Productions

★★★★ “Questioned about his odd last name, the antihero of Will Eno’s Gnit shrugs and replies, ‘It’s a typo…but we decided to just go with it.’ That no-big-deal energy is prevalent throughout Eno’s new play, whose characters grapple with the biggest of big questions— What is love? Is there a God? What is my purpose?—with…Read More »

“GENUINELY HILARIOUS, the turns are unpredictable and the performers, especially the priceless Deborah Hedwall as Mother Gynt, Jordan Bellow as several different characters, and of course Joe Curnutte in the lead role, seem to effortlessly hit their cues… GNIT IS BRAINY AND FULL OF RHETORICAL MAGIC.” —The New York Times   Click here to read…Read More »

“Will Eno’s EXISTENTIAL COMEDY… is the story of a soul’s journey through life… A SATIRE ABOUT THE ABSURDITIES OF SELF-CONFIDENCE.” – New York Magazine   Click here to read the full review for Gnit, by Will Eno directed by Oliver Butler, in New York Magazine. Learn more about Gnit here.    

“Will Eno’s Gnit to Return to TFANA for 2021–2022 Season. The Off-Broadway company will also present a play by Alice Childress and a Shakespeare take directed by Arin Arbus.” —Playbill Click here to read more on our 2021–22 season from Playbill.

“Shakespeare, Swing and Louis Armstrong. So What Went Wrong? Three theaters are exploring “Swingin’ the Dream,” which tanked on Broadway in 1939, but opens a window on the racial and artistic dynamics of its time.” —The New York Times Click here to read more on Swingin’ the Dream in The New York Times.   Presented by…Read More »

College Students Colonize the Divided Romania of ‘Mad Forest’ In a livestream production of Caryl Churchill’s 1990 tale of riot-torn Bucharest, quarantined Bard acting students grapple with revolution. Read the full article by Ben Brantley on The New York Times here.

Caryl Churchill’s ‘Mad Forest’ Gets Ready for Its Close-Up A Zoom production by Bard College students gets a second life as a TFANA co-presentation, with sets, lights, props, and live editing. Read the full article on American Theatre here.

Congratulations to the company of FEFU AND HER FRIENDS—by María Irene Fornés, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz—on their five Drama Desk Award nominations. Outstanding Revival of a Play Fefu and Her Friends, Theatre for a New Audience Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play Adam Rigg, Fefu and Her Friends Outstanding Costume Design for a Play Montana…Read More »

Congratulations to Kathryn Hunter on her nomination for the Drama League’s Distinguished Performance Award for her role as Lady Timon in TIMON OF ATHENS—by William Shakespeare and  Thomas Middleton, directed by Simon Godwin. View the full list of nominees here.

Congratulations to the entire company of TIMON OF ATHENS—by William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton, directed by Simon Godwin—on your Off Broadway Alliance Award nomination for Best Play Revival. View the full list of nominees here.