THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE LEADERSHIP

THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE

Founded in 1979 by Jeffrey Horowitz, this is Theatre for a New Audience’s (TFANA) 43rd season. Through its productions of Shakespeare and other new plays, humanities initiatives and programs in NYC public schools, TFANA creates adventurous dialogues with diverse audiences. TFANA has produced 33 of Shakespeare’s 38 plays alongside an international mix of classical and contemporary drama; promotes ongoing artistic development through its Merle Debuskey Studio Fund; and in 2001, growing from a collaboration with Cicely Berry, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s director of voice, TFANA became the first American theatre company invited to bring a production of Shakespeare to the RSC.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (Equity), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

STAFF FOR RICHARD II & HENRY IV WORKSHOPS

Covid-19 Safety Manager.......................Joana Tsuhlares

Head Rigger...............................................Joseph Galan

Head Carpenter

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Carpenters ............................Cory Asinofsky, Leon Axt, Stuart Chapin, Mark D’Agostino, Joseph Galan, Tobias Segal, Daniel Sullivan

Production Electricians...........................Jimmy Dewhurst, Akvinder Kaur

Electricians.............................Rhylke Caputo, Mike Carey, Kevin Malloy, Tony Mulanix, Bonnie Puk, Noah Stape Light Board Programmer & Operator.......Paul T. Kennedy

CREDITS

Properties provided by The Public Theater.

JEFFREY HOROWITZ (Founding Artistic Director) began his career in theatre as an actor and appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theatre. In 1979, he founded Theatre for a New Audience. Horowitz has served on the panel of the New York State Council on the Arts, on the board of directors of Theatre Communications Group, the advisory board of the Shakespeare Society and the artistic directorate of London’s Globe Theatre. Awards: 2003 John Houseman Award from The Acting Company; 2004 Gaudium Award from Breukelein Institute; 2019 Obie Lifetime Achievement and TFANA’s 2020 Samuel H. Scripps.

DOROTHY RYAN (Managing Director) joined Theatre for a New Audience in 2003 after a ten-year fundraising career with the 92nd Street Y and Brooklyn Museum. Ryan began her career in classical music artist management and also served as company manager and managing leader for several regional opera companies. She is a Brooklyn Women of Distinction honoree and serves as treasurer of the Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance.