Initiative

First Preview: Nov 4, 2025

Opening Date: Nov 20, 2025

Closing Date: Dec 7, 2025

Running Time: 05:00

https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/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. 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

Show Notes: Multiple intermissions. (Saturday performances are 6 hours, including a 90-minute dinner break.)

Performance Schedule

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Cast

Olivia Rose Barresi
Brandon Burk
Greg Cuellar
Harrison Densmore
Carson Higgins

Written By

Else Went

Director

Emma Rosa Went

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Accessibility

Box Office

Lobby. Counter 42"
Curb Ramps

Outside main entrance
Restroom

Accessible restrooms are located on the Lobby level only. Companion care restrooms are available upon request by speaking to a staff member. Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars
Elevator/Escalator

Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors
Entrance

Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Handrails and ramps are available. Entrance marked by large signs.
Visual Assistance

Large Print Playbills are available at all Public and Delacorte Theater season performances one week after the production has officially opened. Braille Playbills are available at all Public and Delacorte Theater season performances one week after the production has officially opened. Both large print and Braille may be obtained from the house manager or ticket taker upon entering the theater of your attending performance.
Water Fountain

Main floor. Spout 36"
Assisted Listening System

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) amplify and clarify sound by cutting down or eliminating ambient noise. FM radio assistive listening systems are installed in all of our theaters, and headsets may be used at any seat. Headsets with induction neck-loops are available for patrons who use hearing aids and cochlear implants with a "T" switch. Ask your audiologist whether your hearing aid or cochlear implant has a "T" switch (telecoil) and how to use it with an assistive listening headset.
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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