Education at NYTW: Overview

2007/08 Season

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) supports artists through all phases of their work, from experimentation in the rehearsal studio to presentation before an audience. NYTW’s education initiatives fulfill its mission by engaging artists and audiences in a discourse about the work they produce and encounter, bringing everyone closer to the creative process. As we often collaborate with artists whose work takes risks and challenges theatrical forms, the artistic process at NYTW rarely follows a defined path. Our education initiatives embrace this iconoclastic approach, providing access to the vision and methods of the artist, and enabling audiences of all ages to participate in a community of dynamic learning where the developmental process, the final production, and the surrounding exchange of ideas have a measurable impact on all involved.

New York Theatre Workshop’s education initiatives aim to address the needs of different segments of our community while facilitating the dialogue between them. The three key components of education at NYTW are:

Artist Development
Artists of Color Fellowship programs, Suspects Abroad travel program, Summer Residencies at Vassar College and Dartmouth College

Youth Education
Learning Workshop, Student Matinees, Internship program

Public Programs
Panel discussions and presentations, AfterWords post-performance talkbacks, Online resources

Key Goals

• Provide professional development and training opportunities for theatre artists, practitioners, and educators at all stages   of their careers
• Enrich young people’s textual, visual, and critical literacies by exposing them to the process of developing new work   and teaching them multiple elements of dramatic craft
• Enhance the work produced by NYTW through discussion events and resources, encouraging active audience   participation and learning and expanding the cultural experience of theatre
• Foster candid and meaningful dialogue among artists and audiences of diverse backgrounds and generations

Susie Sokol of NYTW company-in-residence Elevator Repair Service leads a residency in the 10th grade English class at Lower Manhattan Arts Academy

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