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The Dirty Blondes Theater Company

WHO WE ARE

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MISSION

Our mission is feminist in nature, with a goal to break down stereotypes and encourage a nuanced, inclusive dialog. Founded in New York City by Artistic Director Ashley Jacobson and Executive Director Elizabeth Sarkady in 2012, we seek to explore the nature of all human prejudice, subverting face value perception with sophisticated and subtle shades of distinction.
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The Dirty Blondes Theater Company 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 are resident artists 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
Ashley J. Jacobson, Founding Artistic Director
Elizabeth Sarkady, Founding Executive Director
Olivia Baseman, Associate Producer

​AWARDS

"Raw, contemporary and edgy"
-StageBuddy
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​Overall Excellence in Playwriting

​THE AMERICAN PLAY
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Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Lighting Design

​​THE AMERICAN PLAY

RECENT PRESS

"A timely piece of theater that dives into the extremes of emotions and perceptions that seem inherently universal."
-Theater is Easy
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"​SEX: the play that put Mae West in prison returns to New York"

​SEX BY MAE WEST
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"​One of Five Fringe Shows That Will Get You Talking"

THE AMERICAN PLAY
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"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."
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THE TUNNEL PLAY
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"​Resistance is Fertile: Artists Activate in the Age of Trump"

THE RESISTER PROJECT
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"​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."

THE RESISTER PROJECT
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"A BEST BET"
"​A dark, captivating exploration of the realm of obsession and control."

THE AMERICAN PLAY
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​Festival Brings Detroit Voices to NYC
"StageBuddy caught up with co-producer Elizabeth Sarkady, who shared her thoughts on putting the festival together, 'ruin porn,' and how the festival can help the city of Detroit."

​DETROIT NY
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
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