Resident Artists

In 1999, the Resident Program was created. Now in its 25th year, this program offers an artistic home to a select group of Indie Theater Artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy while focusing on their individuality as independent companies. Based on each company’s distinct needs, this program provides tangible support through rehearsal & performance space, as well as consulting, administrative, marketing, and artistic assistance

The Resident Program has provided a platform for many new playwrights to be published and produced nationally and internationally.  Resident Alumni have gone on to tour all over multiple continents, are currently writing and acting on dozens of TV shows and movies, have been nominated for TONYs and OBIEs, and have won countless NYIT Awards.

Our Current Residents

photo by Miguel Garzón Martinez

Something from Abroad

Artistic Director: Martha Lorena Preve

Upcoming Shows

Something from Abroad produces material from a variety of cultural backgrounds to bring stories from abroad and give them a voice in today’s America. We are a theater company started by a couple of “broads” from abroad. We are proud to promote art created by women. Our mission is to provide an opportunity for actors from all over the world to perform on a stage in New York. We tell the stories of our people and our struggles as immigrants. We embrace the differences that an international ensemble brings to the table, and we make this diversity our strength. Learn more about this company.

Torch Ensemble’s Climate Fables  

Torch Ensemble is an acclaimed Gen Z environmentalist theater company from New York City. Their production of Artistic Director Padraig Bond’s The Climate Fables: Debating Extinction & The Trash Garden was rated 5 stars at the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival Fringe, and won Best Play at the 2024 New York City Fringe. Their work has been described as “a masterpiece” by The Theatre Times. Their mission as a resident theatre company at FRIGID is to complete Padraig’s full canon of The Climate Fables, which will span 12 plays in total. This fall in 2024, they will produce 4 new plays in the fables: The Collapse of the Hubbard Glacier, Ogallala, The (Green Apple) Play, and Coyote Oughta Eat That Salesman!

Producing founding members: Padraig Bond, Penelope Deen, Luis Feliciano, Kristen Hoffman

Emily Walsh

Emily Walsh still doesn’t know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she’d like to be the dad. Join Emily on her darkly hilarious decision making process as she navigates gender norms, supportive partners, societal expectations and whether or not you can be the dad if you grew up without one. A must-see show if you’ve ever been a child or thought about having one. www.emilywalshcomic.com

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