Playwrights Horizons

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Playwrights Horizons (New York). Perhaps no other Off‐Broadway theatre company has been more successful in introducing notable new plays and playwrights than this small but potent organization. Founded in 1971 by Robert Moss as a writer's showcase, the group was the first to feature Christopher Durang, William Finn, James Lapine, and other artists, as well as premiering many works that later transferred to Broadway. Among the long list of productions developed at the company were Kennedy's Children, Gemini, Table Settings, Sister Mary Ignatius. . ., Terra Nova, The Dining Room, Once on This Island, Marvin's Room, Driving Miss Daisy, Sunday in the Park with George, Later Life, Falsettos, The Substance of Fire, Assassins, James Joyce's The Dead, Violet, Floyd Collins, and I Am My Own Wife. Moss was succeeded by André Bishop, Don Scardino, and Tim Sanford. The company performed for many years in a small space on Theatre Row. Its home is currently being renovated into a two‐theatre complex.

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