Off-Broadway Chapter

History

Off-Broadway Chapter of the Broadway Green Alliance

In New York, the BGA began working in 2013 with the Off-Broadway League to set up an Off-Broadway Green Committee to explore greening in their community. The Off-Broadway Green Committee now includes Off-Off-Broadway and Independent Theatres as well.

Off-Broadway has always been known for new and unusual works of theatre performed in smaller theatres (100-499 seats). While these theatres and theatre companies have some different challenges from Broadway, many of the same green initiatives are thriving Off-Broadway.

The committee’s first initiative was the launch of an Off-Broadway Green Captain program. This ongoing activity quickly included more than 45 Off-Broadway Green Captains. For more information on the Off-Broadway Green Captains, check out our Green Captain page! 

Off-Broadway members also participate in BGA textile and electronic-waste drives, which are held four times a year in Times Square, in addition to other BGA events.

The committee includes James Bedell; Nancy Hurvitz; Helen Bennett; Chantal Bilodeau; Terry Byrne; Nelly Calhoun; James Cleveland; Chris Connolly; Charlie Deull; George Forbes; Rosalind Grush; Lory Henning; Jerry Homan; Hannah McCue; Evan O’Brient; Mariana Ortiz; Josh Parkin-Ring; Jeremy Pickard; Kendra Ramthun; Susan Sampliner; Jeffrey Shubart; and Donyale Werle.

NEW YORK CITY THEATRE GREENING GRANTS

In 2015, the BGA created a greening grants program and awarded over $7,500 to Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Independent Theatres.

The BGA has committed $7,500 to the New York City Theatre Greening Grants each year which will fund grants of up to $750 each for projects that will increase energy efficiency, conserve resources, or showcase a commitment to green practices in the Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Independent Theatre communities.

Past recipients include:

  • Access Theater

  • Ars Nova; Classic Stage Company

  • A.R.T./New York

  • Atlantic Theater Company

  • Cherry Lane Theatre

  • Daryl Roth Theatre

  • Downtown Urban Arts Festival

  • General Mischief Dance Theatre

  • Lucille Lortel Foundation

  • Mabou Mines

  • Mint Theater Company

  • Movement Theatre Company

  • Page 73 Productions

  • Pearl Theatre Company

  • Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

  • Repertorio Español

  • Superhero Clubhouse

  • The Actors Company Theatre

  • Theater for the New City

  • The New Group

  • The Playwrights Realm

  • The Tank; Vineyard Theatre

  • Westside Theatre

  • Wild Project

  • The Women’s Project

For more information about this program, please email green@broadway.org.