LAByrinth Theater Company is a non-profit, Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway

Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...

 theater company based in New York City.

An inclusive, multicultural ensemble of almost 100 established and emerging theater artists led by Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States....

, Mimi O'Donnell and Yul Vasquez, LAByrinth Theater Company encourages all members to write, act, direct and design, supporting multidisciplinary growth and exploration in the creation of new work. Over the last fifteen years, LAByrinth has developed hundreds of new plays and staged 44 productions. LAByrinth Theater Company is in residence at The Public Theater.

History

LAByrinth Theater Company was founded in 1992 by 13 actors looking for "a home where the group, for three hours each week, could engage in a variety of theatrical exercises designed to push each others’ limits and bind together into a tightly knit, uninhibited and impassioned ensemble – one in which each member is given the opportunity and support not only to act, but to write, direct, produce, sweep, paint, hang lights, etcetera."

Company Members

Julian Acosta, Carlo Alban, David Anzuelo, Vanessa Aspillaga, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Maggie Bofill, Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist of Armenian descent.-Personal life:Bogosian, an Armenian-American, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina, a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant. After graduating from Oberlin College,...

, Maggie Burke, Elizabeth Canavan, Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Robert M. "Bobby" Cannavale is an American actor known for his leading role as Bobby Caffey in the first two seasons of the television series Third Watch. He also had a recurring role as Officer Vince D'Angelo on the comedy series Will & Grace.-Early life:Cannavale grew up in Union City, New...

, Monique Carboni, Mariana
Carreño, Raúl Castillo, Andromache Chalfant, Chris Chalk, Andrea Ciannavei, Rebecca Cohen, Beth Cole, Liza Colón-Zayas, Cusi Cram, Alexis Croucher, Eric DeArmon, Jill DeArmon, David Deblinger, Marlene Forté, Wilemina Olivia Garcia, Kevin Geer, Bob Glaudini, Charles Goforth, Yetta Gottesman, Jennifer Lauren Grant, Marco Greco, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mark Hammer, Daniel Harnett, Mariana Hellmund, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films...

, Scott Hudson, Laura Hughes, Salvatore Inzerillo, Ron Cephas Jones, Russell G. Jones, David Bar Katz

David Bar Katz

David Bar Katz is an American screenwriter, playwright, author and director.- Early life :Katz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His interest in theater was sparked by stories of his great-grandfather who was a Yiddish theater producer on the Lower East Side of New York City...

, Ayelet Kaznelson, Greg Keller, Jinn S. Kim, Brett C. Leonard, Padraic Lillis, Trevor Long, Florencia Lozano, Jim Martin, Adrian Martinez, Chris McGarry, Tomoko Miyagi, Monica Moore, Megan Mostyn-Brown, muMs, Mel Nieves, Nyambi Nyambi, Deirdre O’Connell, Kelley Rae O’Donnell, Mimi O’Donnell, Jason Olazábal, Ana Ortiz, John Ortiz, Gina Maria Paoli, Anilu Pardo, Pedro Pascal, Manny Perez, Gary Perez, Mary Perez, Richard Petrocelli, Delilah Picart, Paula Pizzi, Portia, Michael Puzzo, Joe Quintero, Lidia Ramirez, Justin Reinsilber, Joselin Reyes, Judy Reyes

Judy Reyes

Judy Reyes is an American actress of Dominican heritage. She is best known for her portrayal of nurse Carla Espinosa on the TV comedy Scrubs.-Early life:...

, Elizabeth Rhodes, José Rivera, Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell is an American actor known for his leading roles in Lawn Dogs, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Choke and Moon, as well as for his supporting roles in The Green Mile, Iron Man 2, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Frost/Nixon, Galaxy Quest, Matchstick Men, The Assassination of...

, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brian Roff, Al Roffe, Melissa Ross, John Gould Rubin, Daphne Rubin-Vega

Daphne Rubin-Vega

Daphne Rubin-Vega is a dancer, singer, and actress. She is best known for originating the role of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical Rent, and the role of Lucy, in the Off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating.-Biography:Rubin-Vega was born in Panama City, Panama, the daughter of Daphine Vega, a...

, Alexa Scott-Flaherty, John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley

John Patrick Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He also contributed articles on the performing arts to The New York Times among other publications.-Life and career:...

, Sarah Sidman, Narelle Sissons, Felix Solis, Ernesto Solo, Kohl Sudduth, Ed Vassallo, Yul Vázquez, Lauren Velez

Lauren Vélez

Lauren Vélez is an American actress of Puerto Rican descent and the twin sister of actress Loraine Vélez. Her most notable roles are as María LaGuerta on Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, and Dr...

, Japhy Weideman, Kate Whoriskey, Webb Wilcoxen, Sidney Williams, David Zayas

David Zayas

David Zayas is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz.- Life and career :...

2007–2008 Season

A View From 151st Street by Bob Glaudini, directed by Peter DuBois with Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Andre Royo is an American actor. He is best known for his role as "Bubbles" in The Wire , and has had guest starring appearances in Fringe, Party Down, and How To Make It In America.-Career:...

, muMs, Liza Colon-Zayas

Liza Colón-Zayas

Liza Colón-Zayas is an American actress and playwright.She was born and raised in the The Bronx borough of New York City, and began her career starring in Off-Broadway productions...

, Gbenga Akimbe, Elizabeth Rodriguez

Unconditional by Brett C. Leonard, directed by Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey is a British actor and director.-Early life and career:The son of actor and actress Peter Davey and Anna Wing, Wing-Davey went to school at Woolverstone Hall School, before studying at Cambridge University where he was a member of the Footlights from 1967 to 1970.He had a featured...

 with
Chris Chalk, Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky is an American actress best known for playing Vada Sultenfuss in the 1991 movie My Girl and the 1994 sequel My Girl 2. Her father, Frank Chlumsky, is an instructor in the culinary program at Kendall College in Chicago...

, William Forsythe

William Forsythe (actor)

William Forsythe is an American actor, known for playing "tough guy" roles. He is also a writer, and has several short stories that are set to be published.-Early life:...

, Yolanda Ross, Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. is an American actor.He is most famous for his role on the HBO television series, The Wire as corrupt state senator Clay Davis. He also is notable for appearing in Spike Lee films She Hate Me and 25th Hour as Agent Amos Flood...

The Little Flower of East Orange by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis

Stephen Adly Guirgis is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He is a member and co-artistic director of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company. His plays have been produced on five continents and throughout the United States....

, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman is an American actor and director. Hoffman began acting in television in 1991, and the following year started to appear in films...

Penalties & Interest A developmental production written by Rebecca Cohen and directed by John Gould Rubin

Sweet Storm A developmental production written by Scott Hudson and directed by Padraic Lillis