Working Theater exists to bridge the access gap to theater. We bring stories for, about, and with working people to the professional stage in NYC. Working with our community, we aim to remove barriers such as relevance and affordability so that working people can experience and engage with theater in their everyday lives.
Founded in 1985 Working Theater is the only not-for-profit off-Broadway theater company dedicated exclusively to creating and producing new American plays for, about, and with...
Working Theater exists to bridge the access gap to theater. We bring stories for, about, and with working people to the professional stage in NYC. Working with our community, we aim to remove barriers such as relevance and affordability so that working people can experience and engage with theater in their everyday lives.
Founded in 1985 Working Theater is the only not-for-profit off-Broadway theater company dedicated exclusively to creating and producing new American plays for, about, and with working people. This particular population is comprised of those working in the industrial, service, and transportation industries—a community that makes up the majority of the overall metropolitan workforce. They are the executive assistants, postal workers, domestic workers, building service workers, restaurant workers, and transport workers who make New York run. We believe great theater should not be a privilege or a luxury and aim to make our productions relevant, accessible, and affordable to all individuals regardless of geography or socioeconomic status. We want working people who may be unable to afford commercial theater or feel that it does not resonate with them, to make play-going a regular part of their cultural lives. Through ticket subsidies, an active commissioning program, a successful grassroots audience development program, and a pioneering arts-in-education program, our audience reflects the full diversity of New York. In recent years, the Company has expanded its reach by touring its professional productions into the NYC neighborhoods working people call home, through its ambitious Five Boroughs/One City.