The Bushwick Starr Breaks Ground On Their New Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2023
On Friday, June 2nd, 2023 The Bushwick Starr held its Groundbreaking ceremony to mark the major moment of the start of construction on its permanent new home in Bushwick. Friends and supporters came out to celebrate, including city and state representatives and community leaders who delivered heartfelt speeches. Here are some highlights:
Photos: First Look at The Public Theater and Bushwick Starr's DARK DISABLED STORIES in Rehearsal
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 15, 2023
The Public Theater Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director and Patrick Willingham, Executive Director) and The Bushwick Starr (Noel Allain, Co-Founder and Artistic Director and Sue Kessler, Co-Founder and Creative Director) have released rehearsal photos for the upcoming World Premiere of DARK DISABLED STORIES written by Public Theater Creative Rebuilds New York Resident Artist Ryan J. Haddad and directed by Jordan Fein. Check out the photos here!
Tickets Are Now on Sale For QUINCE at the Bushwick Starr
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022
The Bushwick Starr partners with One Whale's Tale to present QUINCE, written and co-created by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and directed and co-created by Ellpetha Tsivicos. Originally presented as an abridged workshop at the People's Garden in 2020, QUINCE is the story of a 15 year-old Chicana confronting her queer identity, family and religion on the eve of her quinceañera.
Bushwick Starr and One Whale's Tale Present QUINCE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 27, 2022
The Bushwick Starr will partner with One Whale's Tale to present QUINCE, written and co-created by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and directed and co-created by Ellpetha Tsivicos.
Tickets Now on Sale for ANIMAL WISDOM Original Film Adaptation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2021
American Conservatory Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company announced today that tickets are now on sale for the original film of The Bushwick Starr’s (Noel Allain, Co-Founder/Artistic Director; Sue Kessler, Co-Founder/Creative Director) critically-acclaimed production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian.
Original Film Adaptation of Heather Christian's ANIMAL WISDOM to be Produced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2021
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater announced today an original film of The Bushwick Starr’s production of Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Animal Wisdom is currently being filmed at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C., in March of 2021, with a streaming release slated for Spring 2021.
OFF BROADWAY IN THE BOROS: POP-UPS Performance Series Makes its Broadcast Television Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2021
The popular “Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups” performances will make their broadcast television debut on NYC Life, the lifestyle channel of the City of New York’s broadcast network NYC Media, on Friday, January 15. The series of five performances, 20 minutes each in length, will be available to New Yorkers via the network’s NYC Life channel.
VIDEO: OFF BROADWAY IN THE BOROS: POP-UPS Now Available to View
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2020
A series of five, innovative and entertaining 'Off Broadway in the Boros: Pop-Ups' performances, 20 minutes each in length, can now be enjoyed online. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and small theatre groups collaborated on these outdoor pop-up performances, which took place in public plazas in each of the five boroughs.