On October 1, 1998, SDCF hosted a panel on Downtown Opportunities for Directing and Choreography featuring producers from the vibrant downtown NY theatre scene including John Clancy, Ellie C…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:53PMDownstage Center celebrates the season with cast members from the hit holiday musical, "Elf." Cast members Beth Leavel, Adam Heller, and Mark Jacoby discuss the play, the adaptation from the…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:12AMIn this special Downstage Center, we celebrate the legendary Stage Door Canteen (a war relief effort founded by early members of the American Theatre Wing). Opened on March 2, 1942 in the 44…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:12AMThe 2012 National Theatre Company Grant Recipients share their thoughts on attracting and cultivating audiences; the importance of regional theatre across the country; their role in reaching…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 04:48PMThe 2012 National Theatre Company Grant Recipients share their thoughts on attracting and cultivating audiences; the importance of regional theatre across the country; their role in reaching…
SOURCE: YouTube at 12:30PMOn September 25, 1996, James Graves, Associate Director of SDCF, moderated a panel about Directing Opera. Panelists included Lillian Garrett-Groag, Mark Lamos, and Rhoda Levine. With great v…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:53PM"Ten years after its New York premiere, The Exonerated still has the power to unsettle." - NY Times. Celebrating the ten year anniversary of their ground-breaking and thought-provoking docu-…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:12AMCurrently in residence at the Signature Theatre, playwright (and Wing board member) David Henry Hwang is a recent winner of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. This edition of Down…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 09:12AMOn November 20, 1996, SDCF in partnership with The Drama League explored the subject of Career Transitions with a panel of four Directors and Choreographers - Seth Barrish, Kathleen Marshall…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 01:53PMSteve Kazee and Cristin Milioti from "Once" talk about their Tony Award-winning musical and the successful run its enjoyed since its beginnings at the New York Theatre Workshop, their favori…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMOn October 1, 2012, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation in partnership with Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) held a conversation entitled "Directing Green" at the New Amsterdam Theatr…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMIn the latest Downstage Center, actors Rob McClure and Christiane Noll discuss "Chaplin", from the research they put into their roles (Mr. McClure as the legendary silent film actor and Ms. …
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMIn 1996, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation and the Drama League co-sponsored a discussion with then SDC Executive Director Barbara Hauptman, SDC Attorney Ron Shechtman, and d…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMOn July 23, 2012, Director Stafford Arima (2012 revisal of "Carrie," "Altar Boyz") and Director/Choreographer Christopher Windom ("Central Avenue Breakdown") spoke with SDCF Producing Direct…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMNearly $600,000 Raised as Wing Honors The Redgrave Family and Former Wing Chair Theodore S. Chapin. The black tie event marked the American Theatre Wing's 95th year of service, and was he…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:40PMThe latest edition of Downstage Center goes backstage with "Tribes", the provocative new play written by Nina Raine. Director David Cromer and actor Jeff Still discuss the play and the chall…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMIn the latest Downstage Center, "Silence! The Musical" writer Hunter Bell and actress Jenn Harris discuss the show The NY Post called "Gleefully submissive" and The NY Times "a hilarious tak…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMOn March 1, 1984 director James Furlong moderated a panel of theater critics featuring Theater Editor for Village Voice Erika Munk, Theater Critic for WNEW-TV Stewart Klein, and Theater Crit…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMOn October 28, 1985, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation invited Peter Zeisler to moderate a panel featuring journalists Thulani Davis and Erika Munk, playwright William Hoffman, a…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMDownstage Center goes to Texas. Listen as Primary Stages Artistic Director Andrew Leynse talks with actress Hallie Foote about her father Horton's work, world, and new Primary Stages product…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMFive time Tony-winner and new ATW Chairman William Ivey Long talks about his extensive career as one of Broadway's top costume designers, from his earliest days on stage -- living in a dress…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:12AMOn February 25, 1983, director Nola Hague moderated a panel featuring esteemed producers Nelle Nugent, T. Edward Hambleton, and Michel Stuart, and director Judith Haskell. This passionate an…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PM"Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark's" Patrick Page and Isabel Keating go one-on-one about Broadway's favorite super hero and his nemesis, Page's Green Goblin. The actors talk dialects, quick ch…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AMIn 1999, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Executive Director of SSDC, Barbara Hauptman featuring Artistic Director of Adobe Theatre Company Jeremy Dobrish, Artistic Director of Drama Dept. T…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMMartin Pakledinaz passed away on July 8th, 2012. This edition of Downstage Center was recorded in 2010. Costume designer Martin Pakledinaz talks about creating the clothes for the recent Bro…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 10:03AMThe challenges and triumphs facing musical theatre today, both on and off Broadway, are discussed by actress Heidi Blickenstaff, Tony award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli and Ton…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 05:48PMThe challenges and triumphs facing musical theatre today, both on and off Broadway, are discussed by actress Heidi Blickenstaff, Tony award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli and Ton…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:38AMOn April 24, 2012, SDCF hosted entertainment attorney Neil Rosini, of Franklin, Weinrib, Vassallo, and Rudell, to speak about how artists can use existing work to create new work without inf…
SOURCE: American Theatre Wing at 02:53PMThe challenges and triumphs facing musical theatre today, both on and off Broadway, are discussed by actress Heidi Blickenstaff, Tony award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli and Ton…
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:23PMSpringboardNYC 2012 Participants in the American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC 2012 program talk about their experiences. Designed for serious students looking to take the plunge into …
SOURCE: YouTube at 01:16PMOriginally performed on Broadway in 1960, Gore Vidal’s "The Best Man" returns to Broadway with an all star cast and a Tony-nomination for Best Revival of a Play. In the latest Downstage Ce…
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