Events & Annual Gala
Events
Join TFANA for a five-star tour of Edinburgh to celebrate TFANA’s The Merchant of Venice, January 2025!
Events
Join TFANA for a five-star tour of Edinburgh to celebrate TFANA’s The Merchant of Venice, January 2025!
Special Events
Special Events
Thursday February 23, 2023
7:00PM Performance
Running Time: Approximately 90 minutes
Irish Repertory Theatre
132 W 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011
8:30PM on-site post-performance reception and discussion led by Jonathan Kalb, Professer of Theatre, Hunter College, CUNY/TFANA’s Resident Dramaturg, with cast members Bill Irwin, John Douglas Thompson, Joe Grifasi and Patrice Johnson, along with director Ciarán O’Reilly
Premium Seats: $1,250 each ($940 tax-deductible)
Tickets and Donations: Olivia Laskin
646-553-3894
[email protected]
Please reserve by Friday February 3, 2023
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Special Events
Special Events
Join us for the Edinburgh Premiere of TFANA's The Merchant of Venice
Join TFANA for a fabulous 4-day trip, January 20-24, 2025 to Edinburgh to help us celebrate TFANA’s debut at the Royal Lyceum Theatre of Edinburgh of its 2022 production of Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Arin Arbus and featuring John Douglas Thompson as Shylock. John will be the first black American to play Shylock in Edinburgh since the legendary actor Ira Aldridge in the mid-19th Century.
Amenities include deluxe accommodations in Edinburgh’s historic five-star Balmoral Hotel, private guided tours of the National Gallery of Scotland and the Palace of HolyroodHouse, the historic official residence of the British Monarchy in Scotland, tickets to the opening night performance of The Merchant of Venice and post-show reception at the Royal Lyceum, other activities in Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside and all meals.
To book your place on the trip by October 31, or for more information, including a full itinerary of activities, click here or the photo above.
TFANA has organized this trip with its travel partner Nine Muses Travel. Please contact Danielle Dybiec, Principal of Nine Muses Travel, with any questions, special hotel needs, and travel arrangements including airline booking and ground transportation, at [email protected] or by calling 347-787-0990.
Also contact James Lynes, Director of Institutional Advancement to RSVP, or with any questions, at [email protected] or by phone at (646) 553-3886.
Airfare is not included. Space is limited and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Non-refundable payments will be processed by TFANA via the trip’s website.
TFANA’s debut in Edinburgh is the second stage of its Shakespeare Exchange Initiative with the Royal Lyceum that brought Zinnie Harris’ acclaimed Macbeth (an undoing) to the Polonsky Shakespeare Center last season, where it garnered multiple award nominations. The Royal Lyceum is a nearly 150-year old gem in the heart of Edinburgh with an illustrious history.
We look forward to sharing this unique and artistic and luxury travel experience with you.
Annual Spring Gala
Annual Spring Gala
Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday and Honoring Jeffrey Horowitz
Monday May 12, 2025
Gala and Silent Auction
Check back soon for more details on Theatre for a New Audience’s 2025 gala and silent auction.
Lead Sponsor
Support The Annual Gala
Donation Form
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To make a pledge and to pay by check or other method, please contact Gavin McKenzie at [email protected] or call at 646-553-3890.
The Annual Gala raises significant support for TFANA’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning productions, as well as for its in-depth education programs that serve public school students in every borough of New York City.
Theatre for a New Audience’s elegant and entertaining Gala is attended by many of New York’s leading arts patrons and has been hosted by eminent theatre artists such as Jessica Hecht, Alfred Molina, Kristine Nielsen, and Maggie Siff. The Gala includes a cocktail reception, auction, seated dinner, and program.
About the Honorees
The Samuel H. Scripps Award
Samuel H. Scripps (left) was a visionary philanthropist who played a pivotal role in supporting theatre and dance. For Theatre for a New Audience, Samuel Scripps made a leadership gift to enable the Theatre to expand its body of work in Shakespeare and classical drama and increase its season from two to three annual productions. Samuel Scripps championed Shakespeare’s Globe in London. He has provided leadership support to BAM, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the American Dance Festival and the American Society for Eastern Arts where one summer in the 1970s, Julie Taymor first studied Asian art. This directly led to her study in Indonesia – an experience which has profoundly influenced her as an artist. Each year, we honor a great artist with the Samuel H. Scripps Award for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement.
Past Scripps Honorees
Past Scripps Honorees
Ayanna Thompson (2023), Harry Lennix (2022), Marie Maignan (2021), Jeffrey Horowitz (2020), Christian Camargo (2019), Arin Arbus (2018), Bartlett Sher (2017), Kathryn Hunter (2016), John Douglas Thompson (2015), F. Murray Abraham (2014), John Turturro (2013), Michael Boyd (2012), Robert Woodruff (2011), Julie Taymor (2010), Elliot Goldenthal (2010), Mark Rylance (2009), Wallace Shawn (2008), Cicely Berry CBE, Hon.D. Lit (2007), Tony Kushner (2006), and Robert Neff Williams (2005).
The Life in Art Award
Theatre for a New Audience’s Life in Art Award honors the achievements of individuals whose support for theatre has set the standard for leadership and generosity, and whose example has inspired others to ensure that theatre remains a vibrant part of our cultural life. The award, a signed giclée print by Milton Glaser, is named for the autobiography by the great theatre artist Constantin Stanislavski, My Life in Art.
Past Life in Art Honorees
Past Life in Art Honorees
Audrey Heffernan Meyer (2023), Sally Brody (2022), Amanda Riegel and the Thompson Family Foundation (2021), Barbara G. Fleischman (2020), Anne Tatlock (2019), Terry Christensen (2018), Richard E. Feldman and the SHS Foundation (2017), Elayne Bernstein and Sol Schwartz (2016), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, LLP. (2015), Leonard Polonsky and Georgette Bennett (2014), Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (2013), Theodore C. Rogers, Former TFANA Board Chair (2012).