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2015/16 ANNUAL REPORT

Damon Daunno and Fall in . Photo by Joan Marcus Board of Trustees Dear ,

James C. Nicola When we reflect back on the 2015/16 season, we are struck by the scale and scope of what we were able to ARTISTIC DIRECTOR accomplish together. We are humbled by the singular artists who created unforgettable theatrical events, the record-breaking number of actors and musicians who appeared on our stage, the visionary designers who Jeremy Blocker reimagined the potential of our again and again, and the tremendous administrative and production MANAGING DIRECTOR teams responsible for bringing the work to life with such grace. We are humbled by the work we supported with our 2050 Fellowship, Mondays @ 3 Reading Series, and Summer Residencies’ work that asks probing questions Barbara Warner Howard CHAIR about the world in which we live by artists who bring their unique perspective to the most pressing matters at hand. And last, but certainly not least, we are humbled by the tireless work of our Board of Trustees, the Kelly Fowler Hunter dedication of our thoughtful patrons and funders, and the audiences who came from around the world to be a PRESIDENT part of our community on 4th Street.

Allan S. Gordon Last season, we had the great privilege of working with some of our most cherished long term collaborators and VICE CHAIR some of the theatre’s most striking new voices. From Alpen heights to the depths of the underworld, each of the productions imagined a complete universe through which we could come to understand our own. FONDLY, Jack Bamberger VICE PRESIDENT COLLETTE RICHLAND took us from a mundane New England town to a village of fantasy as “Fritz” and Mabrelle visited the Conclevista and were confronted by what lives inside us all. New York’s East Village Noel E. D. Kirnon was refracted through extraterrestrial Thomas Newton’s mind in as he reached for connection. RED TREASURER SPEEDO offered a world with a singular value: winning, asking the audience to consider both the impetus for such a value and the cost. And in a mythic America, HADESTOWN brought a reminder that even in a world out of Kathleen Yoh balance, the artist has a unique ability to offer hope and a vision for . SECRETARY Off stage last year, NYTW engaged a management consulting firm, Dunch Arts, to facilitate the development of a Stephen Graham FOUNDING TRUSTEE five-year strategic plan. With the involvement and support of our artists, staff, and Board of Trustees, we created a thoughtful and thorough assessment of our current status and an ambitious plan for the future. This plan, which was passed in January 2016, includes investments in infrastructure initiatives for the building and our technical Gail Bell resources, expanding our artistic programming, increasing compensation for artists and deepening the resources Claudia Caffuzzi available to develop their work, establishing a Director’s Institute designed to explore and better support the role Barbara Cutler of the director in the modern American theatre and the addition of a fifth production to our season. The plan also Ellen Fleysher includes the launch of a comprehensive campaign in our 40th Anniversary season to improve and expand our Janet Harckham physical plant and to ensure that NYTW continues to be a home for visionary theatre makers and adventurous Hans Humes Susan Peterson Kennedy audiences for the next 40 years. The 2016/17 season marks the first full year of the plan, and includes adding Bokara Legendre new positions in our Development, Finance, Artistic, and Marketing departments to increase internal capacity Andrea Miller and support our ambitious expansion. Furthering our investment in the future, NYTW welcomed three new Board Anthony E. Napoli members during the 2015/16 season: Susan Petersen Kennedy, founder of Riverhead Books and former President Heather Randall of Penguin Group U.S.; Nicholas White, Publisher at The Daily Dot; and Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize-winning Scott Shay playwright whose NYTW debut, THE INVISIBLE HAND, premiered during the 2014/15 season. Brian Vollmer Nicholas White At its core, theatre is an act of community and an act of creation. As we look toward an uncertain future, we are heartened by the committed, diverse communities who uphold the value of theatre and come together to make New York Theatre Workshop possible.

James C. Nicola Jeremy Blocker Artistic Director Managing Director

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

MISSION AND HISTORY 4

15/16 SEASON PRODUCTIONS 5

ARTIST WORKSHOP 10

EDUCATION INITIATIVES 13

PUBLIC PROGRAMS 14

2016 SPRING GALA 15

SUPPORTERS 16

NYTW BOARD & STAFF 20

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Shaina Taub, Lulu Fall in HADESTOWN, Photo by Joan Marcus and working on LAZARUS, Photo by Jan Versweyveld MISSION & NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP HISTORY provokes, produces and cultivates the work of artists whose visions inspire and challenge all of us.

