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"Second Stage is first-rate theatre and deserves twice (or even three times!) the audience it can currently seat. Second to none in the city, this theatre also deserves an address in the center of the theatre district. As a long-time supporter, I Second the Motion to Midtown!"
- Actress Meryl Streep
"I can't think of any better way to clean up Times Square than by moving Second Stage Theatre, one of the most vibrant theatre companies in New York, into the heart of it."
"Tiny Alice has now returned in a crackling Off-Broadway production at Second Stage, directed by Mark Lamos and starring Richard Thomas and Laila Robins, that brings out the work's wit and self-mocking melodrama. This time, people are applauding. They should be. Second Stage, by the way, wins the prize as the season's most indispensible theater, offering New Yorkers their first look at Saturday Night, which featured a score by a fledgling composer named Stephen Sondheim, and August Wilson's Jitney. The latter, a reworking of one of Mr. Wilson's first dramas, turned out to be not only the best rewrite of the season. It also, under Marion McClinton's direction, became the showcase for the strongest, most organic ensemble work in New York."
"I think [Second Stage Theatre] does the most innovative and exciting work in town, and I think Carole Rothman is an inspired director. Seeing her work was a major determinant in my wanting to go [with my new play] to Second Stage Theatre."
"Second Stage Theatre is devoted to giving worthwhile plays a second chance after they have received premiere performances elsewhere. It is important to the theatre for such plays to be given continuity and respect. In assuming this mission, Second Stage Theatre is serving not only theatre and playwrights but also its audience."
"Ideally, a playwright should be able to see his work with several casts and directors so that the play may be refined and re-worked to get the most out of the material. The opportunity to re-write is a rare treat, and until Carole Rothman and Robyn Goodman founded The Second Stage there was no theatre dedicated solely to affording the playwright the chance to hone his skills. These two talented, enterprising women have opened an important door - not only for playwrights, but for directors and actors as well... One of the most impressive things about Ms.' Rothman's and Goodman's project is their organization and professionalism. They are respected; this is reflected in The Second Stage roster of sponsors and advisors, and in the casts and crews of the plays they produce."
"The Second Stage should contribute greatly to the idea that plays become a part of a continuing repertoire, that they change from production to production, that they need not be wholly subject to critical whim or a single production's details. It also provides - in a season of particular spareness - a chance for good actors to do good roles."
"I have found a wonderful new home Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre, where support for the artists who perform there is unmatched." |
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