Gloucester Stage Company

Specialties

GSC’s mission is to present professional productions of intellectually stimulating and socially relevant dramas, comedies and musicals; to provide a nurturing working environment for artists in an inspirational setting; to contribute to the cultural, economic, and educational development of Cape Ann; and to enrich the nation’s theater landscape by introducing audiences to new work each year.

History

Established in 1979.

The Gloucester Stage Company was co-​founded in 1979 by Geoff Richon, Denny Blodgett, and award-​winning playwright Israel Horovitz as a «safe harbor for playwrights and new plays». For it’s first seven seasons, the company performed at the historic Blackburn Tavern in downtown Gloucester. In 1987, Gorton’s generously offered GSC a long term residence in its building in East Gloucester on Smith’s Cove adjacent the galleries and restaurants of Rocky Neck, the oldest art colony in the United States.

During its first twenty seasons the GSC successfully realized its mission with the production of more than 32 World premieres, 6 American premieres, and 17 New England premieres. Plays developed at the GSC have gone on to critical and popular acclaim on Broadway, off-​Broadway, across the United States, and around the world.