MAY MATCH

Join us before the end of our season in supporting brave new work with Abingdon Theatre Company!

Your involvement this May has a direct impact on what we can accomplish in our upcoming season. Your contribution goes towards emerging and established artists across programming including our one night only events, short play festival, around the table development, mainstage productions, short films, and so much more. 

Thanks to a generous donor, all contributions made throughout May up to $15,000 will be MATCHED! We need your help to get us to our goal and uplift our community of courageous artists.

No matter the amount, your donation will go a long way in supporting the brave new work of countless artists.

SPONSOR A MEMORY

Throughout the month of May, we will be taking a look back through our 32nd season and beyond with our “From the Vault” series; each week spotlighting previous productions, concerts, one night only events, films, and more. Follow along via our eblasts by signing up here and adding us to your contacts list!

Will you sponsor a memory? Help us make more memories in our upcoming 33rd season by donating $1,000 to our May Match campaign. Your name will be added to a “From the Vault” eblast—plus your donation will be doubled!

Be the reason an artist’s dream comes true!

Abingdon Theatre Company harbors emerging artists, giving them a platform to develop their work and grow. We have seen artists like Sunset Boulevard’s Pierre Marais flourish in our Abingdon Virtual program, writing and directing award-winning short films; Dave Droxler’s Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness toured regionally following Abingdon’s Off-Broadway premiere production; 29th season Artist-in-Residence Ilda Mason can be seen on Broadway now in Buena Vista Social Club; Playwright Cris Eli Blak, alumni of the Artist-in-Residence Program, Festival of Short Plays, and the Around the Table Reading series is now a staff writer on Starz’s Raising Kanan; and so many more artist journeys and voices that Abingdon has uplifted over the past 32 years. Join us in supporting the next generation of brave artists.

All contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Questions and sponsorship inquiries can be sent to kbell@abingdontheatre.org

Hear from ATC’s Community of Artists On supporting Brave new work

Special thanks to Christine Toy Johnson, Cris Eli Blak, Matt Webster, Max Mondi, Jacqueline Sydney, Dave Droxler, Reynaldo Piniella, and Almeria Campbell.

  • Artists need every opportunity to have their work cared for in a nurturing environment and Abingdon excels in its commitment to new artists and their craft. Abingdon is not afraid to go off the beaten path and look for the next great creators of our time.

    Jim Kierstead, Board Chair

  • Abingdon Theatre Company provides a space for fresh, important and diverse stories to be born and given the time and support to grow, affording artists like me the ability to see the work live off of the page.

    Cris Eli Blak, 30th Season Artist-in-Residence

  • Fresh voices deserve a chance to share their work.

    Kennedy Caughell, Actress

  • They have given me a platform by developing my work, and it has opened more doors than I can count.

    Pierre Marais, 30th Season Artist-in-Residence

  • Now more than ever, we need these new voices. These artists must respond to the world we now inhabit.

    Judy Kaye, Two-Time Tony Award Winner

  • Abingdon Theatre Company consistently seeks to discover and nurture new, vital artists who expand and deepen our exploration of theater.

    Dawn Chiang, Lighting Designer

  • emerging artists need the support that Abingdon Theatre Company provides.

    Reynaldo Piniella, 30th Season Artist-in-Residence

  • they’ve proven their mission statement true by producing a successful run of my play that’s not only given it a continued life but also opened doors for me as an artist.

    Dave Droxler, Writer/Actor of Robin & Me

  • Developing new works encourages the inclusion of diverse voices and stories that might not be present in traditional works from the past. This allows for new or often underrepresented identities and perspectives to have a place at our communal table.

    Lisa Renkel, Projections Designer

  • Abingdon creates community for all of us to bring our voices together in new ways, so we might together cultivate pathways for new stories to emerge and be held up as essential parts of our theatrical landscape.

    Chari Arespacochaga, Director

  • I believe in the amount of undiscovered talent that is out there and just waiting for that one opportunity. I've always admired how the incredible ATC team brings the most inspiring and amazing new talent to the spotlight. I'll forever be grateful for it.

    Ilda Mason, 29th Season Artist-in-Residence

OUr PROGRAMS

The One Night Only Series

A lot can happen in one night! That’s the motto of Abingdon’s One Night Only Series, which strives to create a once in a lifetime theatrical experience. Each event is a chance for us to orchestrate the magic that happens when artists come together to create. Voices young and old, unique and never repeated, a chance to revisit classics and hear a new voice for the first time.

Brave new voices

Brave New Voices features work from the most exciting up and coming artists in the country, unearthing deserving young talent and providing them valuable industry exposure. The musical equivalent of the One Night Only Series, Brave New Voices will showcase the rising stars of our New York musical theatre community.

around the table reading series

The Around the Table Reading Series is a critical program in serving Abingdon Theatre Company’s mission to create exciting, thought-provoking new work by New York-based playwrights. Staged readings are presented free to the public and focus on challenging and thought-provoking subject matter, giving the playwright a chance to hear their words aloud for the first time.

Mainstage productions

Abingdon Theatre Company’s Mainstage Productions are a crucial part of our mission to develop and share high-quality, original work by emerging and established artists that is both thought-provoking and affordable. Recently, the Off-Broadway production of Robin & Me: My Little Spark of Madness received 5 Broadway World Awards including Best New Play.

Abingdon Virtual

Abingdon Virtual is led by Executive Producer, Chad Austin, created in 2020 at a time when live theatre was not possible. Abingdon Virtual’s projects include It Cries Too Loudly, As Apple Pie, and most recently Apart.

Festival of Short Plays

Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays is set to provide a platform for underrepresented voices across the country to submit their new works for development and outreach in the New York theatre community. In partnership with AMT Theater, the festival will took place February 15-16, 2025, and we will produce the sixth annual festival in our 33rd season.