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themysteriousgrowl
#1Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 5:22pm

BroadwayMouth’s post reminded me that I’ve yet to find a satisfying list of (what I’d call major) Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers... non-Broadway companies/houses in and around New York.

 

The Times listing is fairly complete, but it’s also overwhelming, confusing, and unwieldy. Other sites, aside from being incomplete, are often not updated, presumably because show turnover is so much higher than in Broadway houses.

 

I got tired of visiting and returning home only to discover that there were small shows I kicked myself for not knowing about before I went because information about them wasn’t readily available, so I compiled this list of companies I make a point to check in on when planning trips to the city. I keep it in a text file on my desktop.

 

Obviously there are hundreds, if not thousands, of small(er) companies, but these are the ones I consistently keep tabs on. Maybe some people will think this is silly, but for others, maybe it can serve as a resource. (If I’m missing anything obvious, feel free to add to it!)

 

54 BELOW
59E59
AMERICAN THEATER OF ACTORS
ARS NOVA
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
BARROW STREET THEATRE
BEDLAM THEATRE
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
CHERRY LANE THEATRE
CIVILIANS
CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY
DUKE ON 42nd
ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE
ENCORES!
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE
FLEA THEATER
FOUNDRY THEATER
GALLERY PLAYERS
GYM AT JUDSON
HERE
IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE
JOE'S PUB
LA MAMA
LABYRINTH THEATER COMPANY/BANK STREET THEATER
LINCOLN CENTER
LYNN REDGRAVE THEATER
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
McCARTER THEATRE
MCC/LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE
MET OPERA
MINT THEATER
NEW VICTORY THEATER
NEW WORLD STAGES
NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP
PAPERMILL PLAYHOUSE
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
PEARL THEATRE
PLAYERS THEATRE
PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS
PRIMARY STAGES
PROSPECT THEATER
P.S. 122
PUBLIC THEATER
RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
SHEEN CENTER
SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY
SOHO PLAYHOUSE
SOHO REP
ST. ANN'S WAREHOUSE
THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
THEATRE ROW
TRANSPORT GROUP
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
VINEYARD THEATRE
WESTSIDE THEATRE
WOOSTER GROUP
YORK THEATRE


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Updated On: 9/2/15 at 05:22 PM

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Fantod
#2Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 5:29pm

Wow. This is extremely useful. Thank you.

Would Musicals Tonight be one to add? Updated On: 3/30/15 at 05:29 PM

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#2Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 5:33pm

That's a nice list (I am sure there are omissions but right now I don't have time to cross check.) Do you check TimeOut and the Voice, Playbill and Theatermania? Between them, it is hard to imagine you'd miss much.

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SonofRobbieJ
#3Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 5:33pm

Don't forget EST (Ensemble Studio Theater), growl!

I'll offer a list of some Indie Theater companies that I've worked with who don't have permanent homes...but it's easy to check their sites to see if there's something coming up that's interesting:

Gideon Productions
Flux Theater Ensemble
GroundUp Productions
Retro Productions Theater Company
terraNOVA Collective
FullStop Collective

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#4Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 5:48pm


I check a lot of sites, HH -- even with this list, I still do, but I think having to cross-check like that is part of what's not very convenient. I sometimes forget which sites have listed what and which haven't during the process, so I've found that having this list all in one place ensures I haven't overlooked anything.

I don't always visit the individual sites of all of these companies, but I have done that in the past. That may sound strange, but I've learned to trust the companies' sites more than the listings, and so I usually find that easier/more comforting.

And, yes, please feel free to add any others you deem worthwhile in the comments!

If a lot of other suggestions come in, maybe I can edit and somehow re-organized the OP.


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Fantod
#5Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:22pm

I'm curious. Do awards like the Drama Desks and Outer Critics Circle have lists of theatres that they deem eligible for their awards?

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#6Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:36pm

Growl, I often have the exact same thoughts.

Thanks so much for this awesome list.