Founded in 1979 by Stephen Graham, New York Theatre Workshop is dedicated to ensuring the robust and compelling presence of the artist in our society.

This mission is manifested in three distinct but equally important focuses of activity:

• producing an annual season of productions in our 199-seat theatre in ’s East Village; • inviting theatre-makers at all stages of their careers to participate in activities that allow them to gain support and exposure for themselves as artists as as their individual projects; • encouraging and enabling our wider community to engage with the creative process.

The work on our stage and in our workshop allows NYTW to develop and produce theatrical experiences that reflect and respond to the world around us and re-invigorate the artists and audiences we connect with each year.

4 2015/16 SEASON

“John Collins’s richly layered production rises to the whirling, morphing challenge of Kempson’s remarkable script. I haven’t been SO BEWILDERED YET SO BY THE DELIGHTED IN AGES. NUMBERS: 4 STARS” –Time Out New York

Susie Sokol in FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND, COLLETTE RICHLAND, in FONDLY, Susie Sokol Joan Marcus by Photo FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND 50,301 Total Audience “LAZARUS IS Members RIVETING MUSICAL THEATER LIKE NOTHING THAT HAS FALLEN TO EARTH BEFORE.” –Newsday 268 Performances LAZ ARUS in the 2015/16 Season Michael C. Hall in LAZARUS, Hall in LAZARUS, Michael C. Versweyveld Jan by Photo

“Remarkable. A TAUT, INCISIVE DRAMA.” 16 - Awards and Nominations

Alex Breaux in RED SPEEDO, Breaux Alex Joan Marcus by Photo RED SPEEDO 84 Artists “HADESTOWN WILL BE Collaborated YOUR NEXT with for MUSICAL THEATER OBSESSION.” Productions –Vogue

Nabiyah Be and Damon Daunno in HADESTOWN, in HADESTOWN, Daunno Be and Damon Nabiyah Joan Marcus by Photo TOWN 5 “THIS IS A DREAM — one of the MOST ENTERTAINING you’re ever

likely to have.” –The New York Times Greig Sargeant and Laurena Allan in FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND, Photo by Joan Marcus Marcus Joan by Photo RICHLAND, COLLETTE FONDLY, in Allan Laurena and Sargeant Greig FONDLY, COLLETTE RICHLAND Sept 11 - Oct 24, 2015 Creative Team: Scenic Design and Additional Costumes by By Sibyl Kempson Costume Design by Jacob A. Climer Created and Performed by Elevator Repair Service Lighting Design by Mark Barton Sound Design by Ben Williams Directed by John Collins Original Music by Mike Iveson A Co-Production with Elevator Repair Service Property Design by Amanda Villalobos Dance and Movement Coach – Katherine Profeta Stage Manager – Maurina Lioce 48 performances for 7,966 people ERS Producer – Ariana Smart Truman ERS Production Manager – David Nelson ERS Associate Producer – Lindsay Hockaday This inventive experimental play was an important step in ERS’ Cast: creative evolution, as it was their first collaboration with a living Laurena Allen – Mabrel Fitzhubert playwright. Sibyl and the ERS ensemble developed Fondly, Kate Benson – Winnifr’d Bexel Collette Richland over the course of five years, with significant Lindsay Hockaday – Joan Ham Hobhouse support from NYTW during their time as a -in-residence. Maggie Hoffman – Miss Glynn Grills/ Face of the Ghost of Jesus Christ Mike Iveson – Father Mumbles/Hans-Pierre The play was selected as a New York Times Critic’s Pick and it Vin Knight – Colonel “Fritz” Fitzhubert/Peggy Gladys extended for an additional week of performances. April Matthis – Collette Richland/Dora Fitzhubert Greig Sargeant – Local Representative Wheatsun Kaneza Schaal – Velede Susie Sokol – Butler/Clotilde Fondly, Collette Richland was made possible through Lucy Taylor – Empress Queen Patrice/RMR the generous support of the Jerome Foundation. Ben Jalosa Williams – Sailor Boy/the Krampus Sarah Willis – Cat Butler/Clotilde 6 L A Z A R US Nominated for 3 Drama Desk Awards 2 Awards 5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards

