Ars Nova announces Ars Nova's Diamond Ball, not just another f*@%ing benefit. The evening will honor Elizabeth Meriwether, Ars Nova's inaugural Playwright-in-Residence and creator of Fox's New Girl, Stephen Siderow, member of Ars Nova's Board of Directors and Co-founder and President of BlueMountain Capital, and Beau Willimon, founding member of Ars Nova's Play Group and creator of Netflix's House of Cards.
The benefit takes place at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street) on Monday, April 7 at 6:30pm. Proceeds from the evening support Ars Nova?s extensive artistic development initiatives and programming. Individual tickets begin at $500 to tables of ten begin at $5,000. All tickets include cocktails, dinner and live performances.
Tickets are available at
www.arsnovanyc.com or by contacting Development Director Lee Ann Gullie at
lgullie@arsnovanyc.com or
(212) 489-9800 ext. 131.
Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing theater, comedy and music artists in the early stages of their professional careers. Its unique development programs are designed to support outside-the-box thinking and encourage innovative, genre-bending work. By providing a safe environment where risk-taking and collaboration are paramount,
Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work. For more information on
Ars Nova's programs, visit
www.arsnovanyc.com.
Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.
Producing credits include: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by
Dave Malloy, directed by
Rachel Chavkin (recently in an Off-Broadway transfer production at Kazino); Game Play; Eager to Lose, created by
Matthew-Lee Erlbach,
Wes Grantom,
Portia Krieger and Tansy; ANT Fest; Core Values by
Steven Levenson, directed by
Carolyn Cantor; The Netflix Plays; The Urban Dictionary Plays; The Lapsburgh Layover by The Berserker Residents, directed by
Oliver Butler; Be a Good Little Widow by
Bekah Brunstetter, directed by
Stephen Brackett; The Wii Plays; Now Circa Then by
Carly Mensch, directed by
Jason Eagan; Bloodsong of Love by
Joe Iconis, directed by
John Simpkins; Missed Connections NYC; Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed by
John Dixon, Peter McNerney and
Matt Sax, directed by Peter McNerney; Mel & El: Show & Tell by
Melanie Adelman and
Ellie Dvorkin, directed by
Moritz von Stuelpnagel; Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers by Cathleen Carr and
Daiva Deupree, directed by
Andy Donald; Playlist; Jollyship the Whiz-Bang by
Nick Jones and Raja Azar, directed by
Sam Gold; boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, directed by
Alex Timbers; From Up Here by
Liz Flahive, directed by
Leigh Silverman; Dixie's Tupperware Party by
Kris Andersson, directed by
Alex Timbers; At Least It's Pink by
Bridget Everett and
Kenny Mellman, directed by
Michael Patrick King; 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother by
Kate Moira Ryan with
Judy Gold, directed by
Karen Kohlhaas; Holy Cross Sucks! by Rob Nash, directed by
Jeff Calhoun; Freestyle Love Supreme by
Anthony Veneziale and
Lin-Manuel Miranda, directed by
Thomas Kail; and The Wau Wau Sisters, by Tanya Gagné and Adrienne Truscott, directed by
Trip Cullman.