Overview
- Rattlestick Theater, which announced Wednesday it will take Terrence McNally’s name, plans an official dedication later this year.
- A year-long $5.3 million overhaul due this fall adds an elevator, new bathrooms, larger dressing rooms, sound-proof floors and windows, plus a bigger lobby and ticket counter.
- The 1854 building will reopen as a flexible performance space that can be reconfigured for each show and used for more community events.
- Public funding comes from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and Borough President, with additional support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Governor’s office, and the State Legislature.
- The renaming deepens ties with the Terrence McNally Foundation and continues the Terrence McNally New Works Incubator, which gives early-career playwrights time, space, mentorship, and access to the Rattlestick and Tom Kirdahy Productions networks.