“Wild, fantastical, EYE- POPPING. A surrealistic tour de force.” - Rolling Stone

Michael C. Hall and in LAZARUS. Photo by Jan Versweyveld

Nov 18, 2015 - Jan 20, 2016 Creative Team: Scenic and Lighting Design By David Bowie and by Jan Versweyveld Directed by Ivo van Hove Costume Design by An D’Huys Video Design by Tal Yarden Inspired by The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis Sound Design by Brian Ronan Choreography by -B Parson Music Direction by Dramaturgy by Jan Peter Gerrits 70 performances for 13,533 people Stage Managed by James Latus Casting by Telsey + Company

Longtime NYTW collaborator Ivo van Hove returned to East 4th Street to direct Cast: this new production by David Bowie and Enda Walsh, featuring songs specially Krystina Alabado – Teenage Girl 1 composed for Lazarus by Mr. Bowie, as well as new arrangements of previously Sophia Anne Caruso – Girl recorded songs. Nicholas Christopher – Ben Lynn Craig – Maemi Michael Esper – Valentine A massive undertaking, this was one of the largest and most expensive shows Michael C. Hall – Thomas Newton ever produced at NYTW. The initial run of Lazarus sold out in a matter of hours – Elly and its run was extended by 3 ½ weeks. Bobby Moreno – Zach Krista Pioppi – Teenage Girl 2 Charlie Pollack – Michael Brynn Williams – Teenage Girl 3 7 “’s RED SPEEDO is Winner of 2 Obie Awards BRISK, BRACING and BRUTAL Lucas Caleb Rooney, Performance DRAMA. Human, funny and Lucas Hnath, Playwriting SO INTENSE! .” - The New York Times Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Set Design, Riccardo Hernandez

RED Joan Marcus by Photo in RED SPEEDO, Rooney Caleb and Lucas Breaux, Alex Fernandez, Jay Peter SPEEDO

Feb 17 - April 3, 2016 By Lucas Hnath Creative Team: Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez Costume Design by Montana Blanco Lighting Design by Yi Zhao Sound Design by Matt Tierney 54 performances for 10,498 people Fight Direction by Thomas Schall Stage Managed byTerri K. Kohler

Cast: With the NYTW debut of playwright Lucas Hnath and director and former Alex Breaux – Ray 2050 Fellow Lileana Blain-Cruz, this new play explored American sports Peter Jay Fernandez – Coach culture and the incredible pressure we place on our athletes to win. Lucas Caleb Rooney – Peter Zoë Winters – Lydia Red Speedo was developed through several NYTW Artist Workshop Programs including a Monday @ 3 reading and a week-long residency at Dartmouth College. The play finished its extended run on April 3rd.

Red Speedo was made possible through the generous support of the Jerome Foundation. 8 “INVENTIVE. Beguiling. Luminous. SPELLBINDING.” — The New York Times

Winner!

Richard Rodgers Production Award administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Amber Gray in HADESTOWN, Photo by Joan Marcus HADESTOWN

Creative Team: May 6 -July 31, 2016 Scenery by Costumes by Michael Krass By Anaïs Mitchell Lighting by Bradley King Developed with and Directed by Sound by Robert Kaplowitz Properties by Noah Mease Arrangements & Orchestrations 96 performances for 18,304 people by Music Supervision, Co-arrangements & Orchestrations by Celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and inventive two-time - Music Direction by Liam Robinson Choreography by David Neumann winning director Rachel Chavkin transformed Mitchell’s “phenomenal concept Dramaturgy by Ken Cerniglia album” (Rolling Stone) into a bold new work for the stage. This folk , inspired Co-conceived by Ben T. Matchstick by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans , followed Stage Managed by Lindsey Turteltaub ’ mythical quest to overcome Hades and regain the favor of his one true love, Cast: . Nabiyah Be – Eurydice Damon Daunno – Orpheus Hadestown was developed during a three-week summer residency at Dartmouth Lulu Fall – Fate College in 2014 and in Lab studio workshops in March and – Hades October 2015. Hadestown was extended for an additional three weeks. Jessie Shelton – Fate Chris Sullivan – Shaina Taub – Fate 9 ARTIST WORKSHOP

