LAByrinth Theater Company was founded in 1992 and was originally begun as Latino Actors Base (LAB) by
Gary Perez,
John Ortiz, David Deblinger, and
Paul Calderón. LAB used the
INTAR Theatre, on West 52nd Street. In those early days, the company attracted mainly Latino actors who would perform theatrical exercises together "for three hours each week… given the opportunity and support not only to act, but to write, direct, produce, sweep, paint, hang lights, etcetera." With time, the group adopted the LAByrinth name as it attracted a multi-cultural troupe of performers, builders and trades. In 2017,
Dane Laffrey, Scott Zielinski, and Michael Urie won
Obie Awards presented by the
American Theatre Wing. == Notable members ==