# 29th Street Rep

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The '''29th Street Rep''' is a [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York)-based [theatrical company](/source/theatrical_company) whose productions  qualify as [Off-Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Off-Broadway). Founded by actors in April 1988, the 29th Street Rep has staged 78 fully staged productions through 2007. The company's motto is "29th St Rep - Where Brutal Theater Lives!"

==Background==
Among the highlights of the theater's history are the appearance of actor [Edward Norton](/source/Edward_Norton) in the 1993 production of playwright [Bill Nave](/source/Bill_Nave)'s  allegory ''[Bible Burlesque](/source/Bible_Burlesque)'', the 1994 New York première of [Tracy Letts](/source/Tracy_Letts)'s ''Killer Joe'' (which was revived in 1998 at the commercial Soho Playhouse), and ''Tracers'' by [John DiFusco](/source/John_DiFusco) and the ensemble, which received recognition from ''[American Theatre Magazine](/source/American_Theatre_Magazine)'' as a "Top Ten Play of 1997" and a [Drama Desk](/source/Drama_Desk) nomination for Best Revival of a  Play. Other important productions including [Christopher Durang](/source/Christopher_Durang)'s ''Titanic/Actor's Nightmare'' and [Beth Henley](/source/Beth_Henley)'s ''The Wake of Jamey Foster''.

==Productions==
The 29th Street Rep's 2000 production of its adaptation of nine short stories from [Charles Bukowski](/source/Charles_Bukowski)'s ''[South of No North](/source/South_of_No_North_(book)) (Tales of the Buried Life)'' was a big hit, running over 100 performances. This was followed by ts revival of [Sam Shepard](/source/Sam_Shepard)'s ''[Fool for Love](/source/Fool_for_Love_(play))'' enjoyed a 19-week run of 122 total  performances, ranking as the company's most successful production at the box office. In 2003, the Rep's production of [Charles Willeford](/source/Charles_Willeford)'s ''High Priest of California'' was cited by ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' as one of the best Off-Broadway plays of the season.

The Lincoln Center Theater Archives has videotaped, for preservation, the 29th Street Rep's productions of ''Killer Joe'', ''Pig'', ''Bobby Supreme'', ''Avenue A'', ''[South of No North](/source/South_of_No_North_(book)) '', ''High Priest of California'', and [Jack Henry Abbott](/source/Jack_Henry_Abbott)'s ''In the Belly of the Beast Revisited''.

The Company closed their performance space in 2008. They continue to produce, and  maintain a rehearsal space and office above their old venue.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.29thstreetrep.com/index2.html Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405220223/http://www.29thstreetrep.com/index2.html |date=2008-04-05 }}
*[http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9903EED7173AF936A1575AC0A9669C8B63 ''The Ridiculous and the Downtrodden Saved by a Bittersweet Muse'', '''''The New York Times''''' review of play '''''South of No North (Tales of the Buried Life)''''', 25/9/00]

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Category:Arts organizations disestablished in 2007
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Category:Defunct theatre companies in New York City

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