575 Usual Suspects 65 Readings, workshops, and presentations 1,799 Artists Served

While the productions on our stage are NYTW’s most visible connection to artists and their work, Workshop programming reaches more than 1,700 artists each year. Our Artist Workshop Programs reflect NYTW’s ongoing commitment to facilitating and supporting the creative development process for artists at all stages of their careers.

PLAY READINGS COMPANIES-IN- USUAL SUSPECTS RESIDENCE NYTW offers artists the opportunity NYTW continued fruitful relationships NYTW maintains deep relationships to develop new projects through with Elevator Repair Service (ERS), with 575 affiliated artists who make our curated weekly reading series, one of New York’s most celebrated up our Usual Suspects community and Mondays @ 3. Twenty- projects experimental ensembles, and Noor receive free access to our rehearsal were selected this year to be read Theatre, a company dedicated to studios, priority for developing work, and aloud by professional actors and showcasing artists of Middle Eastern complimentary tickets to our shows. receive dramaturgical feedback descent. Artists are invited to become Usual from NYTW Artistic, Casting, and Suspects based on their commitment Literary staff members, as well Both companies received mentorship to initiate their own projects and create as invited guests, using the Liz from NYTW Artistic and Administrative theatre that chronicles the human Lerman Critical Response Process. leadership, as well as free access to experience within a larger societal In addition, eleven projects were our 3rd floor rehearsal studio and 65- context. identified to be more deeply explored seat 4th Street Theatre. through our Jonathan Larson Lab. Based on the needs of each project, the range of additional resources included extended rehearsal periods, technical support, flexible rehearsal spaces and musical 10 accompaniment. BY THE NUMBERS: 37 Adelphi Residency Artists served

2050 45 Dartmouth Residency Artists FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM served again, NYTW’s 2050 Fellowship Program supported six emerging playwrights and directors from underrepresented communities.

The 2015/16 class of Fellows were: Playwrights: Hansol Jung, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Nathan Alan Davis 15 Directors: Summer Residency Noelle Ghoussaini, Alexandru Mihail, Danya Taymor Projects These early-career artists received mentorship from NYTW Artistic staff, and spent their year- supported long fellowship honing their craft and utilizing the resources of an Off-Broadway company. Each Fellow also selected a personal mentor, receiving creative and personal advice throughout the year. Mentors for the 2015/16 class included playwright , producer Teddy Bergman, and director . The Fellows also met as a group with NYTW Managing Director Jeremy Blocker and influential theatre makers who spoke about their creative processes and careers, including scenic designers Ricardo Rodriguez and .

SUMMER RESIDENCIES Over the summer, NYTW hosted two artistic residencies, inviting theatre-makers to develop projects in a restorative and supportive environment free from distraction. In June 2015, a two-week residency took place at Adelphi University on Long Island. Incoming and outgoing 2050 Fellows got to know each other and participate in mentoring sessions with master artists. The residency also offered a developmental workshop for director-driven projects. These early-stage projects received critical feedback from NYTW Artistic staff.

In August 2015, NYTW hosted artists at our annual Summer Residency at Dartmouth College. Over the course of the three weeklong residencies, six projects received an intensive workshop, constructive feedback from NYTW staff and fellow artists, and a public staged reading at Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts. 11 Linda Chapman, Hansol Jung, Ming Peiffer, Francis Weiss Rabkin, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, and Rachel Silverman. Photo by Linda Lenzi, BroadwayWorld The Lost by Keelay Gibson; orig. music & lyrics by Britton Smith; directed by Rebeca Rad; with Sean Carvajal

