The Bushwick Starr is a non-profit theater in the Brooklyn neighborhood of the same name that was founded in 2007 by Sue Kessler and Noel Allain who serve as the creative and artistic director, respectively.
They were located on Starr Street until 2020 when their space was sold and they announced the purchase of and relocation to a former dairy plant at 419 Eldert Street.
The Starr is known for its artists, including
Jeremy O. Harris
Jeremy O. Harris (born ) is an American playwright, actor, and philanthropist, known for his plays ''"Daddy"'' and ''Slave Play''. The latter received 12 nominations at the 74th Tony Awards, breaking the record previously set by the 2018 revival ...
,
Daniel Fish
Daniel Fish is an American theater director based in New York City.
Early career
Daniel Fish graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in performance studies. From 1989 to 1993 he worked as the assistant director to Michael Kahn at the Sha ...
,
Dave Malloy, and
Heather Christian.
They first programmed a full season in 2009 and were firmly a part of the
Off Off Broadway
Off-off-Broadway theaters are smaller New York City theaters than Broadway and off-Broadway theaters, and usually have fewer than 100 seats. The off-off-Broadway movement began in 1958 as part of a response to perceived commercialism of the prof ...
community by 2011.
References
Theatres in Brooklyn
Theatre companies in New York City
Bushwick, Brooklyn
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