HISTORY
As New Light enters our 10th Season, we have a lot to celebrate. Founded in 2013 over a love of pancakes and plays, our founders dreamed of a company that centered artists by providing a brave space to imagine, create, and grow. Below is a comprehensive list of our work with links for more details. But first, let's breakdown some numbers:
- 42 Full Length Productions
- 13 Workshops
- 17 Darkroom Series = 125 "Acts"
- 80 Writers
- 9 Residencies
- 10 Cities Outside of NYC
- 90 Resident Artists
The Lights Are On by Owen Panettieri
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with The Miranda Family Fund
(Luis Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda)
October 7 - November 11, 2023
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
Friends with Amenities by Ahsan Ali & Lisa Jill Anderson
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with Pendragon Theatre
September 13 - 30, 2023
59E59 Theaters
According to the Chorus by Arlene Hutton
with direction by Chris Goutman
a co-production with The Journey Company
March 23 - April 15, 2023
59E59 Theaters
H*tl'ers Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Touring Production - Limited Run
with direction by Sarah Norris
February 2 - 12, 2023
Kentucky Performing Arts Center in Louisville, KY
in partnership with ShPIeL-Performing Identity
Tracks by Paula B. Stanic
with direction by Sarah Norris
a workshop staged reading
a co-pro with Pickle & Ham Productions
January 27, 2023
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón
part of the New Light New Voices Festival
with direction by Jesse Jou
October 20 - November 5, 2022
59E59 Theaters
Ink'dWell by Erin E. Adams
part of the New Light New Voices Festival
with direction by Tabatha Gayle
September 29 - October 16, 2022
59E59 Theaters
Pastel Color Ripples by Gama Valle
with direction by SMJ & sound design by M. Florian Staab
a full-length episodic radio drama
June 10, 2022
Available on all podcast platforms
H*tl'ers Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Limited Extension Remount
with direction by Sarah Norris
April 14 – May 21, 2021 at Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
Touring Production - Limited Run
March 30 - April 3, 2021 at Calliope Stage Company in Sylva, NC
Talk to Me by Charlie Sohne & Tim Rosser
with direction by Heath Saunders
a new musical industry presentation
a co-pro with New York City Children's Theater
March 28, 2022
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
The End of Hester by Anthony Doyle
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
a digital theater event
rehearsed & filmed November - December, 2021
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street for streaming
I'M SO HOT by Catherine Weingarten
with direction by William Steinberger
a co-workshop production with The Tank NYC + Pocket Universe
Fall of 2021
an interactive theatrical dating app
H*tl'ers Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Touring Production - Limited Run
with direction by Sarah Norris
September 15-19, 2021 at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake, NY
September 9-11, 2021 at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY
August 2021 at Pleasance Theatre (digital Edinburgh Fringe)
The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests
by Michael Aguirre with direction by Sarah Norris
& film/sound editing by Hallie Griffin
a digital theater / listening party special event
March 29 - April 11, 2021
Part of 59E59 Theaters 'Plays in Place' program
Invincible Ones by Samantha Cooper
with direction by Kaitlin Paige Longoria & sound design by William Phelps
a full-length episodic radio drama
January 25, 2021
Available on all podcast platforms
A Ghost of Christmas Past by Ashlee Wasmund & Kristen Hedburg
with direction by Ashlee Wasmund, music direction by Kristen Hedburg, & sound design by Zay Jarrett
produced in association with Western Carolina University
a full-length episodic radio drama
December 8, 2020
Available on all podcast platforms
with direction by NJ Agwuna
an invited reading
December 4, 2020
Live via Zoom
Time Machine: In the Soundless Awe
