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BBTF: Teaching Playwrights By Example

| MON, JUL 30, 2018

Roger Gonzalez of LocalTheatreNY speaks with Lenore Skomal, Broadway Bound Theatre Festival Director, about what’s new in 2018, her advice to producers just starting out, and the future of BBTF.…

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PRIDE In Where I Am and What I Do

| THU, JUN 28, 2018

I first came to the 14th Street Y in 2011 to see a play in the Fringe Festival that a friend of mine was involved with. I walked through a…

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Finding a Safe Zone in a Friend

| WED, JUN 27, 2018

I always knew I was gay. There was never a question that my life would look different when I grew up. I would look at families in my community and…

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The Cries of Children At Our Borders

| WED, JUN 20, 2018

As a mother, a rabbi, and a professional, I have often struggled to decide when to prioritize my work, and when to prioritize my children. This story has served to…

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A Sense of Pride

| TUE, JUN 12, 2018

A sense of pride overwhelms my body every time I step into the 14th street Y. I am beyond proud of the work we are accomplishing in the Preschool and…

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Celebrating National Best Friends Day

| FRI, JUN 08, 2018

For National Best Friends day, we’re sharing a video created by Casey, in her Action Team News Class in our After School Program. Casey interviewed people at AFS about who their best…

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A Conversation With A Rising Star

| THU, MAY 31, 2018

We’re just six weeks away from the start of Teen Theater Summer Camp – a camp like no other in the heart of the East Village. I couldn’t be more…

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Getting Real with Amanda Duarte

| WED, MAY 30, 2018

14th Street Y’s Associate Artistic Director, David Stallings, sat down with the ferocious Emcee of #NastyWomen, Amanda Duarte* of Pussy Grabs Back, to get her take on our upcoming comedy series. David: #NastyWomen…

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Doing More For My Son

| TUE, MAY 08, 2018

I am so excited that my son is going to New Country Day Camp this summer, thanks to a scholarship program that’s available at the agency I am employed with.…

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One Small Way To Preserve Our Environment

| FRI, MAY 04, 2018

Dear Y Friend and those I haven’t met yet, I’m a member of the 14th Street Y and you may have seen me distributing vegetables or teaching  a juggling class…

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