Our First Home

Theatre for a New Audience is hosting an exclusive, limited-availability event with Boeing-Boeing, Broadway’s smash hit at the Longacre Theatre. Guests will join us for a performance of the Tony award-winning show, followed by a light supper with members of the cast, including Christine Baranski, Bradley Whitford, and Mark Rylance, 2008 Tony Award-winner for Best…Read More »

There is big news with our Capital Campaign and Project! We are delighted to report that we have raised more than $44 million toward our building goal of $49 million. Our total Campaign goal is $59 million, which includes a $10 million endowment. We have achieved 75% of our total goal!√Ǭ† Another development is that,…Read More »

Buy your tickets now to the Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers Summer Bash! Kick off the summer with friends, food, music, art, and a spectacular view of the site of our future home. When: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 6:30pm – 10pm Where: Roof deck of Fort√ɬ© Condos, corner of Fulton Street and Ashland Place, Brooklyn What: DJ, Open…Read More »

Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers, a growing group of engaged and enthusiastic New Yorkers who are paving the way for Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s move to Brooklyn, enjoyed a recent Sunday matinee performance of Antony and Cleopatra, followed by a private party with members of the cast. For more photos, click here. √Ǭ†√Ǭ† Above left: Actor Laila…Read More »

Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, June 18, Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers will take on Fort Greene, Brooklyn, for a fun and fabulous roof deck party at the Fort√ɬ© Condos, overlooking the site of Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s future home. Visit our website for more information in the coming weeks! www.tfana.org/brooklynsdreamers Above: A view of the BAM…Read More »

You√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re invited to an exclusive behind-the-scenes event: see a matinee performance of Antony and Cleopatra at The Duke on 42nd Street, then join Brooklyn√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Dreamers for an exclusive after-party with members of the cast. Enjoy cocktails and hors d√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢oeuvres, and converse one-on-one with the fantastic performers that bring Shakespeare√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Rome and Egypt to life. Sunday,…Read More »

On Monday, February 4, one hundred and sixty artists, friends and supporters gathered at Eleven Madison Park to celebrate Shakespeare Works in Brooklyn: Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Capital Campaign for a Permanent Home. Hosted by co-chairs Audrey Heffernan Meyer, Danny Meyer, Monica Gerard-Sharp, and Ali Wambold; and Honorary Chairs John Turturro and Katherine Borowitz,…Read More »

Inaugural Capital Campaign Benefit Monday, February 4, 2008 Eleven Madison Park, Madison Avenue at 24th Street Hosts & Co-Chairs Audrey Heffernan Meyer & Danny Meyer Monica Gerard-Sharp & Ali Wambold Honorary Chairs John Turturro & Katherine Borowitz An evening of fine food and wine to support Theatre for a New Audience’s new home. Reception, seated…Read More »

√Ǭ† Theatre for a New Audience is thrilled to announce that the 299-seat Mainstage theatre in our new home in the BAM Cultural District will be named the Samuel H. Scripps Mainstage thanks to a $5 million Capital gift from the Samuel H. Scripps Foundation.√Ǭ†√Ǭ†√Ǭ† Samuel H. “Sam” Scripps, who died in June of this…Read More »

Among Theatre for a New Audience’s future neighbors in the BAM Cultural District is the James E. Davis Arts Building, also known as 80 Arts. Located at 80 Hanson Place on the corner of South Portland Avenue, 80 Arts was once a State office building, abandoned in the 90’s and vacant for a decade. In…Read More »