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Initiative

First Preview: Nov 04, 2025

Opening Date: Nov 20, 2025

Closing Date: Nov 30, 2025

Initiative
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Public Theater

425 Lafayette St New York, NY 10003

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Playwright Else Went, alumnus of The Public’s acclaimed Emerging Writers Group, brings her transformative new play Initiative to The Public this fall. A bittersweet reflection on adolescence at the dawn of the new millennium, Initiative charts the intertwined lives of seven teens from 2000-2004, as they become friends and more than friends, wrestle with their potential, face incalculable loss and struggle to find their way in (and get out of) “Coastal Podunk, California.” Emma Rosa Went directs this epic world premiere guaranteed to make you remember the most difficult and beautiful things about growing up. 
Off Broadway Play - Drama

Director

Emma Rosa Went

Written by

Else Went

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Box Office

Lobby. Counter 42".

Parking

Valet parking garage: 403 Lafayette St. Lot: Lafayette St. & Astor Place.

Curb Ramps

Outside main entrance.

Passenger Loading Zone

Front.

Restroom

Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars.

Directions Subway

6 to Astor Place; R/W to 8th St/NYU

Seating

Newman Theater seats 299
Anspacher Theater seats 275
LuEsther Hall seats 156
Martinson Hall seats 165
Susan Stein Shiva Theater seats 104.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors.

Telephone

Main floor. Coin slot 55". Cord 30".

Entrance

Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Entrance marked by large signs. Assistance available.

Visual Assistance

None.

Water Fountain

Main floor. Spout 36".

Assisted Listening System

Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available.

Wheelchair Info

Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.

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