VINEYARD THEATRE

Vineyard Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company dedicated to nurturing the voices of daring artists, and developing and producing work that pushes the boundaries of what theatre can be and do. One of the country’s preeminent centers for the creation of new plays and musicals, our work seeks to challenge and inspire all of us to see ourselves and our world from different perspectives.

Notable premieres include David Cale’s Harry Clarke (2018 Drama Desk, Obie, Lucille Lortel Awards); Paula Vogel and Rebecca Taichman’s Indecent (two 2017 Tony Awards); two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, Paula Vogel’s How I Learned To Drive and Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria; Nicky Silver’s The Lyons; Marx, Lopez and Whitty’s Avenue Q (Tony Award, Best Musical); Kander, Ebb, and Thompson’s The Scottsboro Boys; Bell and Bowen’s [title of show]; Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill; Polly Pen’s Goblin Market; Tarell Alvin McCraney’sWig Out!; Jenny Schwartz’ God’s Ear; Will Eno’s Middletown; Becky Mode’s Fully Committed; Colman Domingo’s Dot; Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief; Jeremy O. Harris’“Daddy”; Mara Nelson-Greenberg’s Do You Feel Anger?; Tina Satter’s Is This A Room, named “Best Theater of 2019” by The New York Times and New York Magazine and nominated for four Lortel Awards with Emily Davis winning for Outstanding Actress in a Play; and most recently Lucas Hnath’s Dana H., a 2020 New York Times Critic’s Pick which was nominated for three Lortel Awards, winning Outstanding Solo Show and Outstanding Sound Design.

The Vineyard’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award and Susan Stroman Directing Award residencies recognize and provide resources to gifted early-career artists, and our education programs serve over 700 NYC public high school students annually, culminating in the Rebel Verses Youth Arts Festival in collaboration with Developing Artists. Works developed and premiered at our home in Union Square have gone on to be seen around the world, and The Vineyard is proud to be the recipient of special Drama Desk, Obie, and Lucille Lortel awards for artistic excellence.

Vineyard Theatre’s leadership includes Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel.

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