Atlantic Theater Companyis anOff-Broadwaynon-profittheater.[1]The company was founded in 1985 byDavid Mamet,William H. Macy,and 30 of their acting students fromNew York University,inspired by the historical examples of theGroup TheatreandStanislavski.
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| Address | 336 West 20th Street Manhattan,New York City United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′38″N74°00′07″W/ 40.743912°N 74.001819°W |
| Type | Off-Broadway |
| Capacity | 199 – Linda Gross Theater 99 – Stage 2 |
| Opened | 1985 |
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The company operates two theaters in theChelseaneighborhood ofManhattaninNew York City.There is the 199-seat mainstage Linda Gross Theater, which is located at 336 West 20th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, in the parish hall ofSt. Peter's Episcopal Church,built in 1854 and renovated in 2012.[2][3]Additionally, the 99-seatblack-box theater,Stage 2, is located at 330 West 16th Street, also between Eighth and Ninth Avenues, in the formerPort Authoritybuilding. Stage 2, which opened in June 2006, is the home of Atlantic’s development program for new plays, which encompasses the commissioning of new works, readings, workshops, and fully staged productions.[4]
Productions
editSince its inception, Atlantic has produced more than 200 plays, including theTony Awardwinning productions ofSpring Awakening,[5]The Band's VisitandKimberly Akimbo,David Mamet’s adaptation ofThe Voysey InheritancebyHarley Granville Barker,Mamet’sRomance,Joe Penhall’sBlue/Orange,Dublin CarolbyConor McPherson,Woody Allen’sWriter’s Block,the revival ofHobson's Choice,the revivals of Mamet'sAmerican Buffalo,The Woods,andEdmond,Dangerous CornerbyJ. B. Priestley,The Cider House Rules,adapted byPeter Parnell,Celebration,The RoomandThe HothousebyHarold Pinter,MojobyJez Butterworth,the New York premieres ofHoward Korder’sBoys’ LifeandThe LightsatLincoln Center Theater,Kevin Heelan’sDistant Fires,Quincy Long’sThe Joy of Going Somewhere DefiniteandShaker Heights,Tom Donaghy’sMinutes From The Blue Route,Edwin Sánchez’Trafficking in Broken Hearts,andMissing PersonsbyCraig Lucas.
Atlantic has also had a notable collaboration with theIrishplaywrightMartin McDonagh,having premiered four of his plays in New York:Hangmen(2018),The Cripple of Inishmaan(2008),The Lieutenant of Inishmore(2006) andThe Beauty Queen of Leenane(1998). The latter two transferred to Broadway.
Other Mamet productions by Atlantic include his adaptation ofChekhov'sThree Sisters,and his own playsThe Blue Hour,Yes, But So What?,Revenge of the Space Pandas,The Poet and the Rent,Vermont Sketches,Reunion,Sexual Perversity in Chicago,The Duck Variations,The Water Engine,Home,School,andKeep Your Pantheon.In February 2017, Mamet's playThe Penitentstarted its previews leading to its premiere at the end of February.
In other recent productions, Atlantic has producedOn the Shore of the Wide WorldbySimon Stephens,Describe the NightbyRajiv Joseph,The Homecoming QueenbyNgozi Anyanwu,The Great LeapbyLauren Yee,andThis Ain't No Discowith music and lyrics byStephen TraskandPeter Yanowitz.
Acting school
editThe Atlantic Acting School operates as both a private conservatory and an undergraduate program in conjunction with theNew York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6]The school focuses on the Practical Aesthetics, a philosophy and acting technique that grew out of a series of NYU summer workshops in Vermont in 1983 and 1984 with playwrightDavid Mametand actorWilliam H. Macy.
A number of theater companies have been formed by former students of Atlantic Acting School, including Pipeline Theatre Company, Bluebird Theatre Company, The Joust Theatre Company,Harvard Sailing Team,Crashbox Theatre Company, Cake Productions, 3rd Kulture Kids, Acorn Pictures, Aggrocrag, Lesser America, Foolish Gentlemen Films, and The Plinth.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^"About Us".Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^Healy, Patrick (July 12, 2010)."Atlantic Theater Company Announces New Season".The New York Times.Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^Fullerton, Krissie (October 2, 2012)."Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Raúl Esparza, Richard Kind and More Celebrate Reopening of Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater".Playbill.Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^Robertson, Campbell (August 16, 2006)."The Atlantic Theater Company Trades One Coveted Chelsea Space for Another".The New York Times.Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^Healy, Patrick (August 30, 2010)."Nonprofit Theaters Take On Bold Broadway Ventures This Fall".The New York Times.Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^"Atlantic Theater Company Acting School".New York University Tisch School of the Arts.Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^"Alumni Formed Theater Companies".Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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