a retrospective of production + Q&A on adapting historical events
featuring Jayme McGhan, Andy Pederson, Sarah Norris, Kim Roller
November 19, 2020
Live via Zoom + One Week YouTube Stream
Featuring 4 works-in-progress, musician + dance party
October 29, 2020
Live via Zoom + One Week YouTube Stream
Metropolis, an Afrofuturist musical by AriDy Nox & Brandon Webster
with direction by Zhailon Levingston
a co-workshop production with Western Carolina University
October 21, 2020
Live via Zoom @ NY Theatre Barn
October 29, 2020
Live via Zoom @ NLTP's DarkZoom 17
Time Machine: H*tler's Tasters
a retrospective of production + what it means in current political climate
featuring Michelle Kholos Brooks, Sarah Norris, Alyssa May Gold
October 22, 2020
Live via Zoom + One Week YouTube Stream
Featuring 3 works-in-progress, musician + dance party
September 3, 2020
Live via Zoom + One Week YouTube Stream
Calendar Girl by Owen Panettieri
with direction by Janet Bentley & sound design by Andy Evan Cohen
a playlet radio drama
October 9, 2020
Available on all podcast platforms
meet you at the Galaxy Diner. by Gina Femia
with direction by William Steinberger
a co-workshop production with The Tank NYC
August 21, 2020
Live via Zoom + One Week YouTube Stream
Promesa Promesota by Gama Valle
with direction by Kaitlin Paige Longoria & sound design by Jon Mulhearn
a playlet radio drama
August 7, 2020
Available on all podcast platforms
I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo & Juliet by Andrew Rincón
with direction by Jesse Jou
May 8 – 30, 2020
Anchor Partner @ The Flea Theater
*Postponed due to Covid-19
Featuring 3 works-in-progress
May 1 & 2, 2020: DIRTY DIRTY by Amy Gijsbers van Wijk
April 24 & 25, 2020: This Wrestling Place by S Norris & Emma Sandall
April 17 & 18, 2020: Janie Wants a Dog by Jan Rosenberg
^ Postponed due to Covid-19
3B Residency @ IRT Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
April 10 & 11, 2020
3B Residency @ IRT Theater
^ Postponed due to Covid-19
Brecht: Call and Respond, 3 Short Plays
by Bertolt Brecht, Arlene Hutton & Kristin Idaszak
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
January 30 – February 15, 2020
Paradise Factory
Everything is Super Great by Stephen Brown
with direction by Sarah Norris
w/ associate producer Stable Cable Lab Co.
November 22 – December 14, 2019
59E59 Theaters
Imagining Madoff by Deb Margolin
Limited Extension Remount
with direction by Jerry Heymann
October 17 – November 9, 2019
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Edinburgh Fringe Festival & E2E Festival
with direction by Sarah Norris
Scheduled to run March 12 thru March 30, 2020 at The Electric Lodge, LA
^ Closed Prematurely due to COVID-19
July 23 – August 24, 2019 at Greenside Venue @ Infirmary, Edinburgh
July 23 & 25 at 59E59 Theaters, E2E Festival, NYC
July 5 thru 14, 2019 at North Shore Performing Arts Center, Chicago, IL
The Great Novel by Amina Henry
with direction by Sarah Norris
June 7 – 29, 2019
Anchor Partner @ The Flea Theater
Imagining Madoff by Deb Margolin
with direction by Jerry Heymann
March 1 – 23, 2019
59E59 Theaters
The American Tradition by Ray Yamanouchi
with direction by Axel Avin, Jr.
January 25 – February 16, 2019
13th Street Repertory Company
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
translated by Christopher Hampton
November 20 – December 8, 2018
Urban Stages
H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
with direction by Sarah Norris
September 18 – October 29, 2018
IRT Theater
Meaningful Conversation by Owen Panettieri
with direction by Anais Koivisto
a co-production with Luis A. Miranda Jr.
September 8 – 22, 2018
A.R.T./New York Theatres
Less Than 50% by Gianmarco Soresi
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jen Wineman
August 3 – September 1, 2018
59E59 Theaters
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Robert Kalfin
June 16 – July 14, 2018
The Clurman Theatre @ Theatre Row
the hollower by Liza Birkenmeier
with direction by Kristy Dodson
May 17 – June 9, 2018
Access Theater
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with Stable Cable Lab Co.
