Classic Stage Company

Classic Stage Company
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Address136 East 13th Street
Manhattan, New York City
United States
Coordinates40°43′58″N 73°59′18″W / 40.732781°N 73.988309°W / 40.732781; -73.988309
TypeOff-Broadway
Capacity199
Opened1967
Website
www.classicstage.org

Classic Stage Company, or CSC, is a classical Off-Broadway theater company. Founded in 1967, Classic Stage Company is one of Off-Broadway's oldest theater companies.

CSC is led by Producing Artistic Director Jill Rafson. John Doyle previously served as Artistic Director from 2016 until 2022. CSC's 199-seat Lynn F. Angelson Theater is the former Abbey Theatre[1] located at 136 East 13th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues in the East Village near Union Square, Manhattan, New York City.

CSC's productions have been cited repeatedly by the major Off-Broadway theater awards: Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award and 1999 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Body of Work.[2]

  1. ^ "Theater Listings: Off Broadway: Hamlet". New York. 5 October 1987. p. 132. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Presented by Musical Theaterworks at the Abbey Theatre, 136 East 13th Street
  2. ^ "Mission." Classic Stage Company. Retrieved 2016-01-24.