2050 FELLOWS PRESENTATIONS [untitled Nat Turner Play] by Nathan Davis Wild Goose Dreams by Hansol Jung; music by Paul Castles; directed by Dustin Wills Dreamscapes narrative and directed by Noelle Ghoussaini; music by Jarrod Mayer; devised by the collective Eve’s Song by Ione Lloyd; directed by Michael Goldfried The Last Days of Mankind by Karl Kraus; adapted by Alexandru Mihail & Elliot B. Quick; directed by A. Mihail The Northern Pass by Dominic Bracco; developed, adapted & directed by Danya Taymor Nat Turner in Jerusalem by Nathan Davis; directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian Eve’s Song by Ione Lloyd; directed by Patricia McGregor; choreography by READINGS, Paloma McGregor Against Progress, Against Love, Against Democracy: a presentation of excerpts WORKSHOPS from a trilogy of plays by Esteve Soler; directed by Alexandru Mihail; sound design by Matt Otto & PRESENTATIONS Into the Earth with You by Brian Watkins; MONDAYS @ 3 written and directed directed by Danya Taymor The Mecca Tales by Rohina Malik by Little Rooms: a not yet play by Hansol Pen/Man/Ship by Christina Anderson; Heartland by Gabriel Jason Deen; Jung; directed by Danya Taymor directed by Timothy Douglas directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh Dreamscapes: girl in search of girl conceived Shakespeare and the Alchemy of Gender Forcings by Kevin Artigue; and directed by Noelle Ghoussaini; creative written & performed by Lisa Wolpe directed by Margot Bordelon material written/devised by the collective Three Seconds in the Key by Deb The Unofficial Race Time of A. Pineda Margolin; directed by Karen Kohlhaas by Caitlin Saylor Stephens; ADELPHI UNIVERSITY RESIDENCY Highway 47 written & performed by directed by Jess Chayes Awful Event! or The Assassination of KJ Sanchez Untitled Cambodian Pop Play by Lauren Abraham Lincoln as Interpreted by the Cardboad Piano by Hansol Jung; Yee; directed by Benjamin Kamine Unseen Internal Organs of his Wife directed by Knud Adams School Shooting IV by Michael Yates Created by Dan Schlosberg, Kate Tarker Seek by Susan Soon He Stanton; Crowley; directed by Michael Rau and Dustin Wills directed by Kip Fagan Untitled Castro Project by César Alvarez; Moliere’s Feast by Jean-Marie Besset; LARSON LABS book by Lucas Hnath; lyrics by César translated by Michael Feingold; Red Speedo by Lucas Hnath; Alvarez and Lucas Hnath directed by Lucie Tiberghien directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz Nat Turner in Jerusalem by Nathan Alan An Ordinary Muslim by Hammaad Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell; developed Davis; directed by Megan Chaudry; directed by Danya Taymor with and directed by Rachel Chavkin Sandberg-Zakian We’re Going to Be Okay by Basil Romulus Hunt by Carly Simon Ridiculous written and directed by Elyse Kreimendahl; directed by Will Davis (contemporary opera); directed by Singer; dramaturgy by Aniko Szucs Laid To Rest by Donnetta Grays; Kristin Hanggi Nothing to Envy directed by Shira directed by Ilana Becker Realism by Manuela Infante & Milikowsky (A Prayer For) The Shaking Earth by Teatro de Chile The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob by Molly Mashuq Deen; directed by Lisa Rothe The Good Book by Lisa Peterson and Beach Murphy; directed by Annie Tippe Squeamish written and directed by Denis O’Hare; directed by Lisa Peterson Aaron Mark; featuring Alison Fraser Today Is My Birthday by Susan Soon He DARTMOUTH RESIDENCY The Honor & Glory of Whaling: A Trilogy Stanton; directed by Kip Fagan Feeding the Dragon written and by Michael Gorman; directed by Clandestino by Wilhelm Bros. & Co. performed by Sharon Washington; Ken Rus Schmoll American Pop by Michael Friedman; directed by Sheryl Kaller Nollywood Dreams by Jocelyn Bioh; directed by Tripp Cullman Miller Mississippi by Boo Killebrew; directed by Saheem Ali Mount Misery by Andrew Saito; directed by Lee Sunday Evans Mammoth by Nina Hemmings; directed by Kevin R. Free Squeamish written and directed by Aaron directed by Ned Moore Sojourners & Her Portmanteau Mark; performed by Alison Fraser Her Portmanteau by Mfoniso Udofia; by Mfoniso Udofia; directed by Ed American Pop by Michael Friedman; directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskander Sylvanus Iskandar directed by Trip Cullman Stella Stein: A Parable by Zarina Shea; Pop Out written and performed by Ari Gold; Wong Street Journal written and directed by Sarah Krohn directed by David Drake performed by Kristina Wong; directed #Box Seats by Blaine Teamer; by Emily Mendelsohn directed by Tonya Pinkins Additional Readings Stuck Elevator written by Byron Au Yong; Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle; Marco Millions by Eugene O’Neill; libretto by Aaron Jafferis; directed by directed by Annie Tippe Ed Sylvanus Iskandar directed by Ruben Polendo 12 119 EDUCATION Mind the Gap Participants Through an extensive series of Education Initiatives and Public Programs, NYTW remains committed to 99 Workshops provided in schools by NYTW making our productions accessible and relevant to our local community.

