Additionally, Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Maria Irene Fornes, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Romulus Linney,Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, the historic Negro Ensemble Company, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel,August Wilson and Lanford Wilson. Signature remains deeply committed to these season-long residencies and during the company's tenth and fifteenth anniversaries, Signature introduced the Legacy Program. The Legacy Program invites past Playwrights-in-Residence back to Signature through two series: the Signature Series, which presents "signature," or more well-known works; and the Premiere Series, which presents New York and world premieres. Signature's twentieth anniversary season (2010-2011) will feature the work ofTony Kushner, including the first New York revival of Angels in America.
Signature, its productions and its resident writers have been recognized with a Pulitzer Prize, 11 Lucille Lortel Awards, 14 OBIE Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards and 19 AUDELCO Awards, among many other distinctions. The National TheatreConference recognized the company as the 2003 Outstanding National Theatre of the Year.
Through The Signature Ticket Initiative, which seeks to make great theatre accessible to the broadest possible audience, all regularly-priced single tickets ($65) during the initial announced run are underwritten and will be available for $20 for the individual performances of all three parts. The Signature Ticket Initiative continues through Signature's 20th Anniversary Season (2010-2011). The Signature Ticket Initiative is made possible by the lead sponsorship of Time Warner Inc. Generous support for The Signature Ticket Initiative is provided by Margot Adams, in memory of Mason Adams. Support for Signature TheatreCompany's Horton Foote Legacy Season is provided by American Express, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and the Laura Pels Foundation.
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