NYTB presents WOOD at NYMF . . . r u there?

New York Theatre Barn presents Click here to get more information about WOOD at NYMF!
AN EVENING OF MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

A Benefit for WOOD at NYMF
Featuring songs from WOOD and other Shakespeare-inspired musicals
With Brandon Cutrell and more!


Click here to visit the NYMF website!

Saturday, August 16th, 2008 @ 9:30pm
Laurie Beechman Theatre @ The West Bank Cafe
407 West 42nd Street
Between 9th and 10th Avenues
61 Christopher Street @ Seven
th Avenue



www.brandoncutrell.com

$11 cover charge plus $15 food/drink minimum
For reservations please call 212-695-6909 or click here to make reservations online

Casting and other infomrmation will be announced shortly

WoOd: r u there?

 
NYTB at the Duplex

New York Theatre Barn's monthly cabaret series highlighting new composers, lyricists and performers .

Monday, July 21, 2008
9:30pm

The Duplex Cabaret Theater
61 Christopher Street @ Seven
th Avenue

$10 cover plus 2-drink minimum

For reservations please call 212-255-5438 or click here to make reservations online




 

Jenn Furman: Why Settle?
An evening of brass, sass, and song with one saucy chanteuse who won't take "no" for an answer.

Written and Directed by Bobby Cronin
Music Directed by Ray Bailey



The Music of Danny Larsen and Michelle Elliot

Music by Danny Larsen
Lyrics by Michelle Elliott and Danny Larsen
With Amy Linden, Brett Teresa and Anthony Fett


And a special presentation from 2008 Fringe Festival selection

UNDERWEAR : A SPACE MUSICAL

Music by Brandon Gwinn
Lyrics by Heidi Ervin
Book by Brandon Gwinn and Heidi Ervin

With Cait Doyle, Adam Enright and Bethany Stollar




 

NYTB finally has tee shirts available for sale.

They are black, fitted, American Apparel tee shirts with the new New York Theatre Barn logo on the front.  They are $20 each. If you would like to purchase one please email Jeff O’Connell at JOConnell@NYTheatreBarn.org

 
A letter from the Executive Artistic Director

It’s hard to believe that it has only been a year since New York Theatre Barn opened in April of 2007 with Untitled 1. New York Theatre Barn has grown more than I could have anticipated this past year, and it is because of you and your support and belief in our mission that New York Theatre Barn has thrived. For that I am truly grateful, and humbled.

When Joe Barros, Producing Artistic Director, and I started NYTB a year ago we wanted to create a company that stood for the most precious and important elements of this business… ideas and the people who have them. This concept may seem obvious, but it is too often forgotten or ignored. It has been our mission to remember that success can only be achieved when the first vital steps in the creative development of an idea are nurtured and encouraged and are presented in a forum where the process is more important than the product. It has also been our goal to encourage artists to have ideas and to provide them with a safe environment in which they could explore and develop them.

Witnessing what the creative minds around us have generated and shared with us this past year has been an amazing and inspiring experience. It has been our pleasure to present some extraordinary work in varying stages of development. We have also felt validated in our mission by your response. We have encouraged everyone to take part in this collaborative and creative process by sharing your thoughts and ideas, and by developing relationships with us and with the artists. You all have embraced your role in the development of these pieces and have provided an opportunity for these plays and these artists to have a bright and successful future. For that we are grateful.

With our anniversary show, Untitled 2, comes our recommitment to you. We continue to dedicate ourselves to the development of new work, the promotion of the advancement of the individual artist, the development and strengthening of relationships in the theater community, and the education of future generations of theatre professionals. Whether in concert, reading, workshop, production or the classroom New York Theatre Barn will continue to help the theatre community move toward the future with respect for the past. You are all as much a part of New York Theatre Barn as I, so with your continued support we can continue to create special and honest work that will be around long after we have passed the torch.

I am excited about what is to come in this next year, and I am grateful that you have given us this opportunity.

Thank you,
David Rigler
Executive Artistic Director

 


Barry Z, television personality and NYTB advisory board member, attended our D-Lounge event on June 11, 2007. He filmed performances from our two extraordinary sets, the Music of Brian Feinstein and the Music of Joe Iconis. He also interviewed Executive Artistic Director, David Rigler, and Producing Artistic Director, Joe Barros, as well as Joe Iconis and the incomparable Katie Thompson. This segment aired on his show, "The Barry Z Show," on September 15th and 22nd, and is now also on his web site. You can view this segment by clicking here. Thank you Barry!