Vineyard Theatre

Vineyard Theatre
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Address108 East 15th Street
New York City
United States
Coordinates40°44′05″N 73°59′20″W / 40.734844°N 73.988789°W / 40.734844; -73.988789
OwnerVineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc.
TypeOff-Broadway
Capacity132
Opened1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Website
www.vineyardtheatre.org
A scene from Vineyard Theatre's production of Julia Cho's The Piano Teacher.

The Vineyard Theatre is a 120-seat Off-Broadway non-profit theatre company, located at 108 East 15th Street in Manhattan, New York City, near Union Square.[1][2] Founded in 1981 by Barbara Zinn Krieger,[3] the Vineyard states that its goal is "to give daring artists a safe space to create exhilarating, original theatre."[4] The company is operated by Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc., a nonprofit organization.[5]

The Vineyard Theatre is known for its productions of the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q,[6] Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive[7] (a Pulitzer Prize winner[8]), and Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's musical [title of show][9] (which won an Obie Award[10]). The company has a long history of recognition by their theatrical peers. Doug Aibel and the Vineyard were the recipients of the 1998 Obie's Ross Wetzsteon Award "For Sustained Support of artists and Creativity in the Theater".[11] The company received the Lucille Lortel Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence in 2003.[12] In addition, the Vineyard Theatre was the recipient of a 1998 Jonathan Larson Grant,[13] and of the related 2003 Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation grant, the latter for the production of Kirsten Childs' Miracle Brothers.[14] It has also received a Drama Desk award.[15]

Productions have included Nicky Silver's Pterodactyls,[7] Craig Lucas's The Dying Gaul, Christopher Shinn's Where Do We Live, Cornelius Eady's Brutal Imagination, Gina Gionfriddo's After Ashley, and the Laura Nyro musical Eli's Comin'.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Vineyard Theatre". Time Out New York. March 19, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Vineyard Theatre". Lortel Archives. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Weinert-Kendt, Rob (October 22, 2014). "New York City Children's Theater: a Brand New Name for an 18-Year-Old Company". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". Vineyard Theatre.org. Retrieved August 2023.
  5. ^ Suozzo, Andrea; Glassford, Alec; Ngu, Ash; Roberts, Brandon (May 9, 2013). "Vineyard Theatre And Workshop Center Inc, Full Filing". ProPublica. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Brantley, Ben (October 21, 2009). "Pulling Heartstrings, Racy Puppets Return". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Shewey, Don (September 7, 1997). "Out of Obscurity and Unpredictability, a Steady Diet of Hits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Tran, Diep (April 15, 1998). "How I Learned To Drive Wins Pulitzer". Playbill. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "[title of show]: Putting On a Show About Putting On a Show". The New York Times. July 21, 2006. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Jones, Kenneth (May 16, 2006). "Adam Rapp, Lois Smith, [title of show], Sherie Rene Scott Among 2006 Obie Award Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Obie Staff (1998). "1990s". ObieAwards.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  12. ^ Lortel Staff (2024). "[Recipients by Category, Honorary Awards, Off-Broadway Service]". LortelAward.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  13. ^ ATW Staff (2024). "[Grants, Recipient, Vineyard Theatre]". AmericanTheatreWing.org. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  14. ^ ATW Staff (2024). "[Grants, Recipient, Vineyard Theatre]". AmericanTheatreWing.org. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  15. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 31, 2023). "Some Like It Hot Dominates 2023 Drama Desk Awards; See the Full List of Winners". Playbill. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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