The Gem Theatre Company Obtains a brand new Home

The Gem Theatre Company has signed a 20-year lease on 555 W. 42nd Street in Manhattan, the venue lately vacated by Signature Theatre Company, J.R. Sullivan, the Pearl's artistic director, introduced on Wednesday. The Gem will inaugurate its permanent home using its 29th season, beginning this fall."This proceed to 42nd Street marks a significant chance for that Gem and it is audiences," stated Sullivan. "The previous home from the Signature Theatre Clients are justly famous like a great space for nice plays. It's convenient, comfortable, while offering audiences a romantic relationship for an especially fine space. It'll prove an ideal fit for that classics to range from Gem."Since its founding back in 1984, the Gem may be the only resident classical company in NY. The organization has carried out at NY City Center Stage II since 2009, if this left Theatre 80 on St. Mark's Place, its East Village location, so it had occupied since 1994.Allison Cooke Kellogg, chair from the Pearl's board of trustees, stated, "Our proceed to a lasting home marks the start of a brand new era for that Gem Theatre Company. Our new location will let the Gem to grow its programming. It opens new vistas for the productions and offers the chance introducing innovative learning programs, each of which can make classical theater much more relevant and compelling to contemporary audiences."The Gem will launch a $3 million capital campaign to finance facility makeovers and new equipment and promote institutional growth and sustainability.James Houghton, founding artistic director of Signature Theatre Company, stated, "I'm thrilled the Gem Theatre Company is going to be making the Peter Norton Space their new house. The intimate space superbly suits their strong classical work and they'll be considered a valuable accessory for our vibrant theater community on 42nd Street."The Signature Theatre Company's new house reaches the Pershing Square Signature Center at 480 W. 42nd Street. The Pearl's final production at City Center is going to be Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for that Misbegotten" which starts previews March 6 prior to a March 18 opening for any limited tell you April 15.