NYTW BLOG

NYTW is thrilled to expand our partnership with The Center for Anti-Violence Education (CAE) to include Empowerment Self-Defense classes during the run of How To Defend Yourself. Want to learn more about self-defense or unsure of what to expect? We chatted with Rae Switlick, Empowerment Self Defense Program Manager for CAE (and one of the trainers for the Self-Defense classes at NYTW), about her experience with self defense and all the amazing work that CAE does!

February 24, 2023 by NYTW

Shondaland talked to four pioneering artistic directors and producers, including our wonderful Artistic Director Patricia McGregor, who are striving to make the theatre field more inclusive. Check out the interview with Patricia, Nataki Garrett, Dominique Morisseau, and Hana Sharif.

February 23, 2023 by Mia Brabham for Shondaland

For February’s Community Spotlight, we are featuring the wonderful Ann C. James,  the Intimacy Coordinator who is currently working with the cast and creative team of How to Defend Yourself and the Founder of Intimacy Coordinators of Color.

February 16, 2023 by Phoebe Moore, NYTW Development Fellow

New York Theatre Workshop celebrated with 4th Street Neighbor and theatre La MaMa, the opening of its newly renovated building, on February 9th.

February 10, 2023 by NYTW

Take a peek inside the first rehearsal for HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF!

February 2, 2023 by NYTW

This past fall, New York Theatre Workshop partnered with Brooklyn Public Library to offer a session of Mind the Gap at BPL’s Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. From October to December, teens and elders participated in intergenerational dialogue and writing workshops led by NYTW Teaching Artist Adam Odsess-Rubin with the assistance of Education Associate Psacoya Guinn and Education and Engagement Fellow Jordan Powell.

January 18, 2023 by New York Theatre Workshop

We’re excited to announce the full cast and creative team for How To Defend Yourself, written by Liliana Padilla and co-directed by Rachel Chavkin, Liliana Padilla and Steph Paul.

January 12, 2023 by NYTW

Dive into the world of Sondheim and MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG with the study guide created by our fantastic education and marketing teams. In addition to seeing the show and participating in a talkback with the cast, our teaching artists went to the partner schools for personalized lessons with each class.

January 4, 2023 by NYTW Education

After it’s sold out run concludes on January 22, Maria Friedman’s acclaimed production of Merrily We Roll Along will transfer to Broadway in the fall of 2023. This will be the first revival of Merrily on Broadway since the original production infamously flopped, playing only 16 performances in 1981.

December 16, 2022 by NYTW

I started my journey at New York Theatre Workshop doing a reading with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins—he was an artist in the fellowship program at the time. I remember walking into the third-floor studio with its skylight and feeling such a wonderful, positive energy. I applied for the fellowship myself. The first time—and second time—I didn’t get in! Ha! But something about NYTW drew me back—its warmth, its circle of artists, the deep questioning that seemed to reverberate through the space. So, I applied again after grad school. This time, I got in.

November 22, 2022