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Essential Facts

  • The Essentials create new theater.  
  • The artists of The Essentials work on Broadway and off, at major regional theaters, in TV/Film and around the globe.
  • We teach and provide arts education program to schools throughout New York City.
  • Our first play, PERFECT HARMONY was developed in residencies at Chashama and at NYU’s Graduate Acting Program as part of the Studio Tisch free theater program, premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival, extended its run as part of the Fringe Encore Series, re-opened at Theater Row in 2008, sold out, extended and sold out its run.  It will return in Summer 2009 for an extended Off Broadway run. 

 

Arthur Aulisi in "Taming of the Shrew"

Arthur Aulisi in "Taming of the Shrew"