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10/03/2009Barefoot Theatre Company Turns 10!
This October 3, we gathered together at the American Ballroom Theater to throw a bash celebrating 10 years of theater that featured the Barefoot Theatre Company, Lynn Cohen, Austin Pendleton and more reading from past works. Sponsored by Zyr Vodka with lots of dancing, live music, food and drinks!
07/10/2009
10th Anniversary Season
October 2009 marks the beginning of our 10th year and it promises to be the most exciting year to date! Included in the season will be a Benefit Bash featuring the Barefoot ensemble and special guest artists; exciting events and collaborations with some of New York City's prominent theatre companies and venues. Join our mailing list today to be the first to find out details and what's in store!
07/01/200970/70 Horovitz Project
Ongoing since opening on March 31st, 2009, a year-long, worldwide festival celebrating Israel Horovitz's 70th Birthday with 70 of his plays. As Organizer and Executive Producer, the Barefoot Theatre Company leads over 50 theater companies from around the globe including: France, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Scandinavia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Korea, Romania, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Israel and the United States of America with readings, staged readings and fully staged productions of 70 plays by award-winning playwright Israel Horovitz.
Sponsored by The Bleecker Street Theatre, the official venue for the festival, Samuel French Play Publishers, Dramatist Play Service, Inc, and Smith & Krauss Publications.
06/15/2009New Play Development
In honor of our mission to foster the playwright and support the development of new works we have created evenings that will allow playwrights to work and explore in a safe and festive environment.
bareNaked Reading Series - no props, no sets, just words. a series of brand new, never seen or heard plays by professional and emerging playwrights. featuring post show with live music and drinks!
Saturday Night Special - a workshop series of exciting new plays in development followed by Q&A with playwright, directors, and actors. featuring post show with drinks and dancing!
We are currently seeking submissions and encourage everyone of all ages to submit according to the submissions guidelines (PDF).
Acclaim
"One night in 2007, I went to see a production, in an unprepossessing little theatre space in New York, of a stage version of the great film Dog Day Afternoon … it's the most exciting theatre I saw in the year of 2007, and one of the most exciting that I've seen in several years. The immediacy of it … the raw and disciplined power of the acting, the sheer inventiveness of the staging, and the sense of how that inventiveness can arise from the most limited circumstances, in a way even because of those circumstances, was thrilling … remarkable company. I feel refreshed just thinking about it. I wish them well, because to wish them well is to wish us all well." – Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny, Catch-22, HBO's OZ)
"I work with young theatre-troupes around the globe, and Barefoot Theatre Company is one of my favorites…serious, talented, meticulous, thoroughly professional troupe, reflecting the sort of ethnic mix that makes NYC such a vibrant, delicious city. If you want to see authentic NYC theatre, skip Broadway...hop to Barefoot Theatre Company." – Israel Horovitz (World-renowned playwright)
"…professional…skillful…exemplified what true theatre is about — serious and committed actors …challenging and innovative theatre. It is the life's blood of the future of our theatre." – Lynn Cohen (Speilberg's Munich, Sex and the City, Vanya on 42nd Street)
"I have great respect and affection for The Barefoot Theatre Company, which is committed to producing theatre that explores the human character and condition in truthful, complex ways, and which creates the work with enormous respect for the artists and the working process." – Mary Gallagher (Award-winning playwright of ¿De Donde?)
"…of all the companies I've worked for…Barefoot is the one I most respect, most enjoyed working with, and most expect to see as a full-throttle professional, Off-and-On-Broadway company in the future." – Anna Chlumsky (Company Member, My Girl, 30 Rock, Cupid)
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