The primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral history Project

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

Ming Cho Lee
Scenic Designer

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

Jerry Zaks
Director, Actor

Fyvush Finkel
Actor, Comedian

Julian Schlossberg
Producer

Lois Smith
Actress

Robert Walter
Stage Manager

Barbara Dana
Actress, Playwright

Charles Busch
Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Jo Sullivan Loesser
Singer, Actress

June Gable
Actress

Dr. Glory Van Scott
Actress, Singer, Dancer, Director, Producer, Composer, Playwright, Author, Activist

Merle Debuskey
Press Agent

Mari-Claire Charba
Actress, Performance Artist, Painter

Dana Ivey
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

Ming Cho Lee Scenic Designer

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

Jerry Zaks Director, Actor

Fyvush Finkel Actor, Comedian

Julian Schlossberg Producer

Lois Smith Actress

Robert Walter Stage Manager

Barbara Dana Actress, Playwright

Charles Busch Actor, Playwright, Librettist, Author

Jo Sullivan Loesser Singer, Actress

June Gable Actress

Dr. Glory Van Scott Actress, Singer, Dancer, Director, Producer, Composer, Playwright, Author, Activist

Merle Debuskey Press Agent

Mari-Claire Charba Actress, Performance Artist, Painter

Dana Ivey Actress