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The Synapse Mission

Synapse Productions is a non-profit theatre company dedicated to presenting provocative theatre that makes people think and gets people talking. Synapse creates work that challenges and inspires our audiences to see the world in different ways.

The stories we bring to life reflect our commitment to sharing our vision of what theatre can accomplish with diverse audiences in New York City and around the world. We believe that the theatre, with its inherent immediacy and community, can be a prime forum for spiritual and intellectual inquiry, and can provide a vital framework for us to address the most pressing issues of our time.

In all our work, we strive to bridge gaps and make connections. By sparking our audience's imagination, we hope to be a catalyst for positive change.

Company History

Since the company's inception at the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Synapse has presented productions of plays that ask difficult and timely questions, including:

• the individual in corporate America (Machinal, March 2001)
• the death of idealism in the modern era (Bloody Poetry, October 2001)
• the role of faith in a time of terror (Silence, June 2002)
• the fratricidal Israeli-Palestinian conflict (The Phoenician Women, November 2002).
• the corrupting influence of privilege and power (The Orwell Project, February - March 2004).
• the impact of Western values on the developing world (The God Botherers, February - March 2005).
• the phenomenon of gentrification in New York City (There Goes the Nieghborhood, May 2005).

Another key element of Synapse's production history has been the creation of quality theatre for family audiences. Synapse's production of Grimm Tales played at the inaugural New York Fringe Festival in 1997. The production enjoyed a second run at Henry Street Settlement's Abrons Arts Center's 350-seat Mainstage in 1998. Synapse returned to Henry Street Settlement in 2002 to present the World Premiere of our adaptation of Brer Rabbit, a production which worked to de-stigmatize the classic American folktales and celebrate our national heritage.

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