Last Update: September 12, 2011

2011 Award Recipients Announced 

The 2011 New York Innovative Theatre Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, September 19th at Cooper Union's Great Hall. Indie Theatre artists showed up and showed out. A fantastic opening number was performed by The Passion Crest Violators Fictional Cheerleading Squad, Christopher Borg, Nicole Hill, Andrew Boyd and Ryan Kasperzak. Host Harrison Greenbaum kicked off the evening with a great monolog that had audience cheering and laughing. There was a top noche line-up of presenters all there to honor the Off-Off-Broadway community.

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2011 FAB! Festival 

FAB! Festival Saturday, September 24th E. 4th St between Bowery & 2nd Ave. FREE Outdoor performances, a craft fair, site specific works, and gourmet food! New York Innovative Theater Foundation, creators of the Innovative Theater Awards, brings you a glimpse of Off-Off Broadway (and beyond!)in the Indie Theatre Variety Hour. Curated by Sean Williams, performances will include some of Indie Theatre's most exciting artists: Trav SD, Piper McKenzie, Wide Eyed Productions, Nosedive Productions, the cast of Starbarians and others, hosted by the hilarious Andrea Alton.

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Seventh Annual IT Award Nominations Are Announced 

by Doug Strassler 
8/15/2011 

New York, NY: On Monday, August 1, 2011, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2011 nominees at its annual sold-out event at the Carmine Street Recreation Center located at 25 Carmine Street. Here is a list of all of the 2011 Nominees.

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IT Awards Name This Year’s Honorary Recipients 

by Doug Strassler 
8/15/2011 

The 2011 honorary IT Award recipients have been announced.

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Help Thy Neighbor: The Situation at UNDER St. Marks 

by Doug Strassler 
4/25/2011 

Off-Off-Broadway mainstay UNDER St. Marks is in peril of being uprooted. The IT Awards spoke with Erez Ziv, founding Board Member of The League of Independent Theater and Executive Director of Horse Trade about his situation and about how all of us can help.

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Community Corner 2011 

by IT Awards Staff; Updated on 5/20/11 
1/17/2011 

Happenings, events and issues affecting Off-Off-Broadway.

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2010 New York Innovative Theatre Awards Recipients Announced 

The 2010 New York Innovative Theatre Awards were presented on Monday, September 20th in Cooper Union’s Great Hall. The crowd of nearly 700 OOB artists, friends and family arrived at Cooper Union, dressed to impress in cocktail dresses and suits and ready to celebrate. The event was hosted by Lisa Kron, directed by Tom Wojtunik and written by Bekah Brunstetter.

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How are they Chosen? The IT Awards Judging Process 

We get asked that a lot. So, we produced a fun 5-minute video to explain how the process works. It features many of the OOB artists we all know and love. We hope it helps answer some of the questions that you might have. Check it out on YouTube. You can also check out the powerpoint presentation of the process. http://www.nyitawards.com/aboutus/judgingprocess.asp

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Check Out Our Blog

In our continuous desire to reach out to you and to keep nurturing this community in any way we can - and as a means for YOU to get to know US better, the all-volunteer staff here at the IT Awards invites you to our informal forum. We are excited to share with you our impressions, ideas and reflections on this very active and hugely entertaining Off-Off-Broadway community in a casual and personal way.

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