THE FLEA THEATER INC
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Mission Statement
We support and invest in experimental art by Black, brown, and queer artists. We provide space, financial support, producing partnership, and other resources so that they may develop and share their vision in community with audiences. We work to create a cultural hub where Black, brown, and queer artists can commune with their audiences, create art on their own terms, and live in their full expression and cultural truths. We support work not strictly defined by traditional designations like, “off-off-Broadway” or “theater.” We are a NYC-based company that encourages artists to be unbound by geography or physical buildings. We create opportunities for audiences to deepen their knowledge, practice, and interest in experimental art by Black, brown, and queer artists.
About This Cause
The Flea Theater has a 28-year history of producing critically acclaimed performances in downtown NYC. The Flea has produced more than 160 world premieres and earned many awards, including two OBIEs and a Special Drama Desk. In 2021, informed by our rich history of transformation, adaptability, and possibility, The Flea engaged in a collaborative refounding process that transformed our mission, values, programmatic activities, and producing model. Our mission and values work together to achieve our vision of being a creative hub where those who push the limits of cultural expression can thrive, and audiences of all identities can be delighted and challenged. The Flea’s artistic programs include commissioning, developing, and producing new plays and experimental performance works in partnership with mission-aligned artists; deep collaborations with our Resident Companies; and expanding resources for our artist and community partners. The throughline of our artistic programs is our producing model, which is bespoke to each project and places the artist and their vision at the center of a holistic development process from commission to premiere and throughout the life of the production.