Introducing the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre

September 23rd 2011

In honor of Signature's late Founding Playwright-in-Residence, Signature is thrilled to announce the naming of The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre.  Read the Press Release below to learn more about this much celebrated commemoration.

Read the Press Release Announcing Signature's Residency Five Playwrights

September 19th 2011
SIGNATURE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL RESIDENCY FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS: ANNIE BAKER, WILL ENO, KATORI HALL, KENNETH LONERGAN AND REGINA TAYLOR.
FIRST OF ITS KIND  PROGRAM GUARANTEES EACH PLAYWRIGHT THREE FULL PRODUCTIONS OVER A FIVE YEAR RESIDENCY

Introducing The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre

September 9th 2011
A model of the Griffin, courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP

Signature Theatre Company is proud to announce the naming of The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre, which is made possible through the generosity of John and Amy Griffin. 

To read more about the Griffin family and their visionary gift, please read the featured article in The Wall Street Journal by following the link below: 

Inside Signature Center: Erika Mallin and Greg Gushee

August 26th 2011

Inside Signature Center: Erika Malin and Greg Gushee from Signature Theatre Company on Vimeo.

Read Press Release Announcing Signature Center's First Residency One Playwright

June 9th 2011
Signature Theatre Company to launch new permanent home, Signature Center, with Athol Fugard as Inaugural Residency One Playwright

Playwrights for Signature's expanded Legacy Program and newly established Residency Five to be announced at a later date.

Signature Center opens February, 2012

Inside Signature Center: What's Inside?

April 18th 2011
Click below to view Episode One

Take a visual tour through Signature Center with Frank Gehry's models, from our entrance on 42nd street, to our expansive lobby and our three dynamic performance spaces. The first in a new video series which explores the construction of and vision for Signature's future home.

 

See Where Everyone Is Going - MiMA

March 22nd 2011
Rendering of Signature Center's 42nd Street entrance, courtesy of Gehry Partners, LLP

MiMA is Related Companies' newest high-rise mixed-use development, which will be home to Signature Center.  The 63-story glass tower spans an entire city block on 42nd Street.  MiMA is home to rentals and condos with a whole host of amenities, including an outdoor terrace, a health club, a pet spa, an outdoor cinema, and more.  In addition, YOTEL, the innovative European pod hotel, is making their US debut with 669 luxury cabins.  And of course, Signature Center.  

See the Center Come to Life: The End Stage

January 26th 2011
June, 2010 in the summer the stage pit turned into a small lake when it rained
The End Stage is designed to enhance the dramatic experience of the work on stage. Grand in scale and design, the theatre has 299 seats while retaining the same intimate and immersive experience of our current 160 seat home, the Peter Norton Space. A straight rake of seating rises from the stage edge and is contained within plywood walls that give the space a subtle architectural expression.

See the Center Come to Life: The Jewel Box Theatre

December 1st 2010
The Jewel Box from the stage

Grand opera house design and Off-Broadway intimacy elegantly combine in the 199-seat Jewel Box Theatre, a one of a kind performance venue.  Upon walking into the theatre, patrons will gaze up at the hand-crafted plywood panels that frame the proscenium, wrap around the balcony front, and create a ceiling under the lighting bridges above the audience.  Each wood panel will be stained a deep chocolate brown that will fade to black as the lights come down on the audience.  Even before the lig

Signature Center - at a Glance

November 19th 2010
Side by side comparison of the construction site in November 2010 and Gehry's model of the canopy above the 42nd Street entrance Photo: David Bruin and Gehry Partners, LLP

Site and location are ideal

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