"Potent, devastating and unsentimental"

Critic's Pick  4 Stars -Time Out New York

"You will lose sleep thinking about it"

- Beacon Pass

"The cast is superb - If you want to see theater at its best, catch it"

- Totaltheater.com

"Everything that InProximity Theatre Companybrought to this production kicked some serious ass."

TheaterOnline.com

"It’s intimate and uncomfortable, and a sharp debut for this emerging theater company"

- TheaterOnline.com

Recent Projects

Mar 12 – April 14, 2019

After

Limited Run
At 59E59 Theaters (New York, NY)

Feb 11, 2019

Making The Grade

Staged Reading
at Sunlight Studios (New York, NY)

Annual celebration

Project W Theatre Festival 2020 Submissions Open

An annual celebration of women in theatre from both the creative and business aspects. This multi-day play reading festival in New York City features new plays, written,  directed and managed exclusively by professional women in theatre.

About inproximity theatre company

A New York City-based theater production company, InProximity was founded in 2008 by Jolie Curtsinger and Laurie Schaefer. We develop and produce new works, New York City premieres and contemporary classics. We are dedicated to honest, intimate story-telling and empowering female artists. We develop provocative, modern plays that explore the pinnacles and darkest depths of the human experience. We are committed to bringing together teams of distinctly talented actors, writers, directors, and designers and to creating a home for compelling and unique contemporary theater in New York City.

Play Submissions

We are always looking for plays and writers to join us in our adventures in theatrical story-telling. Introduce yourself and your work by clicking here

Support Us

Your tax deductible donation makes it possible for us to continue developing and producing compelling contemporary theater in NYC. To make a donation, click here

Come Play with US

Join us for our Project W Theatre Festival, InProx Development Lab or our productions. Get in touch today, and follow us on Facebook or Twitter for most recent updates.

Productions

After

After

By Michael McKeever,
Directed by Joe Brancato

Penguin Rep Theater & InProximity Theatre Company present a limited run of “After” from March 12 to April 14 at 59E59 Theaters (New York, NY)

Promising

Promising

By Michelle Elliott,
Directed by Terry Berliner

Promising is at once a scathingly funny and shocking indictment of our current political climate.

The Fall to Earth

The Fall to Earth

By Joel Drake Johnson,
Directed by Joe Brancato

The Fall to Earth, a new full-length play by playwright Joel Drake Johnson, begins performances on Friday, January 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 5.

Galo Magazine

InProximity is a company to watch 

Galo Magazine calls InProximity Theatre a company
to watch in its review of The Fall to Earth.

Let's Get Creative

We're always in the look out for something new and creative. Send us your current source of inspirations and let's share it with the world.

Attention Playwrights!

We are always looking for plays and writers to join us in our adventures in theatrical story-telling. Please email us your work and a little something about you to [email protected]

Mailing Address

13 Cranberry Street
Brooklyn, NY 11202