Our First Home

On Sunday, April 10, Brooklyn’s Dreamers and friends attended a sold-out performance of Macbeth at The Duke on 42nd Street, starring John Douglas Thompson and Annika Boras and directed by Arin Arbus. Afterwards, the group gathered at the new Hell’s Kitchen restaurant Southern Hospitality for delicious barbeque and drinks with Arbus, Boras, Thompson, and other…Read More »

On the heels of our great event with Cymbeline comes Macbeth. Join Brooklyn’s Dreamers, our patrons’ group for young professionals, and get behind-the-scenes access to our upcoming productions. Tickets to the events include the performance and an exclusive after-party where you will mix and mingle with members of the cast! Sunday, April 10, 2011: Meet…Read More »

The Theatre is thrilled to announce that The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded us a $500,000 Challenge Grant to support a major expansion of the Theatre’s humanities activities. New programs will include lectures, seminars, workshops, and other activities for artists, scholars, adults, students and families, as well as new publications and web content,…Read More »

In 1986, Jeffrey Horowitz invited Julie Taymor to direct her first Shakespeare play, The Tempest, for Theatre for a New Audience. In December 2010, her film adaptation of The Tempest starring Helen Mirren will open in theatres. On Sunday, October 17, supporters and friends of the Theatre gathered at BAM Rose Cinemas for an exclusive…Read More »

In 1986, Julie Taymor directed The Tempest off-Broadway at Theatre for a New Audience. It was her first Shakespeare production. Elliot Goldenthal composed the score. This year, Julie re-imagined The Tempest for the screen starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou and Alfred Molina, with original music by Elliot Goldenthal. Join us for a special pre-release screening…Read More »

We are thrilled to report that Theatre for a New Audience’s new home in the BAM Cultural District is officially in its final design phase! Hugh Hardy and his team at H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture will set our beautiful 27,500-square-foot building on its final site on Ashland Place, where it will face an Arts Plaza…Read More »

This week, Crain’s Business reported that development of the BAM Cultural District is picking up speed, with six cultural and public projects getting the green light to begin construction within the year, including Theatre for a New Audience’s new home. Brooklyn Eagle also covers the progress, providing more detail on the specific projects moving forward.…Read More »

Brooklyn’s Dreamers, the Theatre’s young patrons group, kicked off the 30th anniversary season with a special event on Tuesday, December 8. After attending a performance of Orpheus X, the group gathered at the nearby Pinnacle Bar where they met and mingled with cast members Rinde Eckert, John Kelly, and Suzan Hanson. For more photos from…Read More »

Go behind the scenes of Theatre for a New Audience’s upcoming production of Orpheus X with Brooklyn’s Dreamers, the Theatre’s young patron’s group. Directly after an evening performance, meet the cast and members of the creative team at an exclusive party with drinks and snacks included! All proceeds benefit our new home in the BAM…Read More »