THE NEW GROUP INC

DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE NEW GROUP (TNG) CELEBRATED ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY BY ADVANCING ITS MISSION TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE ADVENTUROUS, ARTIST-DRIVEN THEATER. PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON THREE CORE PILLARS: WORLD-CLASS PRODUCTIONS, NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPREHENSIVE THEATER EDUCATION. IN TOTAL, TNG PRODUCED THREE MAINSTAGE PLAYS AND ONE MUSICAL, SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF 18 NEW WORKS, AND SERVED OVER 340 STUDENTS THROUGH DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS & CO-PRODUCTIONSTNG'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON REACHED A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 30,463 THROUGH FOUR DISTINCT THEATRICAL WORKS AT THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER AND THE VINEYARD THEATER: BABE: THE OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE OF JESSICA GOLDBERG'S PLAY, DIRECTED BY SCOTT ELLIOTT AND STARRING MARISA TOMEI. (10/29 - 12/22/2024; ATTENDANCE: 8,002). CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS: A MAJOR REVIVAL OF SAM SHEPARD'S OBIE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC, DIRECTED BY SCOTT ELLIOTT AND FEATURING AN ENSEMBLE CAST INCLUDING CHRISTIAN SLATER AND CALISTA FLOCKHART. DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, THE RUN INCLUDED A ONE-WEEK EXTENSION. (2/23 - 4/6/2025; ATTENDANCE: 10,862). THE LAST BIMBO OF THE APOCALYPSE: THE WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL BY MICHAEL BRESLIN AND PATRICK FOLEY. (4/22 - 6/1/2025; ATTENDANCE: 6,124). BOWL EP: A CO-PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE VINEYARD THEATER AND NATIONAL BLACK THEATER. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY NAZARETH HASSAN. (5/4 - 6/22/2025; ATTENDANCE: 5,475).NEW GROUP/NEW WORKS DEVELOPMENTTNG SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF 18 NEW PLAYS AND MUSICALS. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: TOW FOUNDATION PLAYWRIGHT-IN-RESIDENCE: SUPPORTED THREE WORKS BY PRESTON CROWDER (GOD, DAMN IT!, LESSONS FROM HIM, AND BOCKING). FREE FEST: A PUBLIC READING FESTIVAL AT THEATER ROW (JUNE 25-29, 2025) FEATURING FOUR BOUNDARY-DEFYING WORKS SELECTED THROUGH A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED CURATORIAL PROCESS. THE CLIMATE PLAYS: A SPECIALIZED READING FESTIVAL AT RIPLEY-GRIER (JULY 15-17, 2025) EXPLORING THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS THROUGH THREE NEW WORKS. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT: READINGS AND WORKSHOPS WERE HELD FOR 11 OTHER WRITERS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL THE LAST BIMBO OF THE APOCALYPSE.EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE NEW GROUP PROVIDED THEATER EDUCATION AND ACTING TRAINING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY: YTT COLLEGE ACCESS: SERVED 282 STUDENTS (OVER 75% FIRST-GENERATION/LOW-INCOME) USING THEATER TECHNIQUES TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN TRANSFORMING THEIR PERSONAL LIFE STORIES FOR USE IN THE COLLEGE ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWS AND TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS A 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS, WITH A HIGH SUCCESS RATE OF ADMISSIONS INTO IVY LEAGUE AND OTHER ELITE INSTITUTIONS. SUMMER CONSERVATORY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WINGSPAN ARTS, TNG PROVIDED A THREE-WEEK, TUITION-FREE PROGRAM FOR 61 STUDENTS (GRADES 6-12), CULMINATING IN THREE FULLY STAGED PRODUCTIONS (FREAKY FRIDAY, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, AND SHE KILLS MONSTERS). LIU BROOKLYN BFA: IN COLLABORATION WITH LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, TNG CONTINUED ITS BFA IN ACTING FOR THEATRE, FILM, AND TELEVISION. STUDENTS RECEIVED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FROM TNG ARTISTS AND GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIPS WITHIN THE COMPANY.