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Naked Angels is an
Naked Angels is an American
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theater company founded in 1986 and based in New York City. It was named after John Tytell
John Tytell (born 1939) is an American writer and academic. He is professor emeritus of modern American literature at Queens College, City University of New York.Next Fall'', and featured many
"Tuesdays@9"
cold reading series, where new playwrights, novelists, short-story writers, and actors get together to review work that is still being written. In 2005, the company partnered with Fox Broadcasting Company to produce Naked TV, an annual showcase of short plays by emerging playwrights. Based on these stagings, Fox executives chose to turn some of the one-act plays into pilot scripts for the primetime network. Known for "glamorous parties" and "provocative productions", after the first decade the group seemed to have lost the focus on theater. In 1995 the venue on 17th Street (often called "The Place") was closed. By that time many of the early members had gone on to fame in
The New York Times, May 14, 2006 People identified as co-founders include: ''playwright'': * Nicole Burdette ''Actors and directors'': * Jon Robin Baitz * Ned Eisenberg *director
A Downtown Firmament
April 19, 1993, Newsweek, By Marc Peyser
Naked Angels Theater Company official websitemore on Naked Angels Tuesdays @ 9Naked Angels records, 1987-2013
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Arts organizations established in 1986 1986 establishments in New York City Theatre Ensemble in New York City
Hollywood
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stars.
Naked Angels originated in a former picture-frame factory on West 17th Street in Manhattan. It "soon became the 'it' place for a generation of about-to-be famous young actors and playwrights."
One of the company's longtime efforts is "The Issues Project", featuring plays or groups of plays focusing on socially relevant issues, often in collaboration with organizations like Amnesty International
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, The Center for American Progress, Project A.L.S. and The Culture Project. Also known are the group's long-runnin"Tuesdays@9"
cold reading series, where new playwrights, novelists, short-story writers, and actors get together to review work that is still being written. In 2005, the company partnered with Fox Broadcasting Company to produce Naked TV, an annual showcase of short plays by emerging playwrights. Based on these stagings, Fox executives chose to turn some of the one-act plays into pilot scripts for the primetime network. Known for "glamorous parties" and "provocative productions", after the first decade the group seemed to have lost the focus on theater. In 1995 the venue on 17th Street (often called "The Place") was closed. By that time many of the early members had gone on to fame in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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or on Broadway.
Participants
The theater company has a long list of co-founders and participants in its many productions over the years.For Naked Angels, the Party's Over. Time to Get Serious Again.The New York Times, May 14, 2006 People identified as co-founders include: ''playwright'': * Nicole Burdette ''Actors and directors'': * Jon Robin Baitz * Ned Eisenberg *director
Jenifer Estess
Jenifer Estess (February 17, 1963 – December 16, 2003) was a Moline, Illinois-born theatre producer. She began her career as an actor after graduating from New York University with a B.A. in drama.
Estess was a co-founder of Naked Angels theatr ...
(Producing Director until 1993)
*director Pippin Parker (former Artistic Director)
*actor and singer Toby Parker
*actress Gina Gershon
*actor Rob Morrow
*actress Mary Stuart Masterson
*actress Helen Slater
*actor and producer Fisher Stevens
*actress Marisa Tomei
*actress Nancy Travis
*actor Gareth Williams
*actor Jeff Williams
*actor Bruce MacVittie
People associated with the company:
*actor Matthew Broderick and his wife actress Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 1 ...
began dating at Naked Angels where Sarah's brothers Toby and Pippin were co-founders
*actor Chris Stack
Christopher Stack (born June 13 in Chicago, Illinois), is an actor who took over the role of Michael McBain, replacing Nathaniel Marston, on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from December 3, 2007, to June 17, 2009. Stack temporarily retur ...
*playwright Frank Pugliese
Frank Pugliese is an American TV writer and artistic director. He won a WGA Award for the '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' episode "Night of the Dead Living." He is also a playwright. In 2017 Pugliese became the co-showrunner of House of Cards.
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*playwright Kenneth Lonergan
*actor Joe Mantello
References
{{reflistA Downtown Firmament
April 19, 1993, Newsweek, By Marc Peyser
External links
Naked Angels Theater Company official website
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Arts organizations established in 1986 1986 establishments in New York City Theatre Ensemble in New York City