Irondale Ensemble Project

Through the power of the ensemble process, Irondale creates and presents alive, compelling theater, performance, and education programs that challenge traditional assumptions about art, and help us to better interpret contemporary culture. The Irondale Center – our theater, laboratory, and classroom – is a home for ensemble artists of all disciplines and cultures, and a resource for our community.

The Irondale Ensemble Project is a theater company that creates and presents original work, at the Irondale Center, through the research and exploration of emerging themes in our society. We actively engage the wider community through partnerships with schools, prisons, shelters, and other organizations, and at our home, the Irondale Center for Theater, Education, and Outreach. Irondale’s full-time artists have a commitment to making plays and education programs that are socially relevant, challenge the status quo and inspire fresh perspectives in our audiences.

Irondale has approached this mission from two different angles, through an exploration of what types of theater resonate most meaningfully with today's audiences, and through an application of theatrical techniques in non-theater situations (prisons, schools, shelters, etc.). Irondale has produced 40 major Off-Broadway shows including the American premier of Brecht's CONVERSATIONS IN EXILE and ten original pieces. During this time the company has mounted two international and three domestic tours.

Irondale is a constituent member of TCG and ART New York and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.