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Cherry Lane Theatre |
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38 Commerce Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014
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In 1996, Artistic Director Angelina Fiordellisi founded the present not-for-profit as a home for artists and audiences to discover the joys and risks of theatrical invention in an atmosphere of artistic freedom and camaraderie. Drawing inspiration from the pioneering spirit of Cherry Lane's founders, the current leadership is dedicated to the development of new works by new writers, while also maintaining the Theatre's long-standing role as the home for world premieres by leading dramatists and revivals of landmark works drawn from our rich history. In the past 12 years, more than 50 plays and playwrights have been produced at Cherry Lane. Thirty-seven of these have been new works developed through our Mentor Project, and a significant number have subsequently been staged On- and Off-Broadway, as well as in regional and international theatres. Cherry Lane has a demonstrated track record of moving new dramatic works from our development programs to productions reaching larger audiences both on our own Mainstage and elsewhere.
Cherry Lane provides a nurturing community for playwrights and theater artists, both seasoned and emerging, to work together in revealing the social consciousness of a changed world. In this way, we serve the cultural needs of our larger community of New York City while developing a dedicated, returning audience.
Over the course of its history, Cherry Lane has won numerous awards and honors, including, in 1955, the distinction of being the first Off-Broadway theater to win a Tony Award. Most recently, Mentor Project earned a 2008 Obie Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Development of New Work. Today, Cherry Lane Theatre continues to thrive, with a mission to create theater that perpetuates its groundbreaking history of nurturing new voices for the contemporary American theatre. |
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38 Commerce Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 |
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Phone: (212) 989-2020 |
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