PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT SERIES
PlayGrounds are at the heart of our mission to provide free theater space for emerging and independent artists to try out new work so that we can all work, learn & inspire one another. This series lends the theatre, free of charge, on some Sundays, Mondays & Tuesday, when the theatre would otherwise be dark.
In our first year at 55 Mercer Street we produced 19 successful Development Productions over 45 evenings. It was the success of this series that gave us the strength to grow into manhattantheatresource.
The PlayGround Development Series continues to inspire new work. In our first 5 years, the Source has provided opportunities for more than 3000 artists in over 600 stage productions.
We’ve seen an
exciting parade of
New Plays ~ Cabarets ~ Dance ~ Puppetry
~ Multi-Media & Concerts ~
We pledge to develop more and more ways to enable small companies and performers to produce projects of their own. Our role in this very successful series is not as arbiter of art, but rather as practical resource. We let audiences judge—and explore—for themselves.
Seating up to 55 people in a variety of configurations, our 600 square foot performance space has a roomy tech booth equipped with a computerized lighting board controlling 24 dimmers, video and sound equipment, and a full inventory of lighting instruments hanging on an 11-foot custom grid. Much care has been taken to preserve the 160-year-old red brick walls, as well as the red oak hardwood floors. A spiral staircase leads to well-appointed dressing room below stage with lockers and a shower.
We provide: tech, front of house support, programs, and some publicity.
Tickets: are always $15
