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FOUNDERS:

T. Edward Hambleton FOUNDING ADVISORS:
Harold Prince
Geraldine Stutz
Ed Wilson




T. EDWARD HAMBLETON founded the Phoenix Theatre with Norris Houghton in 1953, thereby becoming (The New York Times, Sept. 25, 1980) "one of the pioneers of the Off-Broadway movement." After 29 consecutive New York seasons and 164 productions as Managing Director, T. Edward continues the Phoenix commitment, presenting challenging new productions of high artistic quality and assisting emerging playwrights. During its long and distinguished history, the Phoenix has presented new works by Robert Audrey, Frank Gilroy, Arthur Kopit, James Saunders, LaTouche and Moross while at the same time offering fresh productions of Shakespeare, Shaw, Pirandello, Brecht, O'Neill, Ionesco, Fry, O'Casey, Sherwood, Gorky, Marlowe, Kaufman and Hart, Sartre, Molière, Miller and Williams, under such directors as Tyrone Guthrie, John Houseman, Ellis Rabb, Gordon Davidson, Hal Prince and Gene Saks with actors the caliber of Helen Hayes, Irene Worth, Cynthia Harris, Meryl Streep, Eva Le Gallienne, Jimmy Stewart, Nancy Walker and Carol Burnett.

After 1976, the Phoenix concentrated on new plays and the nurturing of new playwrights through its Commission Program. The fruits of these labors include Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others and Isn't It Romantic; David Berry's G. R. Point; Marsha Norman's Getting Out; Ron Hutchinson's Says I, Says He; Peter Handke's A Sorrow Beyond Dreams; and Mustapha Matura's Meetings. Mr. Hambleton serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Hambleton has also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the League of American Theatres and Producers. He received a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre in 2000. In 2001, he was added to the Theatre Hall of Fame.