Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

The Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut is a theatre company, home to the National Theater Institute (est. 1970), and several major theatre conferences including the National Musical Theatre Conference (est. 1978), the Puppetry Conference (est. 1990), the Cabaret Conference (est. 2005) and the National Playwrights Conference (est. 1965). The Monte Cristo Cottage, Eugene O'Neill's childhood home, is also owned and operated by the group. The company received a Special Tony Award in 1979.

National Theater Institute

The National Theater Institute (NTI) is the O'Neill Center's accredited 14-week intensive theatre program for college students. Accredited by Connecticut College, NTI offers classes in acting, directing, design, movement, playwrighting and voice. International components include two-week seminars at Stratford-upon-Avon or St. Petersburg, Russia; a semester at the Moscow Art Theater is also a possibility.

The motto of NTI is "risk, fail, risk again."

Major works

; National Musical Theater Conference
* "title of show"
* "Avenue Q"
* "In the Heights"

; National Playwrights Conference
* "A History of the American Film" – Christopher Durang
* "Agnes of God" – John Pielmeier
* "Fences" – August Wilson
* "FOB" – David Henry Hwang
* "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" – August Wilson
* "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" – August Wilson
* "Seven GuitarsAugust Wilson
* "The Piano Lesson" – August Wilson
* "The Receptionist" – Adam Bock
* "Trueblinka" – Adam Rapp
* "Uncommon Women and Others" – Wendy Wasserstein

Notable NTI alumni

* Emily Bergl
* Adam Bock (The Receptionist)
* Jennifer Garner
* Kristina Klebe
* Greg Allen
* John Krasinski
* Jeremy Piven
* Michael Portnoy
* Josh Radnor

External links

* [http://www.oneilltheatercenter.org Eugene O'Neill Theater Center official website]
*ibdb venue|78714


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