Ars Nova
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OUR MISSION
Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing theater, comedy and music artists in the early stages of their professional career.  Our unique development programs are designed to support outside-the-box thinking and encourage innovative, genre-bending work.  By providing a safe environment where risk-taking and collaboration are paramount, Ars Nova gives voice to a new generation of artists and audiences, pushing the boundaries of live entertainment by nurturing creative ideas into smart, surprising new work.  Ars Nova is a 501(C)(3) Not-For-Profit Organization.

 
programs
Ars Nova provides an artistic home for emerging talent by cultivating a hive of creative activity, both on stage—though developmental programs and performances—and off—through the support and cultivation of a thriving artist community. Click below for more information on our various programs.

On Stage

Off Stage

 
THE GANG
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Jeremy Blocker
Managing Director
Jason Eagan
Artistic Director
Jocey Florence
Artistic Coordinator
Josh Kohler
Production Coordinator
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Jose Reyes
Facilities Manager
Sarah Robinson
General Management
Coordinator 
Emily Shooltz
Associate
Artistic Director 
Cameron Shreve
Development
Manager 
 
THE BOARD
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Jenny Steingart
President/Co-Founder
Kara Medoff Barnett Jan Gura
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Mandy Hackett James Lapine Jennifer Mendel
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Stephen Siderow Jon Steingart
Co-Founder
Marjorie Stern
 
HISTORY
Ars Nova was founded in 2002 to provide a welcome home for young artists and audiences alike.  In 2005 Ars Nova became a 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Organization.  Past mainstage productions include Missed Connections NYC, Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed, Mel & El: Show & Tell, Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From Up Here, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, At Least It’s Pink, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme and The Wau Wau Sisters.

Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.

 
RENTALS
The Ars Nova Theater and Penthouse are available to rent for private events.  For more information, contact Deborah Rosenstein at drosenstein@arsnovanyc.com.

If you would like to submit your work to any of our artistic programs, click here for our submission guidelines.

 


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