Education

Casebook allows audiences unprecedented access to the artists involved in the creation of a new work from rehearsal to production. Each year, New York Theatre Workshop designates one of its productions as a case study and hosts a class designed to provide theatre lovers of all experience levels with a true insider’s view of the life of a theatre artist and the process of realizing a full professional production.

Sessions include:

• In-depth discussion and exploration of the process of making a theatre piece
• Conversations with the playwright, director, actors, and production staff responsible for bringing each unique Casebook production to life
• Opportunities to observe tech rehearsal in progress, engage with the collaborators, and tour the stage to see the inner workings of the set up close
• Attendance at two performances at different points in the process to compare the evolution of the piece and celebrate with the collaborators

CASEBOOK: Here There Are Blueberries

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Class Schedule & Session Topics:

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Tuition & Registration

$400  for Non-Members
$350 for Members and SmartPass Holders
$300 for Premiere Members and Repeat Defenders

Scholarships

Thanks to our generous supporters, we’re able to provide access without cost to a limited number of BIPOC participants who identify as students, artists, and/or theatre lovers of diverse backgrounds. Have questions? Contact Gaven Trinidad at GavenT@nytw.org.

Praise for CASEBOOK:

• “I could have stayed all night – completely engrossing.”
• “Hearing about the process in a very personal way made this more than informative – [you get] the sense of a director as an artist.”
• “It gave me a whole new appreciation of the workings of an off-Broadway theatre. I loved all of it.”
• “This class was much more up-close-and-personal than I was expecting, which was wonderful.”

Past CASEBOOK Sessions:

• CASEBOOK: The Making of How to Defend Yourself (Spring 2023)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of On Sugarland (Spring 2022)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Sing Street (Fall 2019)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Hurricane Diane (Spring 2019)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Hundred Days (Fall 2017)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Sojourners and Her Portmanteau (Spring 2017)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Hadestown (Spring 2016)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of The Invisible Hand (Fall 2014)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Love and Information (Spring 2014)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Sontag: Reborn (Spring 2013)
• CASEBOOK: The Making of Food and Fadwa (Spring 2012)

To receive Casebook updates and for all other inquiries, please email classes@nytw.org. If you have questions or would like to speak to someone about whether this class is right for you, please call NYTW’s Education Department at 646-957-9575.