It was the SOUND that broke Manhattan Rep’s little theatre on 42nd and 8th Ave.  

And it was the SOUND that created Manhattan Rep’s new AWESOME space on 42nd and 8th Ave.

This past October 21, a year round Halloween Haunt named Times Scare opened directly under Manhattan Rep effectively breaking the theatre and making it unusable.  I was told by management months before when I heard that this place was opening, that there would be no problem with sound.  

OOOPS!  

Thankfully, management was responsive and found us a new space on the sixth floor. We scambled, moved plays around, and with the help of the MRT army and the magic of intention, we were able to open the new space in 10 days.

And it is gorgeous.  Higher ceilings, beautiful floors, self-contained so we no longer have any problems with sounds in the hallways and a flex space dressing area which opens out for festival events and parties.  

Do I ever want to do this again? Disassemble and put together a theatre in 10 days? (we still have some more improvements to go but we are up and running) No, I never want to do this again.  My hands are swollen from drilling, plaster dust is permanently trapped in my ear canals, and my decades old body aches, and boy do I need sleep to recover from the last two weeks of life chaos.  (I also have a day job.)

But we have this awesome new theatre which means new adventures at Manhattan Rep!

This is a major upgrade.  Sleek, beautiful and sexy.  And as we continue to tweek the space, it will be even better.

If you have never been to Manhattan Rep, please come check out a show and the space, and if you have been here or worked here, please come by and check out a show and the space.  You will be amazed. Just gorgeous. New York City’s premiere home for new cutting-edge theatre just got even better.

And I’m pooped.

The SOUND created the madness which created the new gorgeous.  

Go figure.

Funny thing, this life.

with best regards,

Ken Wolf,

Artistic Director,

Manhattan Rep