Managed by Director of Education Alexander Santiago- 1,553 Jirau and Education Assistant Andrew Garrett, Students served in Learning Workshop these programs are designed to create a nurturing environment for people to come together to explore their own creativity. 35 Learning Workshop Interns This year, NYTW continued our partnership with three public high schools: the Arts Academy (LoMA) in Manhattan; the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology (HSTAT); and the Khalil Gibran International Academy (KGIA) in Brooklyn, and also expanded the program to a new partner school, the Gramercy Arts High School (GAHS), a performing and visual arts high school in Manhattan.

NYTW brought 1,553 students in grades 9-12 to special matinee performances of our productions and conducted in-class pre- and post-performance workshops. Beyond production-based residencies, NYTW also offered alternative programs for LoMA, GAHS, and KGIA, designed to suit each school’s unique needs. At LoMA and GAHS, which both feature robust theatre programs, NYTW conducted career-readiness workshops, designed to introduce these students to careers in the arts outside of performance. At KGIA, Teaching Artist Leila Buck led a ten-

NYTW Teaching Artist Leila Buck at KGIA. week residency in English classrooms surrounding the poetry of Khalil Gibran, Photo by Aaron Lenhart the 20th century Lebanese-American writer for whom the school is named.

Mind the Gap In 2015/16, NYTW connected 119 teens (14-18) and elders (60+) over a shared love of theatre through our intergenerational playwriting program, Mind the Gap. Sessions were held on site at NYTW, as well as at partner locations including DOROT, an intergenerational community center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Over the course of 10 sessions, participants learned the technical elements of writing, and then split into pairs of one elder and one student. The pairs interviewed one another with the intention of each creating a short play inspired by the stories their partner shared with them. At the end of each workshop, the plays were read by professional actors at public presentations, led by Fall 2015 Mind the Gap participants. Photo by Alexander Santiago-Jirau professional playwrights including Jihae Park, Alan Bounville and Noelle Ghoussaini.

Internship Program NYTW’s Internship Program offers students and recent graduates the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the theatre industry. 35 young people filled positions in our Artistic, Production and Administrative departments. Positions lasted between four and nine months. Interns received an unlimited monthly MetroCard and, when applicable, college credit. In addition to participating in the day to day activities of a busy Off- company, interns gathered regularly to discuss their work, share ideas, and meet with invited guests

Fall 2015 Interns from the industry over lunch. This year, interns met with Hadestown dramaturg Photo by Alexander Santiago-Jirau Ken Cerniglia and Public Works Associate at Sarah Grossman.

NYTW’s Education Initiatives are made possible in part through the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts, New York State Assembly member Deborah Glick, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, the Michael Tuch Foundation, the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, and Con Edison. 13 PUBL IC PROGRAMS 20 Public Program Events 941 Public Program Attendance 2,768 NYTW continued to augment the audience experience through our Public Cheaptix Sold Programs, including AfterWords, ShopTalks, and Panel Discussions. Managed by our Director of Education Alexander Santiago-Jirau and our Literary Associate Aaron Malkin, these programs are designed to create a safe space for people to come together to explore their own creativity.

