Mission
Brave New World Repertory Theatre, a Brooklyn-based company, reaches under-served audiences to promote a love of theatre, with re-imagined classics and brave new works that reflect our diverse community. BNW’s free-to-low-cost programs range from intimate readings to large outdoor productions, and cast unique and historic Brooklyn venues in a leading role. We seek to tell stories that celebrate life and promote social justice; stories that make us laugh, feel deeply, and find common ground.
Core Values & Beliefs
Diversity, Equity Inclusion are not just buzz words; they form the core of our beliefs and are multi-cultural, multi-generational, and more interesting.
Theatre should be accessible (free or low cost) for every race, class, sexual orientation and age.
Theatre can promote social justice and still be entertaining.
Our common human experiences can transcend social divides.
Black Lives Matter on stage and off.
As artists we can foster civic engagement and build bridges between communities.
Art changes lives for the better.
Outreach is not just for kids.
Theatre is not just for adults.
All The World's a Stage means "site-specific" is legitimate theatre.
BNW Vision
A resident company of professional, Brooklyn-based theatre artists that reflects a subway car in its diversity. We bring remarkable, relevant stories to the doorstep of our communities, celebrating our shared humanity with inventive, immersive storytelling in unique and historic Brooklyn settings.
Aesthetic and Curatorial Framework
Our Brooklyn-based sensibility means that we are not driven by the commercial Broadway market. We have the freedom to explore and even fail, at a safe distance from the glare of all that, while still accessing a pool of some of the finest theatre artists in the country, many of whom value the opportunity to work in and for their own community. Our site-specific aesthetic means that our venues are leading characters in the stories we tell; our settings are an integral aspect of our curatorial framework, and have as much to do with artistic sensibility as with building community.
The Company
Alex Dmitriev
Sandra Mills Scott
Brittani Beresford
Community Partners
Brave New World Rep’s site-specific mission depends on valuable partnerships with local businesses and organizations.
Board and Staff
Board Members
Board Chair & Secretary:
Michael S. Landy
Treasurer:
Hugh Gelch
Sheila Anozier
Claire Beckman
William Coulter
Alex Dmitriev
Staff
Producing Artistic Director:
Claire Beckman
Associate Producer:
Celeste Muñiz
Bookkeeper:
Katie Walker
Patron Services Director:
Piper Lewis
Associate Artistic Director:
John Morgan
Artist in Residence: Taylor Morgan
Press Rep: Carol Klenfner
(For press inquiries, please contact: carol@klenfner.com)
Advisory Board
Anthony Davenport
Mitchell Drach
Brittany Giles-Jones
Carol Klenfner
David Lindsay-Abaire
Charles Mee
Jennifer Ricciuti
Laura San Giacomo
Donna Schneiderman
Tamara Tunie
John Turturro
Blair Underwood
Emely Zepeda