The Barrow Group

The Barrow Group is a non-profit Off-Broadway Theatre Company, Acting Studio and Arts Center located in New York City. It was founded in 1986 by Lee Brock and Seth Barrish.[1] The organization has received awards for its productions including a Drama Desk Award, a Lucille Lortel Awards, an OBIE Award, and a nomination for a Pulitzer Prize.[2] Training program alumni include Anne Hathaway, Tony Hale, Alison Wright, Michael Stahl-David, Zach Booth and Poorna Jagannathan.[3] The company runs its operations from 312 West 36th Street in Manhattan, where they maintain their venue, the Barrow Group Theatre.[4] Executive Director Robert Serrell successfully turned the company around after the Great Recession in 2008, and the company has grown from serving 320 students per year to over 3,600.[5] The Barrow Group has a partnership with Quinnipiac University.[6]

References
  1. "Barrow Group Website". The Barrow Group. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. "Awards". The Barrow Group. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. Barrow Group Theatre Time Out New York
  4. Clement, Olivia (July 4, 2017). "How This Couple Turned an Acting Group Into a Successful School and Production Company". Playbill. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  5. Purcell, Carey (2018-11-27). "Executive Director: Robert Serrell". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  6. Howard, Hilary (2017-12-01). "Acting Studios Are Struggling. Does It Matter?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-10.


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