Saturday, September 23, 2017
Written by Christine Renee MillerDirected by Andrea DantasProduced by FrokieCo
Nominations: Outstanding Solo Performance: Christine Renee Miller; Outstanding Innovative Design: Lianne Arno…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 05:14PMWednesday, September 20, 2017
Book by Paul ZindelDirected by Shay GinesProduced by Retro ProductionsNominations: Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Innovative Design: Sara Slagle; Outstanding Actor in a Featured …
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 06:53PMTuesday, September 19, 2017
Written by Melody BatesDirected by Joan JubettProduced by Hard Sparks in association with IRT TheaterNominations: Outstanding Choreography: Hettie Barnhill; Outstanding Sound Design: John Sa…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 06:42PMSunday, September 17, 2017
Written by Mariah MacCarthyDirected by Sara LyonsProduced by Caps Lock Theatre Nominations: Outstanding Original Full-Length Script: Mariah MacCarthy; Outstanding Solo Performance: Mariah …
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 09:39PMFriday, September 1, 2017
Written by Adam SymkowiczDirected by Kelly O'DonnellProduced by Flux Theatre EnsembleNominations: Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role: Jack Horton Gilbert; Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role:…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMWednesday, August 23, 2017
Written by J.Stephen BrantleyDirected by David DrakeProduced by Hard Sparks in association with Horse Trade Theatre Group
Nominations: Outstanding Director: David Drake; Outstanding Actor i…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:57PMMonday, August 7, 2017
Written by William ShakespeareDirected by Monique HoltProduced by New York Deaf Theatre
Nominations: Outstanding Original Music: Daniel Steffey; Outstanding Sound Design: Daniel Steffey; Ou…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMMonday, July 31, 2017
Written by Anton ChekovDirected by Maggie Cino
Produced by Obvious Volcano in association with Maggie Cino
Nominations: Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role: Sarah K. Lippmann;…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:01PMMonday, July 24, 2017
The atmosphere of 2017 has been challenging, to say the least, with the word "divided" used as a near constant drumbeat. The New York It Awards wishes to stand as a bulwark against…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 11:15AMWednesday, June 21, 2017
By Victoria Muzzio
Tom Viertel of the Commercial Theater Institute and Shay Gines of the Innovative Theatre Foundation came together for a course on Indie Theatre Productions at the Anne L.…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:00PMTuesday, June 20, 2017
By Victoria Fernandes
As a young person involved in theatre, my biggest goal is to learn as much as possible, whenever possible. This goal was certainly met at The Commercial Theatre Instit…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 01:29PMSunday, September 25, 2016
Written by Doric WilsonDirected by Mark FinleyProduced by TOSOS
Nominated for: Outstanding Ensemble, Tim Abrams, Chris Andersson, Christopher Borg, Ellis Cahill, Johnathan Cedano, Desmond Du…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 01:51AMMonday, September 12, 2016
Written by Frederick KnottsAdapted by Jeffrey HatcherDirected by Kirk Gostowski and John Arthur LongProduced by Variations Theatre GroupNominated for: Outstanding Lighting Design, Aaron Gonz…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:19PMSunday, May 1, 2016
By Karen Lee OttI wonder why I start by saying what it’s NOT. Because it is so often misunderstood?
I wonder how theater--inherently conservative, cliché- and type-based--can still be mi…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 04:50PMSaturday, April 30, 2016
By Natalie Zutter
One of the best compliments I’ve gotten is that my work is very honest. It was also, the first time it was given, a backhanded compliment—a suggestion that maybe I wou…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:00PMThursday, April 28, 2016
By Kia Rogers
Freelance was not new to me, but the landscape of NYC, navigating theatre jobs was and is still challenging. As a female designer, I do feel like I have to dress the part, car…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMSaturday, April 23, 2016
By Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons
Write Your Story. Perform Someone Else’s. Almost four years ago, I created a new kind of reading series based around this basic idea. No, YOU Tell It! (NYTI) is…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:12AMFriday, April 22, 2016
By Jennifer HarderI first started acting at the age of three as the cow in Jack and the Beanstalk–my one line was “moo”–and the ensuing decades where I’ve continued to throw myself…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 11:29AMThursday, April 21, 2016
By Ashley Jacobson
My whole life, I’ve been surrounded by strong, powerful and generous women. My mother, my sisters, my friends, my teachers, and even my bosses have all been strong, sel…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMSunday, April 17, 2016
By Pia WilsonIn America, playwrights write to be read. I don’t know if we were taught to do that, or if that’s just the nature of the business here. There are so few opportunities to ge…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMThursday, April 14, 2016
Contributed by Stephanie Cox-WilliamsA lot of people ask if I always wanted to be a SFX artist or more commonly called, a gore designer. Well, no, not really. Or maybe?Matt Hurley and Melod…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 11:12AMWednesday, April 13, 2016
By Nandita ShenoyDuring previews of my Off-Broadway play Washer/Dryer this winter, I noticed a strange trend: when I emerged from the stage door, my friends would say “I didn’t know you …
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMMonday, April 11, 2016
By Emily EdwardsDance always improves a show. It doesn’t matter if it’s a full pas de deux or a simple grapevine of unadulterated glee. The amount of movement however, should always corr…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 12:02PMSunday, April 10, 2016
Contributed by Chana Porter
An out-of-the-blue letter from an ambitious ex (whom I haven’t spoken to in many years) recently got me thinking about how my career expectations have shifted…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 03:58PMSaturday, April 9, 2016
Contributed by Siobhan O'Loughlin
Photo by Jason Speakman
I didn’t write Broken Bone Bathtub out of a great need to do a show in a bathroom. If you’ve seen the show, you’ll also k…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:00AMFriday, April 8, 2016
Contributed by Stephanie Willing
As a child I knew I wanted to be an actor, but not in an all-encompassing “This is my dream!” kind of way. I also wanted to be a marine biologist, a w…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:52AMWednesday, April 6, 2016
Contributed by Tanya O'Debra
Working in theater is for crazy people. Only the truly disturbed would hear the word “no” repeatedly, but decide that what they actually heard was “yes�…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 11:07AMTuesday, April 5, 2016
Contributed by Alyssa Simon
Stella Adler was known for telling her students that their talent lay in their choices. But what function do they serve in performing classical plays? How do yo…
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 06:22PMMonday, April 4, 2016
Contributed by Robin Rothstein
For me, working in the theatre has been a thrilling and ever-changing road map. I've been down quite a few roads in my career – actor, playwright, lyricist, …
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 01:13PMFriday, April 1, 2016
We at NYIT are thrilled to present this month's theme, Women in Theater. We want to celebrate artists who are consistently making theater in NY. We have an eclectic array of amazing women …
SOURCE: The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation at 10:33AM 
