59E59 Theaters offers a partnership built on mutual respect and a shared goal to make an Off Broadway splash with your production. Let's combine our strengths to make your show thrive!
THE 2027 SUBMISSION WINDOW WILL OPEN IN JANUARY OF 2026.
We host non-profit companies with a demonstrated history of producing together, outside a classroom setting. Individual artists should not submit projects. If your company meets the above criteria, please submit a script and other supporting materials via the portal. Submissions are not accepted via email.
We are a non-profit presenting organization dedicated to supporting Off Broadway premieres of shows with three week minimum runs.
All Visiting Companies receive our All-Inclusive Licensing Package.
Our generous licensing package allows producers to fully engage in staging their productions, unfettered by the distractions and pressures of promotion, sales, and commerce.
THEATER A: 189 seats, Proscenium Seating. 6 week runs. 80% box office paid to company.
THEATER B: 98 seats, Proscenium Seating. 3-5 week runs. 80% box office paid to company.
THEATER C: 48 seats (One-sided) or 53 seats (Two-Sided). 3-5 week runs. 85% box office paid to company.
"What I love most about working at 59E59 are the people. They are loving, they’re friendly, they are always welcoming to questions big or small, and they always show up. We never feel abandoned or left in the facility up to our own devices. They are active participants in the work. They want the work to succeed."
– Sarah Norris, New Light Theater Project
"I think the biggest difference that I perceived working at 59 versus other venues that we’ve worked at is that when we’re here we feel like we’re part of a community, we feel like we’re part of a family, and we feel a sort of personalized support around the work that doesn’t feel like a transaction but actually feels like a collaboration in a beautiful way."
– Ryan Emmons, No.11 Productions
"It is the best place to work. There’s just so much that goes into getting a show to get up and be successful that people sometimes don't think about. And how much extra resources would be required if you are producing elsewhere, 59 really comes to the table as a partner and takes care of all the things that for someone like me who’s a small organization, they make everything possible that would be kind of impossible."
– Leah Abrams, Undiscovered Works
"Back in 2008, as a fledgling producer, I had the upmost pleasure to produce my first ever production at 59E59 in Theatre B as part of the Brits Off Broadway season. It was a play by the then unknown playwright, Mike Bartlett. I’m pleased to say he, and the rest of the team, have managed to forge a career in this crazy business of show and we all treasure the memory of that production. I have the poster and our New York Times Review above my desk."
– Emma Brunjes (Artefacts, Brits Off Broadway 2008)
"You hire the right people, you train them well, and you support them. I think that is really 59E's secret weapon. I mean, I love the stages, the dressing rooms, the booths, your mailing list, etc. But it's you and your people. So thank you for that."
– Mary Davis, MBL Productions (Fern Hill, Smart Blonde)