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Exclusive: Ensemble Studio Theatre, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway venues perhaps best known for its annual Marathon of One-Act Plays, announced today that Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis have been appointed the new Co-Artistic Directors of the 55-year-old theater company.

Gillis, who has been serving as Interim Artistic Director since William Carden retired in 2022 and is a long-time member of Est, will begin planning the 2023/2024 season with director/producer Fadul who will officially join the company in March.

Over the past five decades, Est has developed thousands of new American plays and has grown into a company of over 600 actors, directors, playwrights, and designers. Est was founded and led by Curt Dempster beginning in 1968; he was succeeded as Artistic Director by William Carden in 2007. Fadul and Gillis mark the first co-leadership structure for the company.

Est’s current season kicked off in the fall with the 38th...

Ensemble Studio Theatre Est hosted a special one-night-only benefit event featuring two-time Emmy Award-winner Alec Baldwin on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Est's Curt Dempster Theatre 545 W. 52nd Street. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below...

Ensemble Studio Theatre Est has announced a special one-night-only benefit event featuring two-time Emmy Award-winner Alec Baldwin on Monday, September 25, 2017 at 8pm at Est's Curt Dempster Theatre 545 W. 52nd Street.

For the first time in almost 50 years, New York City’s Ensemble Studio Theatre is getting a facelift. The 545–549 W. 52 St., Manhattan home will see a complete renovation, adding offices and rehearsal spaces to its second floor facilities in addition to fixing up its long-running performance space, the Curt Dempster Theatre. The building’s ground floor will see an all-new, 99-seat mainstage performance space along with a lobby, restrooms, and dressing rooms for talent. These renovations come thanks to generous funding from the New York City Council and the Office of the Mayor of New York City and its Department of Cultural Affairs. An additional funding commitment from the late Himan Brown’s Radio Drama Network will see the City’s pledge increased even further to nearly $3 million. Read: “How to Become a Playwright in NYC” “The Ensemble Studio Theatre is joyously, eternally grateful to Mayor Bill DeBlasio, to cultural...