HONORS
From residencies to grants and everything in between, New Light is grateful for the awards and recognitions over the years.
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), 2016 - present
National New Play Network (NNPN), 2018 - present
ART/New York, 2013 - present
Materials for the Arts, 2013 - present
Indie Theatre Fund, 2013 - present
59E59 Theaters Co op Company, 2020 - present
Theatre Row Resident Company, 2019 - present
Nominated: Kara Branch, According to the Chorus
Drama Desk for Best Costume Design of a Play
Published: I Wanna F*ck Like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincón
Concord Theatricals, coming in 2023
Published: H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Named: TimeOut NY Critic's Pick & 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for H*tler's Tasters by Michelle Kholos Brooks
Theatre Row, 2022
Recipient: Covid Relief Grant from 59E59 Theaters
2020
Published: Everything Is Super Great by Stephen Brown
Published: Sunset Point by Arlene Hutton
Named: 'Best of 2019' from The Stage (EdFringe)
H*tler's Tasters, 2019
Named: 'Best of 2019' from Slant Magazine
The American Tradition, 2019
Named: TimeOut NY Critic's Pick & 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for Everything Is Super Great by Stephen Brown
59E59 Theaters, 2019
Named: TimeOut NY Critic's Pick & 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for The American Tradition by Ray Yamanouchi
13th Street Rep, 2019
Named: 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for Less Than 50% by Gianmarco Soresi
59E59 Theaters, 2018
Named: 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for the hollower by Liza Birkenmeier
Access Theater, 2018
Recipient: Creative Engagement Grant from LMCC
Hal & Bee, 2018
Recipient: ArtNY's Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Grant
Brian Dudkiewicz's Scenic Design for Hal & Bee, 2018
Resident: The Flea Theater
Named a resident company of The Flea Theater in downtown NYC, 2018 - 2021
Published: Two of Us by Ross Howard
Samuel French (now Concord Theatricals), 2017
Named: TimeOut NY Critic's Pick & 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for Breeders by Dan Giles
Access Theater, 2017
Named: 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for Omega Kids by Noah Mease
Access Theater, 2017
Recipient: ArtNY's The Creative Space Grant
2017
Recipient: Chicago Dramatists' The Grafting Project Residency
Still Dance the Stars, 2017
Invited Presenter: Chekhov International Festival, Ridgefield, CT
Strange Country, 2016
Named: 'Best Bet' from Theatre is Easy for Strange Country by Anne Adams
Access Theater, 2016
Published: No One Loves Us Here by Ross Howard
Samuel French (now Concord Theatricals), 2016
Award Nominations: Independent Theatre (IT) Awards
In the Soundless Awe, 2016 – Corrie Blissit for Best Choreography + Andy Evan Cohen for Best Sound Design
Resident: Access Theater
Named a resident company of Access Theater in downtown NYC, 2015 - 2017
Named: #1 Show of the Week in NY Theatre Guide
In the Soundless Awe, 2015
Award Nomination: Independent Theatre (IT) Awards
No One Loves Us Here, 2015 – Jessica Kitchens for Outstanding Actress
Published: Picture Ourselves in Latvia by Ross Howard
Samuel French (now Concord Theatricals), 2015
Named: People of the Year from Indie Theater Now
Inducted into the Indie Theater Hall of Fame, 2014
Named: 'Best of 2014' from The L Magazine
Picture Ourselves in Latvia, 2014
Recipient: Awarded the first ever Emergency Grant from The LIT Fund (now The Indie Theater Fund)
Darkroom Series, 2014
Official Selection: Chicago Fringe Festival
Honored as the first out-of-town show in the Chicago Fringe Festival’s history to completely sell out an entire.
SIDD, 2014
Winner: Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
BUBBA, 2014 – Michael Thomas Walker for Outstanding Performance in a Solo Show
Named: TimeOut NY Critic's Pick for BUBBA by Michael Thomas Walker
Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, 2014
Resident: Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (Woodstock, NY)
Michael Aguirre, 2014
Winner: Theatre Now NY Sound Bites Festival
The Oedipus Project, 2013 – Best Original Music
Resident: New Theater at 45th Street (now The Davenport Theatre)
Named a resident company at The New Theater at 45th Street, 2013
Winner: Samuel French OOB Festival
Frisky & the Panda Man, 2013
Published by Samuel French (now Concord Theatricals)