Signature Stories Vol 7 | Page 2

SignatureStories
PUBLISHER
Signature Theatre
James Houghton,
Founding Artistic Director
Erika Mallin,
Executive Director
EDITORS
David Hatkoff
Beth Whitaker
EDITORIAL TEAM
Jenna Clark Embrey

SignatureTheatre
SIGNATURE THEATRE and THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER
Signature Theatre exists to honor and celebrate the playwright. Founded in 1991 by James Houghton,
Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, and during this journey,
the writer is engaged in every aspect of the creative process. By championing in-depth
explorations of a playwright’s body of work, Signature delivers an intimate and immersive journey
into the playwright’s singular vision. Signature serves its mission through its permanent home at
The Pershing Square Signature Center, a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by

Christie Evangelisto

Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature’s three distinct playwrights’ residencies and foster a cultural

Cathy Popowytsch

community. At the Center, opened in January 2012, Signature continues its founding Playwright-inResidence model as Residency One, a first-of-its-kind, intensive exploration of a single writer’s body

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Sarah Dell’Orto

of work. Residency Five, the only program of its kind, was launched at the Center to support multiple

Whitney Eggers

playwrights as they build bodies of work by guaranteeing each writer three productions over a

Jenna Clark Embrey

five-year period. The Legacy Program, launched during Signature’s 10th Anniversary Season, invites

Christie Evangelisto

writers from both residencies back for productions of premiere or earlier plays.

Sheree Grate
Brandon O’Sullivan
Cathy Popowytsch
DESIGN
Danielle Speicher
Ninth Circle Productions, LLC

The Pershing Square Signature Center is a major contribution to New York City’s cultural landscape
and provides a venue for cultural organizations that supports and encourages collaboration
among artists throughout the space. In addition to its three intimate theatres, the Center
features a studio theatre, rehearsal studio, and a public café, bar and bookstore. Through the
Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, Signature has also made an unprecedented
commitment to making its productions accessible by underwriting the cost of initial run

PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Annie Baker

tickets, currently priced at $25, through 2031.

Martha Clarke
Will Eno
Horton Foote
Katori Hall
David Henry Hwang

Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access made possible by Lead Partner The Pershing Square Foundation.
Additional support provided by the Ford Foundation and Margot Adams.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Official Airline of Signature Theatre.

Kenneth Lonergan
Regina Taylor
August Wilson
WEBSITE
signaturetheatre.org

Support for the Legacy Program is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Special thanks to the Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting Signature Theatre Company.
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MAILING ADDRESS
Signature Theatre at
The Pershing Square Signature Center
480 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

stop. reset. is supported, in part, by an award
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Signature programming, including the Signature Ticket Initiative, is supported, in part, by public funds
from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the New York City Council.
Signature programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the
support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

PHOTO CREDITS
COVER Amari Cheatom in Charles Fuller’s Zooman and the Sign, 2009, photo by Gregory Costanzo.
CONTENTS Ismael Cruz Córdova, 2013, photo by Gregory Costanzo. August Wilson, 1987, photo by Joan Marcus. Martha Clarke, 2013, photo by Gregory Costanzo.
Director of Marketing David Hatkoff welcomes the audience to an event for stop. reset., 2013, photo by Jacob Marx Rice.
A WAY WITH WORDS (Page 5) Photo by David Cooper. (Page 6, top to bottom) Photo by Tristan Nash, photo by Joan Marcus. (Page 7-8, left to right)
Photo by Steve and Anita Shevett, photo by Steve and Anita Shevett, photo by Carol Rosegg, photo courtesy of Constanza Romero. (Page 9-10, left to right)
Photo by Joan Marcus, photo courtesy of Constanza Romero, photo by Carol Rosegg, photo courtesy of Todd Kreidler.
BEYOND THE STAGE (Top to bottom) Photo by Jacob Marx Rice, photo by Tristan Nash.
SIGNATURE PREVIEW Photo by Gregory Costanzo, photo by Gregory Costanzo, photo courtesy of Cole Horibe.
GO IN AND JUST GO FREE (Page 15-16, left to right) Photo by Gregory Costanzo, photo courtesy of Martha Clarke. (Page 17-18, left to right) Photo by Gregory Costanzo,
photo by Rob Strong, photo by Gregory Costanzo. (Page 19-20, left to right) Photo by Sara Krulwich, photo by Gregory Costanzo.
ASK THE SIGNATURE STAFF Photos by Tristan Nash.
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