Post-Performance Events Online Resources: The Brief

AfterWords is our popular series of post-performance NYTW offers a curated collection of articles, artist interviews, vid- discussions where audiences actively participate in a eos, multimedia, and interactive resources — called The Brief — to dialogue with members of the cast and creative feed your curiosity and continue conversation beyond the theatre team to become more deeply engaged in the art walls. The Brief is available at briefnytw.tumblr.com. seen onstage. Audiences had the opportunity to speak with Elevator Repair Service Artistic Director Ticket Accessibility Initiatives John Collins and playwright Sibyl Kempson on creating Fondly, Collette Richland as an ensemble, NYTW is committed to ensuring access to theatre for as many and director Lileana Blain-Cruz, costume designer members of our community as possible. To that end, in August Montana Blanco, and lighting designer Yi Zhao about 2015 NYTW unveiled our new CheapTix program, making all the unique design elements of Red Speedo. single tickets at the first two performances of every NYTW production available to the general public for $25. The program ShopTalks offer audiences the opportunity to further kicked off with Fondly, Collette Richland, and continued through discuss the play with fellow audience members in an the 15/16 season. Additionally, as part of our CheapTix program, informal “book club” style discussion. any unsold seat on the day of a performance is available through a daily $25 rush for young people, seniors, artists and Lower In addition, NYTW partnered with community and East Side residents. academic organizations to host Panel Discussions, featuring expert artists and scholars in conversation about the aesthetic, historical, and political context of our plays. British philosopher and David Bowie scholar Simon Critchley spoke about the musician’s influence on popular culture during the run of Lazarus. These conversations were recorded and posted on The Brief.

14 Photo by Marielle Solan. Sophia Anne Caruso. Photo by Henry McGee. GALA On March 7th 2016, NYTW honored Board Co-Presidents Heather Randall and Noel Kirnon and internationally acclaimed theatre-makers Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld at the annual Gala. This stunning event took place at The Edison Ballroom and included special tributes from , Elizabeth Marvel, Stephen Graham, and Alvin Hall, and performances by (, ), Sophia Anne Caruso (Lazarus, Blackbird), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (, Daphne’s Dive).

Artistic Director James C. Nicola, honorees Ivo van Hove and Jan Versweyveld, Honorees Heather Randall and Noel Kirnon. 15 and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker. Photo by Henry McGee Photo by Henry McGee SUPPORTERS

Supporters play a crucial role in helping NYTW produce some of the most vital and exciting theatrical work in New York City. NYTW’s two patron programs provide unique opportunities for donors to experience theatre beyond performance and create lasting bonds with other theatre-goers and artists.

15/16 Contributed Income Overview The Society of Repeat Defenders

NYTW’s Society of Repeat Defenders is a community of individual donors who play a vital role in supporting the artistic Events endeavors of the Workshop. Repeat Defenders receive special Foundation 22% perks throughout the season including premium tickets to all 19% NYTW productions, invitations, priority seating and concierge ticket services, and invitations to exclusive Corporate - 4% Repeat Defender events like cocktail parties and Fireside Chats. Government This year, Repeat Defenders attended a Fireside Chat with 7% Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker, and had the opportunity to engage in an active discussion Board & Individuals regarding the future of the Workshop, sharing their hopes for 48% NYTW’s evolution and growth.

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The 4th Street Bar Association (4SBA)

4SBA is a created by and for young patrons. With organized 4SBA Nights, members take advantage of exciting social and cultural experiences while supporting one of the city’s leading Off-Broadway institutions. This year 4SBA hosted two parties: a gathering during the run of Lazarus in our 3rd floor rehearsal space, and a party to celebrate Hadestown on the set of the show. Memberships are available at a variety of levels, providing numerous benefits including the chance to buy additional discounted tickets and invitations to attend pre- and post-show parties with NYTW artists and staff.

