Theatre For A New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience has been a leading voice in New York City theater since 1979. Founded by Jeffrey Horowitz (who still serves as its Artistic Director), TFANA (pronounced in the theater biz as ta-fah-na) primarily performs Shakespeare and other classic plays, but also invests in contemporary playwrights and new works.
TFANA has been a nomadic company for most of its existence, taking up temporary residence at theaters all over the city and the country, while establishing itself as one of the most formidable classical companies in the world. TFANA has won every conceivable theater award – Obies, Drama Desks, Lortels, and a Tony nomination – and they were the first American theater company to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the Bard’s hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.
In 2013, TFANA opened its first permanent home, the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in the Downtown Cultural District of Brooklyn. It boasts a 299-seat theater and a studio space and promises an exciting future for TFANA in Brooklyn. Their inaugural production at the Polonsky Center was Julie Taymor’s take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
LOCATION
Theatre for A New Audience at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Place
Brooklyn
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CURRENT SEASON
King Lear
The Killer
SUBSCRIPTION/MEMBERSHIP
Theatre for a New Audience offers season ticket packages ranging from $147 to $294. Information on these packages can be found at TFANA’s Ticket Plans website.
THEATER DETAILS
Theatre for a New Audience operates the Polonsky Shakespeare enter at 262 Ashland Place in Brooklyn.
Mainstage theater (299 seats)
Studio (50 seats)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE & PHONE NUMBER
Administrative Offices: 212-299-2819
PRODUCTION HISTORY
(partial list)
Much Ado About Nothing
Kafka’s Monkey
Fragments
Cymbeline
Taming of the Shrew
Notes from the Underground
The Merchant of Venice
The Green Bird