2026-07-09T04:22:02-07:00 2025-08-31 990 2024-09-01 133059081 THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE INC THEA 2122292819 154 CHRISTOPHER STREET 3D NEW YORK NY 10014 DOROTHY RYAN-LEITCH Executive Director 2026-07-09 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFFREY HOROWITZ C/O ORG 154 CHRISTOPHER ST NEW YORK NY 10014 10919085 false X WWW.TFANA.ORG X 1979 NY SEE SCHEDULE O. 36 30 293 0 3327143 4228635 1719345 1621409 653017 833851 50001 39767 5749506 6723662 0 0 4195930 4826261 0 891638 3052520 3917048 7248450 8743309 -1498944 -2019647 21090246 20801747 1742737 3134437 19347509 17667310 As a New York home for Shakespeare and other contemporary playwrights, the author is at the heart of our mission. Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) creates a dialogue between the language and ideas of Shakespeare and diverse authors, past and present, exploring the ever-changing forms of world theatre and expanding what is considered canonical. We build long-term associations with artists from around the world and support their development through productions, commissions, and residencies. false false 7091752 1621409 THE THEATRES 2024-2025 ARTISTIC SEASONIn 2024-2025, the Theatre celebrated its 46th Season with four thrilling productions: the World Premiere of Ethan Liptons We Are Your Robots, directed by Leigh Silverman and co-produced with Rattlestick Theater; William Shakespeares Henry IV, adapted by Dakin Matthews into one three-act play, directed by Eric Tucker; the Off-Broadway Premiere of Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinkas The Swamp Dwellers, directed by Awoye Timpo; and the World Premiere of Taylor Macs Prosperous Fools, directed by Darko Tresnjak and starring Mac. In addition, the Theatres 2022 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Arin Arbus and featuring John Douglas Thompson as Shylock, toured to the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. Overall in the 2024-2025 Season, the Theatres productions and programs served a diverse audience of nearly 21,000 people in the New York region and over 14,000 in Edinburgh.ARTS IN EDUCATIONIn the 2024-2025 Season, the Theatre continued its nearly four-decade-long partnership with the New York City Department of Education by providing its two 10-week arts in education programsWorld Theatre Project (WTP) and New Voices Project (NVP) to students and teachers throughout New York City. The programs served 1,184 students and 83 teachers in 55 classrooms at 13 New York City Public Schools.ACCESS, ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIESThe Theatre is dedicated to providing access to a broad and diverse audience through a variety of low-cost ticket initiatives. the Theatre offers open-captioned performances for the deaf and hard of hearing at one weekend performance per production.The Theatre invites audiences of all ages to engage with the language and ideas of the Theatres productions through its free Humanities Programs. In the 2024-2025 Season, the Theatre engaged 1,196 people with 14 TFANA Talks post-show discussions with the productions casts, creative teams, and eminent scholars. These included four New Deal Night talkbacks for young audiences, and community affinity nights including Africa Night, Black Theatre Night, and Pride Night, which were each followed by a free post-show celebration. For each mainstage production, the Theatres online dramaturgical publication and digital program the 360 Viewfinder offered context on the plays themes and interviews with the creative teams. The four 360 Viewfinders for the 2024-2025 Season were read online 16,289 times.THE STUDIOThrough the Merle Debuskey Studio program, the Theatre offered Reasons to Go Places, a free two-day directing seminar for 12 early-career directors, led by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher. Project in development in the 2024-2025 Season included workshops for the World Premiere of Prosperous Fools by Taylor Mac and for a new production of Shakespeares Coriolanus directed by Ash Tata. 7091752 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true 97 0 true 293 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 36 30 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ NY X X MARY SORMELEY 2122292819 154 CHRISTOPHER STREET 3D NEW YORK NY 10014 JEFFREY HOROWITZ Pres/AD/CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 336544 0 230063 DOROTHY RYAN-LEITCH Exec Dir/VP 40.00 0.00 X X 195442 0 25004 JAMES LYNES DIR OF INSTL ADVAN 40.00 0.00 137544 0 25004 MARY SORMELEY TREAS/FIN DIR. 32.00 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