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#7Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 8:27pm

There is a very small, relatively new little Off-off theatre company called Strange Harbor, which does stage adaptations of classic texts.

www.strangeharbor.org

Thanks again for this list, I definitely think I'll try to keep track of this thread for future reference.
Updated On: 3/30/15 at 08:27 PM

indytallguy
#8Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 8:48pm

This is great. I wonder if it could be turned into a shared doc with links or a bit.ly bundle with links.

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#9Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 8:59pm

I know you said you were trying to make a list of "major" theatres/companies, but a few months ago some people in one of my theatre classes put together this list of smaller theatre companies that they recommend. Here is the list they made (I deleted the ones that have already been mentioned here):

ABC No Rio
Jack
The Chocolate Factory
Musical Theatre Factory
New Ohio Theater
Skirball Center (of NYU)
New Dramatists
Dixon Place
PS 122
Baryshnikov Arts Center
Lava
House of Yes
STREB
Triskelion Arts
The Brick

Companies:
DV8
Punch Drunk Theater
Kneehigh Theater
Pig Iron Theater
SITI Company


Updated On: 3/30/15 at 08:59 PM

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FishermanBob
#10Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 9:32pm

Excellent list Growl. Been thinking about this as well. Can't think of any I'd add. Great job.

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cardamon
#11Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/30/15 at 10:49pm

I would add these to your list

The Foundry Theatre
The Civilians
The Wooster Group
Transport Group
Abrons Arts Center
The Kitchen

And since you included the Met, you might include Gotham Chamber Opera and LoftOpera too.

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themysteriousgrowl
#12Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/31/15 at 6:55am


^ Oh, man, I don't know why Foundry, the Civilians, and Transport Group aren't on my list. I do regularly check in with them.

"I wonder if it could be turned into a shared doc with links or a bit.ly bundle with links."

indy, if that is possible, it should be done by someone who knows what that sentence means, and I'm all for it.

I'll re-edit the OP sometime in the next couple of days to reflect everyone's contributions.


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#13Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 3/31/15 at 9:13pm

Thanks for this. Might be useful in helping me find full-time work once my internship's over!


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#14Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 8:39am

I found myself revisiting this, so here's a gentle bump for the start of the fall season.


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#15Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 9:52am

I hope you guys don't mind me pimping out a show in which a lot of friends are involved.  I've worked with them a bunch of times over the past decade and I adore these artists.


This fall at the Gym at Judson, Gideon Productions is remounting their HONEYCOMB TRILOGY, a three part sci-fi epic about an alien invasion of Earth and the fight for human survival.  All three plays premiered over the course of 6 months in 2012 and now, they're running in rep from October 13-November 14.  You can see each play individually over the course of a few weeknights, or you can pull a marathon and see all three in one day.  At any rate, it's going to be an event and I'm terribly excited for it.  


To find out more, click:

http://www.gideonth.com/#!current-production/cb3i

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#16Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 10:16am

I came across the info on this while I was updating the OP, Robbie, and I have to say, since, for whatever reason, marathon theater makes my c0ck all hard and drippy, I’m gonna have to try to check this out.


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SonofRobbieJ
#17Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 10:20am

First of all, thank you for the imagine.  That's the way I like to start every Wednesday.

Second, I'm going to do a marathon day in November...probably Saturday the 7th.  Just sayin'.

 

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#18Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 10:41am

 

I thiiiiink, if I go, it would have to be in October.  But then there's that other October thing maybe I'll see you at?


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#19Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 10:45am

Would that other October thing be SMALL TOWN CONFESSIONS by Phil Geoffrey Bond at the Laurie Beechman Theater, two performances only, October 5 and 19?  Starring me?  And others?

(My pimpin game is on fleek today).

https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/34307/1443672000000

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#20Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 11:02am

 

No! I mean, that's not what I was referring to, but I also won't be in town those days Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...


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#21Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 11:45am

Robbie, you're not a pimp. You're a madam in the style of Miss Mona.


"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

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SonofRobbieJ
#22Off-(and Off-Off-)Broadway listing for interested theatergoers...
Posted: 9/2/15 at 12:21pm

It's downright tacky!

Next time we end up at the Duplex, I'm singing 'Little Ol' Bitty Pissant Country Place.'