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So many things struck me when I first read Dostoevsky’s novella Notes from Underground, not the least of which was the velocity at which his “Man” thinks and thus writes. There is such momentum created by him when he begins to tell the tale of himself and that one particular day on which he decides…Read More »

BILL CAMP (Man/Co-Adapter). Broadway: Coram Boy, Heartbreak House, Jackie: An American Life, The Seagull, St. Joan. Off-Broadway credits include Macbeth, Sore Throats, Measure for Measure (TFANA); The Misanthrope, Beckett Shorts, Homebody/Kabul (Obie Award), The Devils, Lydie Breeze, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (NYTW); Inferno (Jewish Rep); Ti Jean Blues (The St. Marks Theater). Regional theatres include…Read More »

The New York premiere of Notes from Underground, adapted for the stage by the OBIE Award-winning actor Bill Camp and Robert Woodruff, has been extended through Sunday, November 28!  The production, opening November 11 at the Barishnikov Arts Center’s Jerome Robbins Theater, 450 West 37th Street, is directed by Mr. Woodruff and stars Mr. Camp…Read More »

Kicking off our 31st season, Theatre for a New Audience is thrilled to present Notes from Underground, an acclaimed production by Yale Repertory Theater, produced in association with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Featuring Bill Camp (Sore Throats) and directed by Robert Woodruff (The Changeling, Saved, Chair, Orpheus X), the production is an adaptation from the…Read More »

Theatre for a New Audience is thrilled to welcome Sprint as our newest corporate partner, thanks to their recent grant of $25,000 in support of the Theatre’s educational programming. We are proud to be one of only two recipients in the New York area. During the 2010-2011 school year, this grant will help fund our…Read More »

In 1986, Jeffrey Horowitz invited Julie Taymor to direct her first Shakespeare play, The Tempest, for Theatre for a New Audience. In December 2010, her film adaptation of The Tempest starring Helen Mirren will open in theatres. On Sunday, October 17, supporters and friends of the Theatre gathered at BAM Rose Cinemas for an exclusive…Read More »

As we begin our 31st Season at Theatre for a New Audience, we welcome three new staff members to our team, while saying goodbye to one. Having served as Education Director for eight years, overseeing a period of remarkable growth within our education programs, Joe Giardina is moving on to play that role at The…Read More »

Celebrated composer Elliot Goldenthal is known for his prolific career with genre-spanning works in film, opera, and theatre. Goldenthal’s long association with Theatre for a New Audience began in 1986 when he composed the score for Julie Taymor’s production of The Tempest at the Theatre. Since then, he has gone on to compose scores for…Read More »

In 1986, Julie Taymor directed The Tempest off-Broadway at Theatre for a New Audience. It was her first Shakespeare production. Elliot Goldenthal composed the score. This year, Julie re-imagined The Tempest for the screen starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou and Alfred Molina, with original music by Elliot Goldenthal. Join us for a special pre-release screening…Read More »

Theatre for a New Audience’s 31st season is dedicated to two literary giants: three parts Shakespeare and one part Dostoevsky. We present an original adaptation of Dostoevsky’s exquisite novella Notes from Underground, Shakespeare’s late romance Cymbeline, the dark comedy The Merchant of Venice, and the tragedy Macbeth. The troubled and troubling central characters will be…Read More »