Kitty Yoh, Tony Moody, André Hunter and Kelly Fowler Hunter. Photo by Marielle Solan. 16 2,500+ 424 West 45th Street Corp. Ashleigh Arrell FUNDERS In memory of Susan Bandes Maryann Barba New York Theatre Workshop extends sincere thanks to the following Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation David Beaning individuals and organizations for their generous support during the Karyn Bendit 2015/16 season: Barbara & Paul Bernstein (Names in bold are members of the Society of Repeat Defenders) Jane Blocker Ben Cameron 100,000+ Jeremy Reff & Ashley Gorski Eugenia Collins Stephen Graham The Scherman Foundation Carol Cooper Bokara Legendre Signature Bank Wendy Curtis New York City Department of The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation Marian Davis Cultural Affairs Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Family Susan DePhillips The Shubert Foundation Foundation Alvin Deutsch United Talent Agency Diana de Vegh 50,000+ Wendy vanden Heuvel Marijke & Lodewijk de Vink Ford Foundation Brian Vollmer Austin Donaghy & Anne Conners The Howard Gilman Foundation Nicholas White Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Barbara Warner Howard Francis Williams Scott & Diane Emery Hans Humes Wyncote Foundation Joseph Evall & Richard Lynn Kelly & André Hunter Lily Noel Kirnon & Michael Paley 5,000+ Dina Fein The Tony Randall Theatrical Fund Elena Aristova Nancy Feinberg Select Equity Group, Inc. Axe-Houghton Foundation Stefanie Frame Time Warner Foundation Dorothy Berwin The Friars Foundation Mary Cademartori Wendy & Tom Garrett 25,000+ CEC ArtsLink Peter & Barbara Georgescu Gail & David Bell Dean Chamberlain Gildea & Ivanis, LLP Briggs Inc. / Anthony Napoli Kerry Clayton & Paige Royer Laurie Goldberger & Leslie Kogod Claudia Caffuzzi The Conboy Duke Foundation Larry & Maya Goldschmidt Barbara Cutler & James Emden Consolidated Edison Company Lance J. Gotko & Paul A. Caddell Doris Duke Charitable Foundation of New York Thomas Graves The Allan S. Gordon Foundation Joseph and Joan Cullman The William and Mary Greve Foundation Janet Harckham / Alfred E. Heller Foundation for the Arts John Hadity Susan Petersen Kennedy Julie Denny, Chair David Herz & Janet Stahl The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Michael Hoeh & John McGovern New York State Council on the Arts Jeanne Donovan Fisher Bruce Horten The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Richard Fitzgerald / Sound Associates, Inc. Philip & Nancy Humphreys Samuels Foundation Tom Flory Michael Jenkins Scott Shay Robert Fox Carl Johnson & Gordon Sze The Harold and Mimi Steinberg James Gleick & Cynthia Crossen Robin Jones Charitable Trust Greylock Capital Associates, LLC Jujamcyn Theaters Kathleen Yoh Sharon Karmazin Family Fund Pamela Moller Kareman / The Neighborhood Lucille Lortel Foundation Playhouse School of Theatre 10,000+ Bruce & Rosalee Lovett Judi & Douglas Krupp Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Tom & Musa Mayer Burt Lazarin LLP / Lauren Leyden Carolyn & Stephen McCandless The Leon Levy Foundation AOL Richard Miller Steve Lewis Peggy & John Bader The Foundation David & Amy Liebowitz Jack Bamberger Thomas Schumacher & Matt White Phillip Lindow & Scott Hannibal Gina & David Boonshoft Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Angel Liu Patricia Cloherty Foundation, Inc. Holly & Donald Loftus Mary Sharp Cronson Melanie Shugart M&T Bank Ellen Fleysher Ellen Sporn John Madera & Robert Eric Forst Joan Vail Thorne Jill Matichak Donald E. Graham Tiger Baron Foundation, Inc. Nina Matis The Jerome Foundation Trust For Mutual Understanding Anthony & Jean Moody Michael & Lisa Kurtz Michael Tuch Foundation Niclas Nagler & David Alberto Alvarez The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Tom & Diane Tuft Frederick Neuhouser Andrea Miller & Sanjay Bhatnager Robert & Virginia Walther Neville Stacey Mindich Doug Wright Dorinda Oliver The National Endowment for the Arts Ryan Zanin John Orberg John D. Olson & Laura Michelle Smith Anonymous Lisa Orberg

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