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Since 2004, 59E59 has been dedicated to bringing the best work from our own backyard, across the country, and around the world to the East Side of Manhattan.
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We keep it fresh at 59E59 by only doing New York premieres. If it’s here, it’s new to New York. We present it all – from plays to musicals, dramas to comedies, concerts to opera, and everything in between. With more than 40 shows a year in our three theater spaces, you’re bound to find something to love.
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Portland Center Stage’s Artistic Director Easier to negotiate are the Summer Chris Coleman directs Yussef El Guindi’s Shorts, all-new American plays by such challenging and exhilarating new play luminaries as Neil LaBute, Matthew Lopez, Threesome in a co-production with ACTRobert O’Hara, Stella Fawn Ragsdale, Seattle. It is a real coup for 59E59 Vickie Ramirez and Lucy Thurber. They to present this hilarious but ultimately are conveniently divided into two series harrowing new work, which stars three of three plays, so there’s no excuse for of the most attractive actors on stage in missing any of them! See them early and New York this season! tell your friends. Our second major coup is to welcome For those fervent followers of the risky Margot Harley and The Acting Company, small-scale plays we like to present in America’s most venerable classical touring Theater C, Oberon Theatre Ensemble company, to 59E59 with Desire directed with Pimm’s Mission (on their first visit to by Michael Wilson; an evening of six new 59E59) and returning favorite Ken Urban’s plays adapted from Tennessee Williams’ (The Awake) Sense of an Ending should short stories by a dazzling line-up of more than fill the bill. illustrious American writers – Elizabeth Egloff, Marcus Gardley, Rebecca Gilman, In addition, in Theater C we are delighted David Grimm, Beth Henley and John Guare. to present, as part of September’s 1st Irish Festival, Genevieve Hulme-Beaman in From time to time people, 59E59 Members her own play Pondling, which we saw mostly, flatter us by saying that they come in Edinburgh last year. This young lady almost exclusively to 59E59 for their theater from Northern Ireland will truly blow you fare – and looking at the program for away – a remarkable new Irish talent. the next three months I think I can see why. There really is a great deal to enjoy. The 1st Irish play in Theater B sees the welcome return of Fishamble, Ireland’s Have a wonderful theatergoing summer! foremost new writing company. Donal O’Kelly’s Little Thing, Big Thing is a delight for connoisseurs of language and an outrageously entertaining evening. Miss it at your peril!
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Don’t worry though; 19 of these make up this year’s East to Edinburgh festival of North American productions getting into shape for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. You get to pick and choose what you see in New York just the way you would if you were in Edinburgh. You don’t have to see them all – but of course, this being New York, many people do!
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When other theaters slow down we go into overdrive in July, August and September with a dizzying selection of more than 30 plays on offer!
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