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Edwin Sanchez (born 1955) is a Puerto Rican-born playwright, novelist, and educator, based in New York City for many years. [1] [2] [3]He is known for plays, including Diosa (2003), Unmerciful Good Fortune (1996), Clean (1995), and Trafficking in Broken Hearts (1993).
Papp was born as Joseph Papirofsky in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Yetta (née Miritch), a seamstress, and Samuel Papirofsky, a trunkmaker. [4] His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia. (The 2010 documentary film Joe Papp in Five Acts says his mother was a Lithuanian Jew, and his father a Polish Jew, as they immigrated from parts ...
Rent in New York City began to increase exponentially in the early 1980s [7] and Theater for the New City was forced to find another home in 1984 after its rent increased 300%. [8] With the help of Bess Myerson , Ruth Messinger and David Dinkins , the theater was able to purchase an underutilized 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m 2 ) former WPA ...
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According to James F. Reilly, executive director of the League of New York Theatres, between 1930 and 1951 the number of legitimate theaters in New York City dwindled from 68 to 30. Besides that, the admissions tax has been a burden on the theater since 1918.
HB Studio records, 1939–2009, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts "HB Studio and HB Playwrights Foundation to Honor Stiller and Meara Nov. 10" by Andrew Gans, Playbill, November 5, 2008 "Six Classic NYC Acting Schools". www.backstage.com. 31 January 2014
The Lark was founded in 1994 by John Clinton Eisner with the stated mission of "discover(ing) and develop(ing) new voices for the American theater." [1] Originally, they produced plays but in 1997 the company stopped producing classic works or touring in schools, focusing instead on supporting playwrights as they develop their works. [1]
Playwrights Horizons has worked with over 375 writers and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. In 2005, it was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. [5]