MISSION
The Dirty Blondes Theater Company's mission is feminist in nature, with a goal to break down stereotypes and encourage a nuanced, inclusive dialogue. Founded in New York City by Artistic Director Ashley Jacobson and Executive Director Elizabeth Sarkady in 2012, it seeks to explore the nature of all human prejudice, subverting face value perception with sophisticated and subtle shades of distinction.
The Dirty Blondes has produced over 20 works of new theater featuring the talent of more than 500 artists willing to use the stage to create visually stunning and emotionally truthful pieces of theater.
Notable productions include the Off-Broadway premiere of Jacobson’s (Winner, Overall Excellence in Playwriting, 2015 FringeNYC) THE AMERICAN PLAY at the Soho Playhouse; THE RESISTER PROJECT, an eight-day ACLU fundraising festival, featuring 51 artists in a revolving schedule of plays, songs, poetry and comedy; SEX by Mae West, a staged reading series spotlighting the icon’s famously banned play followed by discussions with sex workers and feminist historians; and DETROIT, NY a short play festival featuring seven Detroit-based playwrights, aiming to shed light on Detroit’s shifting culture and state of bankruptcy.
The Dirty Blondes is a resident artist at Horse Trade Theater, producing in its celebrated downtown venues Under St. Mark’s and The Kraine Theater.
The Dirty Blondes has produced over 20 works of new theater featuring the talent of more than 500 artists willing to use the stage to create visually stunning and emotionally truthful pieces of theater.
Notable productions include the Off-Broadway premiere of Jacobson’s (Winner, Overall Excellence in Playwriting, 2015 FringeNYC) THE AMERICAN PLAY at the Soho Playhouse; THE RESISTER PROJECT, an eight-day ACLU fundraising festival, featuring 51 artists in a revolving schedule of plays, songs, poetry and comedy; SEX by Mae West, a staged reading series spotlighting the icon’s famously banned play followed by discussions with sex workers and feminist historians; and DETROIT, NY a short play festival featuring seven Detroit-based playwrights, aiming to shed light on Detroit’s shifting culture and state of bankruptcy.
The Dirty Blondes is a resident artist at Horse Trade Theater, producing in its celebrated downtown venues Under St. Mark’s and The Kraine Theater.
TEAM
"These women are on a mission to develop beautiful and subversive new works."
-StageBuddy
-StageBuddy
AWARDS
"Raw, contemporary and edgy"
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Overall Excellence in PlaywritingTHE AMERICAN PLAY
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Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play
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RECENT PRESS
"A timely piece of theater that dives into the extremes of emotions and perceptions that seem inherently universal."
-Theater is Easy
-Theater is Easy
"SEX: the play that put Mae West in prison returns to New York" |
"One of Five Fringe Shows That Will Get You Talking" |
"Two weeks from now, this is one of the plays you will be hearing about, and regret not having seen. An astonishing, brilliant, complex work." |
"Resistance is Fertile: Artists Activate in the Age of Trump" |
"Our pending emperor is infamous for not doing much to prepare; The Resister Project is a good first enactment, by and for the people, of taking the lead." |
"A BEST BET" |
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Festival Brings Detroit Voices to NYC |
THE TUNNEL PLAY photo by Justin Hoch | THE MIRACLE PLAY photo by William Arvidson | THE AMERICAN PLAY photo by Melissa Balan | HOW TO BE SAFE photo by Rachael Elana Photography