We believe that theater is dynamic and that everyone plays an important role in provoking conversations that ignite a fiery, robust exchange of ideas that makes the experience memorable for everyone involved – the ARTISTS to the AUDIENCES. MCC THEATER is an off-Broadway theater company celebrated for developing and producing work that challenges ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, and STUDENTS alike to ask difficult questions at every stage of the creative process.

We encourage ARTISTS to act on their instincts and ask BRAVE questions. We support ACTORS as they DIG DEEP and TAKE RISKS. We invite audiences to LAUGH, HURT, LOVE, WEEP, and CARE. We strive to create theater that matters and PROVOKE CONVERSATIONS that persist and linger long after a performance has ended.

Founded in 1986 as MANHATTAN CLASS COMPANY, MCC began as a collective of young actors, writers, and directors determined to steer their own artistic development and redefine the NY theater scene with the kind of stories they wanted to see on the stage. Beginning in 2019, that work will continue our Hell’s Kitchen theater complex, THE ROBERT W. WILSON MCC THEATER SPACE, a creative hotbed where our artists, staff, and students have the freedom to stir things up, all under one roof.