Our First Home

Prospero’s Island came to life on Wednesday, July 15, as Theatre for a New Audience’s Brooklyn’s Dreamers hosted their third annual Summer Bash. This year the group collaborated with the Theatre’s future BAM Cultural District neighbors Irondale Ensemble Project at their home, The Irondale Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The party was attended by Dreamers,…Read More »

One year following his landmark support of $1 million dollars, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has allocated $500,000 to our new home. The Borough President has long championed our efforts to build a new home for classical theatre in the BAM Cultural District. About this extra support, he said, “I am confident that if we…Read More »

Wednesday, July 15 Save the date, and join Brooklyn’s Dreamers for√Ǭ†Prospero√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Island: A Mid-Summer√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Bash! We’ll celebrate the best of Brooklyn at an Island-themed bash in fabulous Fort Greene, Brooklyn. This year we are delighted to partner with our future neighbors in the BAM Cultural District, The Irondale Ensemble Project. Live Music * Local Food…Read More »

Having two back-to-back,√Ǭ†critically acclaimed, sold-out productions is a problem that every theatre would like to have.√Ǭ†However, this situation creates a unique challenge for√Ǭ†Theatre for a New Audience: consecutive hits (Hamlet and Othello)√Ǭ†that the Theatre has produced√Ǭ†in rented space, with little flexibility to extend. In a recent article in The New York Times, Patrick Healy writes…Read More »

√Ǭ† Above: Michael√Ǭ†Cerveros, John√Ǭ†Turturro, Jeffrey Horowitz, and Bartlett Sher√Ǭ† On Monday, January 26, friends and supporters of Theatre for a New Audience√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s capital campaign gathered for an elegant evening to support the building of our new home. The event took place in the spectacular Skylight Ballroom at The Puck Building, and featured delicious fare by…Read More »

Don’t miss your chance to meet the great artists of our spring productions at an exclusive party after the show! Join Brooklyn’s Dreamers for our upcoming events, and support the Theatre’s new home while having fun. Meet Othello: Thursday, Feb 19 Meet Hamlet: Sunday, March 25 Tickets are on sale now! Visit www.tfana.org/brooklynsdreamers or more…Read More »

Mark your calendar! Here are some of the exciting events coming up this spring at Theatre for a New Audience. Jan. 26: Capital Campaign Benefit Feb. 14: Othello begins previews Feb. 19: Brooklyn’s Dreamers Othello Event Feb. 22: Othello Opening Night Feb. 28: TFANA Talk at Othello Mar. 14: Hamlet begins previews Mar. 23: An…Read More »

Join us for a special evening of fine food and wine celebrating Shakespeare Works in Brooklyn, Theatre for a New Audience’s Capital Campaign. Monday, January 26, 2009 Skylight Ballroom at The Puck Building, An Exclusive of Danny Meyer’s Hudson Yards Catering 295 Lafayette Street at Houston Street √Ǭ† Hosts and Co-Chairs Monica Gerard-Sharp and Ali…Read More »

At our new home in the BAM Cultural District, Theatre for a New Audience will neighbor many emerging and established arts organizations. Among them is the Irondale Ensemble Project, a 25-year-old experimental theatre company whose new home, The Irondale Center for Theater, Education, and Outreach, recently became the first new performance facility to open in…Read More »

Following the success of the Inaugural Capital Campaign Benefit in February 2008, which raised more than a quarter million dollars, Theatre for a New Audience is preparing to present another night of fine food, wine, and entertainment, all in support of our first permanent home. The event will take place on January 26, 2009, in…Read More »