The Brick Theater

The Brick was founded by Michael Gardner and Robert Honeywell in 2002. The theater is in a brick-walled former garage/auto-body shop and former yoga center. Since its inception, the Brick has presented off-beat revivals, messy shows, and festivals on themes such as the convergence of video games in theatre, stage combat, and comic book artists. In 2019 it was announced that Theresa Buchheister would step into the role of Artistic Director, joined by Ryan William Downey and Travis Just as Associate Artistic Directors. In December 2019, the space was renovated to improve its technical capabilities and accessibility. Buchheister, Downey, and Just assumed leadership in January 2020 alongside curators Harrison Rivers, Nicolás Noreña, Justin Linville, Yuki Kawahisa, Teresa Braun, and Alyse Lamband. While remaining "Williamsburg’s primary incubator of innovative theater and performing arts" the team's renewed vision is producing multi-week theatrical runs along with one-off performances events. In March 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brick created Out of An Abundance of Caution, a livestreamed avant-garde microfestival online via Twitch. In April 2020 the Brick began releasing archival recordings of shows produced at the space on YouTube. In 2023 the Brick won an Obie Award Theatre Grant, with the judges praising its artistic experimentation and financial accessibility. In 2024 Buchheister stepped down as the Artistic Director. As of September 2025, Peter Mills Weiss was the theatre's producing artistic director. == Selected Production History ==

Shows Absence of Magic Afternoon Playland (The Antidepressant Festival) The Baby Jesus Conversation (The Baby Jesus One-Act Jubilee 2009) The Granduncle Quadrilogy: Tales from the Land of Ice Greed: A Musical Love $tory Habitat Schaden, Freude and You: a 3 Clown Seminar (The Antidepressant Festival) The Tale of the Good Whistleblower of Chaillot’s Caucasian Mother and Her Other Children of a Lesser Marriage Chalk Circle (The Antidepressant Festival) The Wedding of Berit Johnson and Ian W. Hill (The Too Soon Festival)The Antidepressant Festival (June 5–July 4, 2009)Tiny Theater FestFight FestThe CollisionWorks The Havel Festival (2006) The New York Clown Theater Festival == Awards ==

Samuel and Alasdair: a Personal History of the Robot War, 2010 IT Award, Outstanding Production of a Play 2009 Caffe Cino Fellowship Award Suspicious Package, ITBA Award, Best Off-Off Broadway Unique Theatrical Experience Bouffon Glass Menajoree, 2007 IT Award, Outstanding Production of a Play Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury, Julianne Kroboth, 2010 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Costume Design Samuel and Alasdair: a Personal History of the Robot War, Joe Curnutte, 2010 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role The Granduncle Quadrilogy: Tales from the Land of Ice, Ian W Hill, 2009 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Lighting Design Bouffon Glass Menajoree, Lynn Berg, Audrey Crabtree, Eric Davis, Aimee German, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Original Short Script Bouffon Glass Menajoree, Eric Davis, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Director Greed: a Musical Love $tory , 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Production of a Musical The Kung-Fu Importance of Being Earnest, Qui Nguyen, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Choreography/Movement The Present Perfect, 2007 IT Award, Outstanding Set Design Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist/Cleansed, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Production of a Play Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist/Cleansed, Thomas Bradshaw, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Original Full Length Script Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist/Cleansed, Barrett Doss, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist/Cleansed, Suzan Perry, 2007 IT Award nominee, Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role == References ==