Atlantic Theater Company Tickets
Atlantic Theater Company is the award-winning Off-Broadway theater that produces great plays simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble. Founded in 1985 by David Mamet and William H. Macy, Atlantic believes that the story of a play and the intent of its playwright are at the core of the creative process. The plays in the Atlantic repertory, from both new and established playwrights, are boldly interpreted by today's finest theater artists and resonate with contemporary audiences.
Since its inception twenty years ago, Atlantic has produced more than one hundred plays, including last season's World Premiere of David Mamet's Romance, and this season's New York Premiere of new writer Rolin Jones' The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore, his previous Tony Award-winning production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Woody Allen's A Second Hand Memory and Writer’s Block, the revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo, Dangerous Corner by J.B. Priestley, The Cider House Rules, adapted by Peter Parnell, The Hothouse, and this season's critically acclaimed Celebration and The Room by Harold Pinter, Mojo by Jez Butterworth, the New York premieres of Howard Korder's Boys’ Life at Lincoln Center Theater, and Tina Howe's adaptation of Ionesco's The Bald Soprano and The Lesson. During its history, Atlantic has garnered four Tony Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, seven Obie Awards, and an Outer Critics Circle Award.
Producing great plays is only half of Atlantic's mission. The ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY ACTING SCHOOL, founded in 1983, operates as both a private conservatory and an undergraduate program in conjunction with New York University. The school focuses on the Practical Aesthetics acting technique, which grew out of a series of NYU summer workshops in Vermont with playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy.
The ATLANTIC ACTING SCHOOL fosters new generations of theater artists and audiences by creating a student ensemble that allows emerging actors to hone their craft in a safe yet challenging environment. This year the school reached an enrollment of 440 students representing a large cross-section of social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Distinguished guest lecturers include Sam Shepard, Margo Jefferson, Gore Vidal, Mary Steenburgen, Nicky Silver, Ted Danson and program graduates Kristen Johnston, Camryn Manheim and Eddie Cahill. Atlantic is committed to preparing its students for all aspects of a performing arts career.
Atlantic Theater Company is an acting school and working company based on the theory of Practical Aesthetics developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy. The Atlantic Theater Company has its own two-year conservatory program, and is also part of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
It promotes an acting technique based on straightforwardness and plain talk, which has been much promoted by David Mamet and his circle of actors.
Prominent actors trained in the Atlantic Theater Company include Felicity Huffman, Jessica Alba, Heather Burns, Rose Byrne, Eddie Cahill, Peter Facinelli, Matthew Fox, Bryan Greenberg, Clark Gregg, Kristen Johnston, Joey Kern, Camryn Manheim, Matt McGrath, Jesse Merz, Jason Ritter, Skeet Ulrich, and many more.
The Atlantic Theater Company also runs the off-Broadway Atlantic Theater.
Some theater companies/performing groups to come out of the Atlantic Acting School include: The Mobius Group, Bar Hoppers, Thirsty Turtle, Harvard Sailing Team, The Group B Project The Fifteenth Minute,The Ateh Theater Company, The Production Company, Hair of the Dog, Riot, and The Management.
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