Hello Friends of Studio 42!

I have big, very exciting news to share with you. On the heels of August’s hilarious and successful one-night hit, The Erotic Diary of Anne Frank, Studio 42 is entering into a new and promising era: our friend and acclaimed Off-Broadway director, Moritz von Stuelpnagel, has been named the new Artistic Director of Studio 42.

I am thrilled to bring him on in this role, and he is equally excited to bring focused leadership and responsible growth to our company. All of us here at Studio 42 feel very positive about this transition and we know you will too. Moritz is as inspired as he is tenacious, which makes him a perfect fit for a company as adventurous as ours.

As you may be aware, Moritz succeeds Drama Desk Award winner and Studio 42 co-founder, Bradford Louryk, who stepped down in October to resume creating his own work for the stage. Bradford contributed much to Studio 42’s recent accomplishments and remains steadfastly supportive of the company’s work. Though he will be truly missed, we are pleased to move confidently and passionately forward.

Moritz’s work has been seen all over New York as well as rest of the country. From Ensemble Studio Theatre to the Williamstown Theatre Festival, from Ars Nova to the Kennedy Center and beyond, he is a savvy and devoted leader. Moritz also spent years as an arts administrator at a number of theaters, including Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, Classic Stage Company, and the Huntington Theatre.

We are certain we’ve got the right person for this job and can’t wait to bring more innovative and outrageous theater to New York City!

Devon Berkshire
Producing Director

Hi Everyone!

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Though this city is flooded with competing theater companies and our audiences find their expendable incomes reduced, let me tell you why Studio 42 is still here.

In everything that this company does, the spirits of imagination and ingenuity are prevalent. I’m honored to help lead a theater so unafraid to embrace fantasy, satire, or allegory; work that transports us to another world and capitalizes on a sense of play.

In recent years, Studio 42 has prided itself on producing work that, because of its scope, complexity of spectacle, or utter depravity, has been deemed “unproducible” by most other companies or producers in their right minds. I think you’ll agree that the plays you’ll see from us are wickedly entertaining, viscerally stimulating, and deliciously surprising.

Devon and I have devised a way to continue this work grandly, and we’d love to have you come along as this worthwhile company grows. Stop by one of our shows and you won’t soon forget the experience, or lose your smile.

I’ll see you in the lobby!

Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Artistic Director