A Short History---

The brainchild of Paula D’Alessandris, Mind The Gap (MTG) was conceived in 1998 to import edgy British productions, readings and workshops to welcoming New York audiences (a prudent choice, after that little tea incident in Boston harbor a while back) and, in return, export some of America’s unknown theatrical talent. In 2000, MTG landed Claire Teare as its ace Marketing Director, and producer Judy Craymer currently has her knee-deep in the London version of Mamma Mia. The following year, we lured Jo Barrick and Kristin Costa onto the Planning & Development team, who have since added British Airway’s UKwithNY Festival to MTG’s achievements. Another noteworthy partnership was MTG’s yearlong sponsorship of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) reading series, which showcased up-and-coming New York directors and writers. In 2004, MTG assembled an official Board of Directors to push, pull, and even drag the group beyond its current level of success.

With a core of impressive British and American thespians, active ties to an assortment of British theatre agencies and a literary staff that devours hundreds of scripts each year, MTG cannot be accused of complacency or staleness. Among the feathers in our colorful cap, you’ll find the US premiere of David Eldridge’s Under the Blue Sky (Best New West End Play 2000, Time Out London) and Tony Vellela’s Labor Days, directed by Austin Pendleton and starring Tony Award winning actress Donna Murphy, and Tony Award flirtations Anne Pitoniak and Stephan Lang. Other workshops and productions of note include:
Summer Begins by David Eldridge
Three Tables by Dan Remmes, Flights by Susan Cameron, The Devil’s Parole by Eric Giancoli – all winners of the Samuel French Festival of New Plays, now published
Nil By Mouth by Gary Oldman, stage adaptation by Paula D’Alessandris – theatrical premiere, UKwithNYC
Perfecting the Kiss by Scott Sickles – an exceptionally hilarious farce
Cuthbert’s Last Stand by Andrew Biss
Happy Hour by Susan Cameron
Billy & The Crab Lady by Holly Phillips
Homeground by Glen Supple

Several new plays are in the pipeline for New York, and our quest for production partners in both the US and the UK is ongoing.