Creating grassroots theatre one project at a time.
The Award winning, Project Y Theatre Company, is an outside-the-box theatre company that supports the creation, development, and production of new works for the stage in New York City. 2020 marks our 20th year as a company committed to supporting playwrights and their plays, and with a focus on women and LGBTQ voices. Project Y positions new plays and new voices to be part of the theatrical conversation. www.projectytheatre.org
Press from Washington, DC:
“Smartest of the city’s theatre troupes.”
- Bob Mondello, N.P.R.
“…a consistently thrilling company…aim high and always hit higher…
- The Washington City Paper
“They have that kind of energy that Steppenwolf became known for. Sort of just throwing themselves headlong into the platinum.”
- Jane Horowitz, N.P.R.
“…Earnest, intense, and actor-driven…..always imaginative.”
- The Washington Post
New York Press:
FUBAR, NY Premiere by Karl Gadjusek, Directed by Larissa Kokernot
“The production pulses like an all-night Ecstasy-fueled rave.”
- The New York Times
“See FUBAR if you want to experience theatrical shock and awe.”
- Backstage NY
The Revival, World Premiere by Samuel Brett Williams, Directed by Co-Artistic Director, Michole Biancosino
“This is one of the best cast assemble for an Off-Off Broadway show in a long time, perfectly directed by Michole Biancosino…it’s certain to win over fans of good theater.”
- NY Press
“What a perfect play for these times…an enormous tale and fortunate to have a cracker jack cast that is ready, willing, and more than able.”
- NY Theatre Guide
LoveSick, or THINGS THAT DON’T HAPPEN, World Premiere, conceived and directed by Michole Biancosino, plays by Lia Romeo, songs by Tony Biancosino
“Sharp, funny, and relevant.”
– Curtain Up
“Captivating, offbeat and clever.”
- NYTheatre.com
User’s Guide to Hell, featuring Bernard Madoff, World Premiere by Lee Blessing, directed by Michole Biancosino
“Provides thoughtful and funny theater. It is a production well worth seeing, and considering, in this life.”
- NYTheatre.com
The Religion Thing, NY Premiere by Renee Calarco, Directed by Doug Hall
“Incisive, provocative play that comes to town courtesy of Project Y Theatre Company”
- TimeOut NY Critics Pick! 4 stars
“Calarco writes with verve”
- New York Times
Currently, our programming includes:
Staged Readings: Each year Project Y presents a themed year-long reading series. Past themes include: Race, Women, Technology, and Feminism.
Playwrights Group: Project Y currently supports a group of writers who meet twice a month to support each others’ process and develop their own work.
Workshop Productions: Project Y is committed to fostering play development by providing playwrights the opportunity to see and hone their work in that developmental space between public readings and full productions.
Online Video Projects: Project Y conducts themed video contests. Each winning play is filmed and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Co-Productions: Project Y provides financial and producing support to emerging playwrights in order to help launch the life of a project.
World Premieres: Project Y produces one full-length world premiere production each season.
