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Signature Theatre Company was founded in 1991 by James Houghton.〔(About ) Official site〕 Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, David Henry Hwang, Horton Foote, Maria Irene Fornes, Athol Fugard, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Romulus Linney, Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson, David Henry Hwang, A.R. Gurney, Naomi Wallace and a season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company. In October 2008, Signature announced the creation of The Pershing Square Signature Center. Designed by Frank Gehry Architects, the Center comprises three theatres, two rehearsal studios, a café and bar, bookstore, and offices all on one level. In its new home, Signature continues its Residency One Program, celebrating a single playwright with multiple productions over the course of a year, and Legacy Program, which brings those playwrights back for additional productions. Signature also introduced Residency Five, a program that will feature early- and mid-career playwrights and guarantee them three full productions over the course of a five-year residency. Signature, its productions and its resident writers have been recognized with a Pulitzer Prize, a 2014 Regional Theatre Tony Award, eleven Lucille Lortel Awards, fifteen Obie Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, and thirty-two AUDELCO Awards. The National Theatre Conference recognized the company as the 2003 Outstanding National Theatre of the Year.. == Season history == + indicates World Premiere production 1991 - 92 Season: Romulus Linney * ''F.M.'' * ''The Love Suicide of Schofield Barracks'' * ''The Sorrows of Frederick'' * ''Heathen Valley'' * ''A Woman Without a Name'' * ''Ambrosio''+ 1992 - 93 Season: Lee Blessing * ''Fortinbras'' * ''Lake Street Extension'' * ''Two Rooms'' * ''Patient A''+ 1993 - 94 Season: Edward Albee * ''Marriage Play'' * ''Counting the Ways and Listening'' * ''Sand: Box, The Sandbox and Finding the Sun'' * ''Fragments''+ 1994 - 95 Season: Horton Foote * ''Talking Pictures'' * ''Night Seasons'' * ''The Young Man From Atlanta''+ * ''Laura Dennis''+ 1995 - 96 Season: Adrienne Kennedy * ''Funnyhouse of A Negro'' * ''A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White'' * ''June and Jean in Concert''+ * ''Sleep Deprivation Chamber''+ * ''The Alexander Plays: Suzanne In Stages'' * ''Dramatic Circle'' * ''Ohio State Murders'' 1996 - 97 Season: Sam Shepard * ''When the World Was Green'' (co-written with Joseph Chaikin) * ''Chicago'' * ''The Tooth of Crime'' * ''Action'' * ''Killer's Head'' * ''The Sad Lament of Pecos Billon the Eve of Killing His Wife'' * ''Curse of the Starving Class'' 1997 - 98 Season: Arthur Miller * ''The American Clock'' * ''The Last Yankee'' * ''I Can't Remember Anything'' * ''The Pussycat & the Expert Plumber'' * ''Who Was a Man'' * ''Mr. Peter's Connections''+ 1998 - 99 Season: John Guare * ''Marco Polo Sings a Solo'' * ''Bosoms and Neglect'' * ''Lake Hollywood''+ 1999 - 2000 Season: Maria Irene Fornes * ''Mud'' * ''Drowning'' * ''Enter the Night'' * ''Letters from Cuba''+ 2000 - 2001 Season: All-Premiere Celebration Part 1 * ''A Lesson Before Dying'' by Romulus Linney * ''The Last of the Thorntons'' by Horton Foote + * ''Urban Zulu Mambo'' by Kia Corthron, Suzan-Lori Parks, Ntozake Shange & Regina Taylor * ''Thief River'' by Lee Blessing+ 2001 - 2002 Season: All-Premiere Celebration Part 2 * ''The Late Henry Moss'' by Sam Shepard * ''Occupant'' by Edward Albee+ * ''A Few Stout Individuals'' by John Guare+ 2002 - 2003 Season: Lanford Wilson * ''Burn This'' * ''Book of Days'' * ''Fifth of July'' * ''Rain Dance'' 2003 - 2004 Season: Bill Irwin * ''The Harlequin Studies''+ * ''The Regard Evening''+ * ''Mr. Fox: A Rumination''+ 2004 - 2005 Season: Paula Vogel * ''The Oldest Profession'' * ''Baltimore Waltz'' * ''Hot 'N' Throbbing'' 2005 - 2006 Season: 15th Anniversary Part I, Inaugural "Signature Series" * ''The Trip to Bountiful'' by Horton Foote * ''Landscape of the Body'' by John Guare 2006 - 2007 Season: 15th Anniversary Part II: August Wilson * ''Seven Guitars'' * ''Two Trains Running'' * ''King Hedley II'' 2007 - 2008 Season: Charles Mee * ''Iphigenia 2.0''+ * ''Queens Boulevard (the musical)''+ * ''Paradise Park''+ * Legacy Production: ''Occupant'' by Edward Albee 2008 - 2009 Season: The Negro Ensemble Company * ''The First Breeze of Summer'' by Leslie Lee * ''Home'' by Samm-Art Williams * ''Zooman and the Sign'' by Charles Fuller〔"Production History," ''Signature Theatre Company Website'', 2008. http://www.signaturetheatre.org/perform.htm〕 2009 - 2010 Season: Horton Foote * ''The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part 1: The Story of a Childhood''+ * ''The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part 2: The Story of a Marriage''+ * ''The Orphans' Home Cycle, Part 3: The Story of a Family''+〔"Season Schedule" ''Signature Theatre Company Website'', 2009. http://www.signaturetheatre.org/season.htm〕 2010 - 2011 Twentieth Anniversary Season: Tony Kushner〔"Signature Theatre Company Announces Four Exciting Seasons," ''Signature Theatre Company Press Release'', 13 June 2007. http://www.signaturetheatre.org/press/6_13_07.htm〕 * ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part 1: Millennium Approaches'' * ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part 2: Perestroika'' * ''The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures'' * ''The Illusion'' 2011 - 2012 Inaugural Season at The Pershing Square Signature Center: Athol Fugard * ''Blood Knot'' by Athol Fugard * ''My Children! My Africa!'' by Athol Fugard * ''Train Driver'' by Athol Fugard * ''Hurt Village'' by Residency Five Playwright Katori Hall * ''Title and Deed'' by Resident Five Playwright Will Eno * ''Medieval Play'' by Residency Five Playwright Kenneth Lonergan + * "The Lady from Dubuque" by Edward Albee 2012 - 2013 Season at The Pershing Square Signature Center: David Henry Hwang * ''Golden Child'' by David Henry Hwang * ''The Dance and the Railroad'' by David Henry Hwang * ''Heartless'' by Legacy Playwright Sam Shepard + * ''The Piano Lesson'' by Legacy Playwright August Wilson * ''Old Hats'' by Legacy Playwright Bill Irwin and David Shiner + * ''The Mound Builders'' by Legacy Playwright Lanford Wilson 2013 - 2014 Season at The Pershing Square Signature Center: David Henry Hwang * ''Kung Fu'' by Residency One Playwright David Henry Hwang + * ''Stop. Reset.'' by Residency Five Playwright Regina Taylor + * ''Cheri'' Directed and Choreographed by Residency Five Playwright Martha Clarke + * ''Appropriate'' by Residency Five Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins * ''The Open House'' by Residency Five Playwright Will Eno + * ''The Old Friends'' by Legacy Playwright Horton Foote + * ''How I Learned What I Learned'' by Legacy Playwright August Wilson + indicates World Premiere production 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Signature Theatre Company (New York City)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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