

Steve Olsen
Founder of the Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe, Restaurateur

Merle Debuskey
Press Agent

Austin Pendleton
Actor, Director, Playwright

Michael McGrinder
Playwright, Publisher

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

Paul Foster President of La MaMa E.T.C., Playwright

Micki Grant Composer, Lyricist, Book-Writer, Actress

Mary Louise Wilson Actor, Playwright, Writer

Black-Eyed Susan Ridiculous Theatrical Company, Actress

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

David Ives Playwright

Rosemarie Tichler Casting Director and Artistic Producer of NYSF/The Public

George Morfogen Actor

Charles Mee Playwright, Author

Maria DiDia General Manager, Producer

Rita Gardner Actress

Steve Olsen Founder of the Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe, Restaurateur

Merle Debuskey Press Agent

Austin Pendleton Actor, Director, Playwright

Michael McGrinder Playwright, Publisher