AND - About Us

Artistic New Directions supports, assists and encourages performing artists and their projects. As a not-for-profit organization, Artistic New Directions (AND), uses a number of creative programs to provide performing artists with:

1. Vitally needed rehearsal and performance space
2. A one-of-a-kind adult education program, bringing Performing Artists together with world-class teachers and coaches at subsidized prices
3. Production assistance, so that Performing Artists can have their voices heard in showcase level as well as full productions.

The Laboratory

Our Laboratory program is the keystone to our development program. Participants can take part in any or all levels.

Anything Goes open rehearsal
Works-in-Progress
Plays-in-Progress
AND on Stage

Sample list of projects produced and/or developed through The AND Laboratory:
A Life in Her Day written and performed by Hilary Chaplain
A Time to Dance and Lilia! written and performed by Libby Skala
Bluff and Immoral Imperatives by Jeffrey Sweet
Buon Natale, Bruno written and performed by Terianne Falcone
Church and Oil written and performed by Gary Austin
Look Me in the Eyes written by Margo Hammond
Love Games and Wash & Dry by Kristine Niven
Sophie Tucker Project written and performed by Carol Fox Prescott
That Dorothy Parker written and performed by Carol Lempert

AND Classes & Workshops
Periodically throughout the year, we offer classes and workshops taught by working professionals in the fields of playwriting, improv, acting and other performance areas.

Summer Retreats
Held in Big Indian, New York (near Woodstock), the Summer Retreats provide an intense experience of the creative process for professionals, aspiring professionals and civilians.