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Modeled after the Group Theatre, The Collective NY is a theatre and film production company founded in 2007 by graduates from the William Esper Studio. Founding members include Amy Schumer. The Collective NY was actively involved in developing Seasons 1, 2 and now 3 of the Emmy-nominated Inside Amy Schumer. The company has been building its ensemble and its following among the theatre community and sharpening its mission to include “access to all†for theatre productions. The Collective NY is a notâ€forâ€profit company and a collective of artists committed to develop and produce original work for the stage and screen. Past productions include Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, True North by Edward Allen Baker, Clayscapes by Clay McLeod Chapman, 360 by The Collective NY, Me Equals This + Happy Girl :) by Brian Leider, Warning: May Contain Nuts by Craig McNulty and the inaugural Collective:10 in 2013. For more information visit www.thecollectiveâ€ny.org.
The Collective’s NO EMPTY SEATS initiative in which up to half the seats for every performance are made available on a free and pay-what-you-can basis. The 2014 Collective:10 and the Fall NES campaign has a goal of filling 1,000 seats which offers donors the ability to sponsor a play or entire performance night. The NO EMPTY SEATS program is made possible by the company's generous donors and patrons with the sole purpose of providing access to quality professional theatre for all. www.no-empty-seats.org.
Schedule of Upcoming Productions
Production History
THE 3RD ANNUAL COLLECTIVE:10 PLAY FESTIVAL
| Open: 09/29/15 Close: 10/04/15
The third annual C:10 featuring 12 original never-before-seen plays uncovered from hundreds of blind submissions as well as the WORLD PREMIERE of a new short play by award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director, Israel Horovitz (The Indian Wants The Bronx, Line). The playwrights featured in this year's C:10 are: Mark Borkowski (2014 C:10 writer), Timothy Brady (2013 C:10 writer), Bernardo Cubria, Greg DePaul (2013 C:10 writer), Thomas Dunn (2013 C:10 writer), Stephen Hancock (2014 C:10 writer), Daniel Kennedy, Kitt LaVoie, Erin Mallon (2014 C:10 writer), Sayra Player (2014 C:10 writer), and Israel Horovitz! FESTIVAL SCHEDULE PROGRAM A performs PROGRAM B performs
BREAKING PHILIP GLASS the newest play by Israel Horovitz DEAD MONKEY by Mark Borkowski MORNING BECOMES NEITHER by Greg DePaul RAJA by Thomas C. Dunn SCHADENFREUDE by Timothy Brady
*These actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association. CRIMINALLY DUMB by Thomas C. Dunn HUMAN LEAGUE by Sayra Player I WOULD HAVE THAT NIGHT by Bernardo Cubria NO REASON by Stephen W. Hancock THICK GNAT HANDS by Erin Mallon Modeled after the Group Theatre, The Collective NY is a theatre and film production company founded in 2007 by graduates from the William Esper Studio. Founding members include Amy Schumer. The Collective NY was actively involved in developing Seasons 1, 2 and now 3 of the Emmy-nominated Inside Amy Schumer. The company has been building its ensemble and its following among the theatre community and sharpening its mission to include “access to all†for theatre productions. The Collective NY is a notâ€forâ€profit company and a collective of artists committed to develop and produce original work for the stage and screen. Past productions include Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness, True North by Edward Allen Baker, Clayscapes by Clay McLeod Chapman, 360 by The Collective NY, Me Equals This + Happy Girl :) by Brian Leider, Warning: May Contain Nuts by Craig McNulty and the inaugural Collective:10 in 2013. For more information visit www.thecollectiveâ€ny.org. The Collective’s NO EMPTY SEATS initiative in which up to half the seats for every performance are made available on a free and pay-what-you-can basis. The 2014 Collective:10 and the Fall NES campaign has a goal of filling 1,000 seats which offers donors the ability to sponsor a play or entire performance night. The NO EMPTY SEATS program is made possible by the company's generous donors and patrons with the sole purpose of providing access to quality professional theatre for all. www.no-empty-seats.org. | |
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The Second Annual Collective:10
| Open: 10/08/14 Close: 10/12/14
The 2nd annual COLLECTIVE:10, two curated programs of new 10-minute plays. Performances begin October 8 at Teatro Circulo in the East Village, New York City. Last year's inaugural COLLECTIVE:10 performed to sold-out audiences and featured the talents of Ellen Burstyn and Elizabeth Kemp. This season's plays, selected from over 1000 blind submissions, will also be published as an anthology. PROGRAM A -- Weds, Oct 8 at 7pm; Fri, Oct 10 at 7pm; Sat, Oct 11 at 5pm & 9pm; Sun, Oct 12 at 5pm. | |
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