FEARLESSLY MADE IN NEW YORK

Vineyard Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company dedicated to developing and producing new plays and musicals that push the boundaries of what theatre can be and do. We seek to nurture a daring community of theatre makers and audiences, and to lift up voices that resonate far beyond our stage.

WHO WE ARE
We are a community of theatre makers working together to astonish, entertain and challenge audiences. At the Vineyard, artists are encouraged to trust their voice, to dare and to dream. In our theatre, audiences can see the work artists most want to make.

HOW WE WORK
We get to know the work of theatre artists at all stages of their careers. When we dedicate resources to a new work in progress, our process is shaped to the artists and their needs, providing time, space and support to help them realize their vision and to bring it to fruition. We seek to build ongoing relationships with our collaborators, to learn from each other, and grow together. 

WHAT WE DO
The Vineyard opened its doors in 1982 as a multi-art chamber theatre on East 26th Street, with theatre, opera, jazz, and children’s programming. Seven years later, we moved to our current home in Union Square, focusing our mission exclusively on theatre, while retaining the spirit of our early days, infusing theatre with collaborations across art forms. We premiere three new works each season and develop many more. We invite all who want to experience fearlessly made theatre to step into The Vineyard and to be part of our community.

OUR CORE VALUES
Integrity | Creative Risk-Taking | Nurturing a Diverse Community

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT

The Vineyard’s artistic development programs create significant opportunities for early-career artists and have helped launch the careers of such notable artists as Tarell Alvin McCraney, Rajiv Joseph, Antonette Nwandu, Clare Barron, Liesl Tommy, and many more.

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EDUCATION

The Vineyard’s education programs expand access to the arts and empower underrepresented voices as future arts workers and audiences. Our education programs for NYC public high school studies serve over 700 students annually.

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ANTI-RACISM ACTION PLAN

Since our inception Vineyard Theatre has aspired to live our core value. Four years ago, we took stock of the work needed from within our organization to fully live those values.

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BROADWAY AND BEYOND

Vineyard Theatre’s care for process and support of creative risk-taking has resulted in an extraordinary artistic track record. We have transferred 11 shows to Broadway, seven directly after their acclaimed Vineyard premieres: Avenue Q by Marx, Lopez and Whitty; Bell and Bowen’s [title of show]; Kander, Ebb and Thompson’s The Scottsboro Boys; Nicky Silver’s The Lyons; Paula Vogel’s Indecent; and this season’s Is This A Room conceived by Tina Satter, and Lucas Hnath’s Dana H. In recent years, four additional shows launched at The Vineyard have been revived in their first Broadway productions: Paula Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive; Lanie Robertson’s Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill; Becky Mode’s Fully Committed; and Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Three Tall Women.

From our home in Union Square, The Vineyard develops and premieres new plays and musicals which go on to be seen around the country and the world. Recently, Jeremy O. Harris’ play “Daddy” (2019) received its London premiere at the Almeida; David Cale’s Harry Clarke (2017) and Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief (2018), were recorded by Audible; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Gloria (2014), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-winning Indecent (2016) aired on PBS’s “Great Performances” and was one of the most-produced plays nationwide in 2019.   

“The Vineyard gives you everything you need to fly.”
—  Colman Domingo, Board Member and long-time Vineyard collaborator (Dot, A Boy and His Soul, The Scottsboro Boys)

“I wasn’t sure anybody would be crazy enough to produce “Wig Out!” I sent it to the Vineyard and they said, this IS crazy, we have no idea how we’re going to do this, but sure, let’s try! We worked really hard and we created something pretty magical.”
— Tarell Alvin McCraney, Academy Award-winning author of Moonlight (2009 Artist in Residence)

“The Vineyard has an 18-hour-a-day commitment to the writer’s voice that is extraordinary. This theatre has programmed plays that have made a difference in my life year after year after year. They’ve made a difference in my life by giving me a home.”
— Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, long-time Vineyard artist collaborator (How I Learned to Drive, Vineyard and Broadway; Indecent, Vineyard and Broadway; The Long Christmas Ride Home.)

OUR STAFF

Sarah Stern
Artistic Director
Douglas Aibel
Artistic Director
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Suzanne Appel
Managing Director
Jesse Cameron Alik
Associate Artistic Director
Natalie Graves Tucker
Director of Marketing
Marshall Foltz
Digital Marketing Manager
Sophia Cordeiro
Audience Services Manager
Emily Reeder
Director of Development
Miriam Weiner
Literary Manager
Jason Aguirre
Artistic Producing Associate
Shania Benjamin
Miranda Family Foundation Development Fellow
Natalya Ribovich
Marketing Intern
Keith Adams
Facilities Manager
Marcade DeShields
Custodian
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Our Board

Ken Greiner
Chair
Annette Stover
Vice Chair
Mark Lerner
Secretary
John Barrie
Treasurer
Sue Marks
Chair, Campaign Committee
Katie Erbe
Executive Committee At Large
Bobby Freeman
Executive Committee At-Large
Douglas Aibel
Suzanne Appel
John Coles
Brandon Victor Dixon
Colman Domingo
Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer
Christopher Gould
(on sabbatical)
Nancy Heller
Sally Horchow
Cody Lassen
Jaimie Mayer
Joe Morton
Steve Ralbovsky
David Schwartz
Sarah Stern

SUPPORT US

We’re very proud that artists at all stages of their careers call Vineyard Theatre their home.  For forty years, it has been our goal to give daring artists a safe space to create exhilarating, original theatre. The generous support of our community makes our work possible. Please consider playing your part at The Vineyard with a tax-deductible gift to help sustain our mission.

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