Classic Stage Company is a 41-year-old classical theater dedicated to reimagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. Located in their 180-seat theater near Union Square in New York City, Classic Stage Company is led by Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director Jessica R. Jenen.

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Mission

Classic Stage Company is an award-winning Off-Broadway theater committed to re-imagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience. CSC presents plays from the past that speak directly to the issues of today. While returning to works of the past, they keep a clear eye on the future, particularly in terms of the next generation of artists and audiences.

Classic Stage Company is highly respected and widely regarded as a major force in New York and American theater. Its 180-seat auditorium located near Union Square is at once intimate and spectacular, and is cherished by artists in every aspect of theater as one of the great spaces in New York. Classic Stage productions have been cited repeatedly by the major Off-Broadway theater awards: Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award and 1999 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work. ^[1]

History

Founded in 1967, Classic Stage Company is one of Off-Broadway's longest enduring theaters, and is regarded as one of the most exciting theaters on the current New York scene. The 2008-09 season will begin with a production of The Tempest starring Mandy Patinkin and will also include Uncle Vanya starring Denis O'Hare and the world premiere of An Oresteia , with new translations by acclaimed poet Anne Carson.

Last season's productions included Chekhov's The Seagull starring Dianne Wiest and Alan Cumming, as well as Richard III with Michael Cumpsty and the world premiere of New Jerusalem by David Ives. Other past productions have included Hamlet and Richard II , both starring Michael Cumpsty; world premiere of Kathleen Tolan’s new translation of The False Servant by Marivaux, directed by Brian Kulick; New York premiere of SITI Company’s Death and the Ploughman by Johannes von Saaz, directed by Anne Bogart; Big Dance Theater’s Antigone by Mac Wellman, directed by Paul Lazar; The Mysteries by Mikhail Bulgakov, Dario Fo, Tony Harrison and Borislav Pekic, directed by Brian Kulick; Savannah Bay by Marguerite Duras, directed by Les Waters; Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale , directed by Barry Edelstein; New York premiere of Ghosts translated by Lanford Wilson; New York premiere of SITI Company’s Room ; world premiere of Steve Martin’s adaptation of The Underpants , now published by Hyperion Books; world premiere of Monster by Neal Bell, directed by Michael Greif; New York premiere of Philip Glass’ In the Penal Colony , directed by JoAnne Akalaitis; Ferdinand Bruckner’s Race , available from Dramatists Play Service; and Bill Irwin’s adaptation of Beckett’s Texts for Nothing ; John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub and Christopher Lloyd appeared in Waiting for Godot , and Uma Thurman made her stage debut in The Misanthrope . Dan Castellaneta made his New York stage debut in The Alchemist , and Mira Sorvino and Daniel Benzali appeared in Pirandello's Naked .

Other prominent artists who have worked at Classic Stage Company include Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, Jean Stapleton, David Strathairn, Peter Riegert, Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, Mandy Patinkin, Eric Bogosian, Michael Torke and many others.

Corporate, Foundation and Government Supporters ^"ref">[2] ==

• Altria Group, Inc.
• American Theatre Wing
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Avery Family Foundation
• Axe-Houghton Foundation
• Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation of New York on behalf of Michael Bloomberg
• Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation
• Dramatists Guild Foundation
• Edith C. Blum Foundation
• Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Foundation
• Esselen Family Fund
• Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
• Friars Foundation
• Gladys Krieble Delmas
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Foundation
• Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
• Jacob L. and Lillian Holtzmann Foundation
• The Laura Pels International Fund for Theatre
• Lila Acheson Wallace Theatre Fund
• Lucille Lortel Foundation
• Margaret Whitton Charitable Foundation
• Memorial Foundation for the Arts
• Michael Tuch Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts
• New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
• New York State Council on the Arts
• New York Times Company Foundation
• Scherman Foundation
• Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation
• Shubert Foundation
• Theatre Communications Group
• Tony Randall Theatrical Fund

Awards

• Village Voice OBIE Award for Hamlet, Performance, Michael Cumpsty (2005)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Monster, Performance, Christopher Donahue (2002)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Texts for Nothing, Set Design, Douglas Stein (2001)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Texts for Nothing, Performance, Bill Irwin (2001)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for I Will Bear Witness, Performance, George Bartenieff (2001)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Race and I Will Bear Witness, Set Design, Neil Patel (2001)
• Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work (1999)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Costume Design, Martin Pakledinaz, The Misanthrope (1999)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Direction, David Esbjornson, Therese Raquin (1998)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Performance, Elizabeth Marvel, Therese Raquin (1998)
• Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival, Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1996)
• Village Voice OBIE Award for Outstanding Achievement (1995)
• Village Voice OBIE for Performance, Peter Francis James, Amphitryon (1995)
• Outer Critics Circle Citation for Sustained Excellence (1995)
• Village Voice OBIE for Lighting Design, Brian MacDevitt, The Maids, The Illusion and Triumph of Love (1994) ^[3]

References

1. Mission statement
2. Classic Stage Company
3. Awards