Abingdon Theatre Company was founded by five theatre artists with one common goal — to develop and produce new plays exclusively by American playwrights. In January 1993, a group of professional theatre artists eager for ongoing collaboration and greater control over their creative lives gathered in a brownstone near New York City's Abingdon Square Park for a series of bi-weekly readings of new plays. After a few months of informal meetings, enthusiasm swelled and the artists pooled their theatrical experience to establish an open-door home where they could collaborate, invite their colleagues to join the process, and develop new plays by American playwrights.
Mainstage Productions
| Year |
Play Title |
Playwright |
Director |
| 1995 |
Evangeline and
God and German Games |
Berrilla Kerr |
Alex Dmitriev |
| 1995 |
Glory Girls |
Jan Buttram |
Cathey Crowell
Sawyer |
| 1996 |
Bringing Mother Down |
Lanie Robertson |
Craig Fols |
| 1996 |
Cedar Creek |
Ed Steele |
Taylor Brooks |
| 1997 |
The Most Important American
Playwright Since
Tennessee Williams |
William Shuman |
Elaine Smith |
| 1997 |
Hail to the Chef |
Michael Dempsey |
Robert Roznowski |
| 1998 |
Dance with Me |
Jean Reynolds |
Alan Wynroth |
| 1998 |
Private Battles |
Jan Buttram |
Stephen Hollis |
| 1999 |
The Appearance of Impropriety |
John Petrick |
Kate Bushmann |
| 1999 |
Cannibal’s Waltz |
Lanie Robertson |
Lanie Robertson |
| 2000 |
Zona, the Ghost of Greenbrier |
Jan Buttram |
James F. Wolk |
| 2001 |
Little Fishes |
Steven Haworth |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2001 |
The Appointment |
Bob Clyman |
Wendy Liscow |
| 2001 |
The Mooncalf |
Elisabeth Karlin |
Sturgis Warner |
| 2002 |
The Parker Family Circus |
Jan Buttram |
Taylor Brooks |
| 2002 |
Teddy Tonight! |
Laurence Luckinbill |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2003 |
Daisy in the Dreamtime |
Lynne Kaufman |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2003 |
Beyond Recognition |
John Petrick |
Kate Bushmann |
| 2004 |
The Pagans |
Ann Noble |
Stephen Hollis |
| 2004 |
God’s Daughter |
Barton Bishop |
Alex Dmitriev |
| 2005 |
Texas Homos |
Jan Buttram |
Melvin Bernhardt |
| 2005 |
War in Paramus |
Barbara Dana |
Austin Pendleton |
| 2006 |
December Fools |
Sherman Yellen |
Donald Brenner |
| 2006 |
Elvis and Juliet |
Mary Willard |
Yvonne Conybeare |
| 2006 |
My Deah |
John Epperson |
Mark Waldrop |
| 2007 |
The Frugal Repast |
Ron Hirsen |
Joe Grifasi |
| 2007 |
The President and
Her Mistress |
Jan Buttram |
Rob Urbinati |
| 2007 |
The Goldman Project |
Staci Swedeen |
Joe Brancato |
| 2008 |
Rum & Coke |
Carmen Paláez |
Carl Andress |
| 2008 |
Beachwood Drive |
Steven Leigh Morris |
Alan Mandell |
| 2009 |
Greek Holiday |
Mayo Simon |
Stephen Hollis |
Studio Productions
| 1998 |
The Appearance
of Impropriety |
John Petrick |
Kate Bushmann |
| 1998 |
Cannibal’s Waltz |
Lanie Robertson |
Rasa Allan Kazlas |
| 1999 |
The Appointment |
Bob Clyman |
Wendy Liscow |
| 1999 |
Zona, The Ghost
of Greenbrier |
Jan Buttram |
Jan Buttram |
| 1999 |
Fiction Only, Please |
Peter Herrick |
Mark Finley |
| 2000 |
Little Fishes |
Steven Haworth |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2000 |
Celebrity Fish |
Dante Dincecco |
C.C. Banks |
| 2000 |
Good People |
Jean Reynolds |
Alan Wynroth |
| 2001 |
The Parker Family
Circus |
Jan Buttram |
Taylor Brooks |
| 2001 |
Beautiful Clear-Eyed Woman |
Diana Amsterdam |
Kim T. Sharp |
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| 2001 |
Beyond Recognition |
John Petrick |
Kate Bushmann |
| 2002 |
Slight Alterations |
Ron E. Edens |
Tom Rowan |
| 2002 |
Sucker Fish Messiah |
Ryan Michael Teller |
Taylor Brooks |
| 2002 |
Uncle Dan |
Joe Byers |
William Lipscomb |
| 2003 |
God’s Daughter |
Barton Bishop |
Alex Dmitriev |
| 2003 |
Bruno Hauptmann Kissed
My Forehead |
John Yearley |
James F. Wolk |
| 2003 |
The Maginot Line |
Margaret Hunt |
Kent Paul |
| 2004 |
Texas Homos |
Jan Buttram |
Melvin Bernhardt |
| 2004 |
Graduation Day |
Barton Bishop |
Alex Dmitriev |
| 2004 |
Leap |
John Yearley |
William Lipscomb |
| 2004 |
Hemingway |
Laurence Luckinbill |
Benjamin Luckinbill |
| 2005 |
Swimming with Sturgeon |
Ezra Goldstein |
Sturgis Warner |
| 2005 |
In the Arms of Baby Jesus |
Michèle Raper
Rittenhouse |
Carole Mansley |
| 2005 |
Daniella Uses Dirty Words |
Matthew Moses |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2006 |
My Deah |
John Epperson |
Mark Waldrop |
| 2006 |
Foggy Bottom |
James Armstrong |
Rob Urbinati |
| 2007 |
Dreams of Friendly Aliens |
Daniel Damiano |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2007 |
The Greenhouse Effect * |
Michael Deep |
Kate Bushmann |
| 2007 |
Cry Havoc |
Tom Coash |
Kim T. Sharp |
| 2008 |
Another Vermeer* |
Bruce J. Robinson |
Kelly Morgan |
| 2008 |
The English Channel |
Robert Brustein |
Daniela Varon |
| 2009 |
Freudian Slips |
Marvin Lifschitz |
Tom Bloom |
| 2009 |
Love Drunk |
Romulus Linney |
Kelly Morgan |
*Received the AB*IE Award for outstanding play.