HISTORY
As New Light enters our 11th 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 break down some numbers:
- 43 Full-Length Productions
- 13 Workshops
- 17 Darkroom Series = 125 "Acts"
- 80 Writers
- 9 Residencies
- 10 Cities Outside of NYC
- 90 Resident Artists
Room 1214 by Michelle Kholos Brooks
with direction by Sarah Norris
November 15 - December 14, 2024
TBA Venue
Tracks by Paula B. Stanic
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with Pendragon Theatre
September 12 - September 28, 2024
TBA Venue
this is not a time of peace by Deb Margolin
NLTP: Spotlight Series
with direction by Jerry Heymann
February 20 - March 16, 2024
Theatre Row @ 42nd Street
The Greatest Hits Down Route 66 by Michael Aguirre
with musical arrangements by Jennifer Dauphinais + Grace Yukich
with direction by Sarah Norris
January 13 - February 18, 2024
59E59 Theaters
War Words by Michelle Kholos Brooks
with direction by Sarah Norris
in association with NewYorkRep
November 10 - December 17, 2023
ART/New York Theatres @ 502 W 53rd Street
The Lights Are On by Owen Panettieri
with direction by Sarah Norris
a co-production with Embeleco Unlimited
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
Eddie Battles Evil by L.B. Kovetz
with direction by Jayda Jones
produced by Barbara Toy
May 18, 2023
The Tank NYC
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