March 10 – 31, 2018
59E59 Theaters
Deception by Brian Christopher Williams
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Sarah Norris
a workshop staged reading
March 19, 2018
Pearl Studios
Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
February 8 – 24, 2018
13th Street Repertory Company
The Happy Family by Jan Jalenak
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Alastair Boag
a staged reading
February 8, 2018
Robert Moss Theater
Invention by Brandon Burk & Ed Simpson
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Sarah Norris
a workshop production
February 2 & 3, 2018
The Player's Theatre
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
January 18 & 19, 2018
Access Theater
with direction by Jaki Bradley
September 21 – October 14, 2017
Access Theater
Still Dance the Stars by Jayme McGhan
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with Chicago Dramatists
August 25 – September 16, 2017
Access Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
July 26 & 27, 2017
Access Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
April 13 & 14, 2017
Access Theater
with direction by Jay Stull
March 2 – 25, 2017
Access Theater
Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
February 8 – 25, 2017
Access Theater
A Burial Place by Owen Panettieri
with direction by Joey Brenneman
a co-production with 5000 Broadway Productions/Luis Miranda
November 3 – 19, 2016
Dorothy Strelsin Theatre
Celebrating our resident playwright Ross Howard
October 19 – November 12, 2016
Access Theater
Two of Us directed by Sarah Norris
Arthur & Esther directed by Jerry Heymann
Our Walk Through the World, six short plays with multiple directors
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
August 17 & 18, 2016
Access Theater
with direction by Jay Stull
July 21 – August 13, 2016
Access Theater
Mother Knows Best written & performed by Deb Radloff
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Blayze Teicher
May 11 – 15, 2016
Access Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
May 12 & 13, 2016
Access Theater
Monte Cristo by Jared Reinmuth
with direction by Cailin Heffernan
January 22 – February 13, 2016
Urban Stages
In the Soundless Awe by Jayme McGhan & Andy Pederson
with direction by Sarah Norris
November 21 – December 12, 2015
Access Theater
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
with direction by Dana Martin
a workshop production
August 27 – 30, 2015
Redlands Carriage House, Los Angeles, CA
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
June 9 & 10, 2015
Access Theater
REX a new musical by Michael Aguirre
with music & lyrics by Kyle C. Norris
with direction by Sarah Norris
a workshop production
March 19 – 28, 2015
Access Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
March 24 & 25, 2015
Access Theater
No One Loves Us Here by Ross Howard
with direction by Jerry Heymann
January 15 – February 7, 2015
Urban Stages
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
January 8 & 9, 2015
Access Theater
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
November 13 & 14, 2014
Access Theater
with direction by Melissa Firlit & Michael Thomas Walker
September 5 – 28, 2014
Gift Theatre (Chicago), Access Theater (NYC), Byrdcliffe Theatre (Woodstock, NY)
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
September 18 & 19, 2014
Access Theater
Picture Ourselves in Latvia by Ross Howard
with direction by Sarah Norris
July 10 – August 9, 2014
Access Theater
BUBBA written & performed by Michael Thomas Walker
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Melissa Firlit
June 2014
Planet Connections Festivity, NYC
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
June 12 & 13, 2014
Access Theater
London Calling or The British Are Coming!
featuring five plays by British writers
with five NYC directors
a co-production with The Equilibrium, London
April 26 & 27, 2014
TBG Theatre
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
March 20 & 21, 2014
Access Theater
Apartment Play by Michael Aguirre
with direction by David Sernick
February 6 – March 9, 2014
site specific Washington Heights apartment
a c-a co-production with Chelsea Repertory Company
Featuring a festival of new works
December 5 – 15, 2013
Shetler Theater 54
Picture Ourselves in Latvia by Ross Howard
with direction by Sarah Norris
a workshop reading
November 18 – 22, 2013
Samuel French Bookstore London
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
November 14 & 15, 2013
Access Theater
arranged & directed by Edward Juvier & Kyle Norris
November 2 & 6, 2013
Laurie Beechman Theatre
The Oedipus Project a new musical
adapted & directed by Sarah Norris with music by Kyle Norris
September 5 – 15, 2013
Central Park, Washington Square Park, and Prospect Park
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
August 15 & 16, 2013
The New Theater at 45th Street (now Davenport Theatre)
Frisky & the Panda Man by Ross Howard
with direction by Sarah Norris
July 23 – 28, 2013
Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row
Featuring 5 works-in-progress
July 11 & 12, 2013
The New Theater at 45th Street (now Davenport Theatre)
Inaugural Short Play Festival
featuring five short plays with five NYC directors
May 17 & 18, 2013
The New Theater at 45th Street (now Davenport Theatre)
Fry Side by Jayme McGhan directed by David Sernick
Frisky & the Panda Man by Ross Howard directed by Sarah Norris
The Letter by Michael Aguirre directed by John Grabowski
Painting a Room by Dano Madden directed by Linda Nelson
A Short History of Weather by Jonathan Yukich directed by Melissa Firlit