Open Theater Collaborations in New York City
At Uncle Mike Productions, we believe new works and collaboration is the lifeblood of American Theatre. We want to talk about your never-before-seen story, and figure out how to make it happen.
Inviting New Artists to Our Humble Stage
There is nothing more exciting and dynamic as the first staging of a new work. You’ve written a bold new story, or perhaps you’re a director with a strong, singular vision. We want to talk about your never-before-seen story, and figure out how to make it happen.
At Uncle Mike Productions, we believe new works and collaboration are the lifeblood of American Theatre. Whether you’re a small team that needs a boost, or just one person looking to make your dream a reality— we want to work with you.
Spotlighting Our Stable of Talented Artists
Dante Piro
Playwright, Producer
Plays, musicals, interactive pieces, sketch comedy — there’s few theatrical endeavors Dante hasn’t undertaken. Whether writing his own shows or championing the works of others, he has plenty of experience mounting productions for the stage, whatever “the stage” happens to be at the moment. Always happy to read a script, always excited to hear about your next idea. Co-owner of Uncle Mike Productions.
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Performances Available to Everyone
Accessibility is a beast with three heads: physical, financial, and social accessibility.
If a play is in a second-floor walk-up black box, part of your audience is denied outright. If your average ticket price is $40 before drinks, some can’t afford to see a powerful performance. If your show appeals exclusively to the existing theater-going audience, then the medium can’t survive.
For these reasons, we are committed to making our shows accessible at every level.
The venues we work with must be wheelchair-accessible at the minimum, and we keep the prices far more reasonable, with lower-priced tickets available for each show.
Finally, by advertising and engaging in communities where a night having a theatrical experience isn’t usually an option, we’re actively inviting those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford that experience to come out and see us.
Committed to Diverse New Stories
You can’t talk about accessibility without also talking about diversity, as they’re completely intersectional. Making theatre accessible to as many people as possible means investing in stories that are accessible to as many people as possible.
That’s why diversity isn’t a goal to be reactively painted on a website, but a requirement at Uncle Mike Productions.
Achieving this goal begins at the inception of each project, making sure that the crew, as well as decision-makers, are adequately representative of the story that’s being told.
To be more blunt, we are looking for queer and BIPOC artists to collaborate on all projects.
Our goal, however, isn’t to pigeonhole non-cis-het collaborators into a poster-ready example of diversity, but rather begin from the outset with intentional outreach, applications, and auditions.
Spotlighting Unique Artists
Open Collaborations To Create Quality Productions
At Uncle Mike Productions, we know quality is cumulative— and that begins with investing in artists as early as possible.
That’s why we’re excited to work with new voices in the theater world. Our goal is to create a safe place for new and emerging artists to collaborate and uplift each others’ work. That means keeping all of our spaces transparent and diverse from the outset.
Writers dying to tell their stories, technical experts craving experimentation and expression, and everyone else in-between and beyond: we want to hear from you!
Our Mission
Uncle Mike Productions is committed to making the theatre experience fun and inclusive through unique, quality stories told by developing artists.
Email: info@unclemikeproductions.com
Phone: 540-731-4812