Greg stewarded a relationship between Temperance Alley Garden (a project of the U Street Neighborhood Association in DC) and 4615 Theatre Company to embed theatre programs in the outdoor venue for the summer. The project aimed to produce three staged readings of new plays by rising writers as well as provide workshops in acting for the neighborhood populace. All programs are free of charge and subsidized by 4615 Theatre and USNA.

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Key Collaborators: Paige Washington as co-producer; Josh Morin as TAG steward; in addition to playwrights and directors like Henery Wyand, Aria Velz, and the actors and teaching artists who participated in the programs. 

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Results: This project is ongoing! Results will be reported back soon.

8 Plays. 36 Artists. 1 Big Party.

4615 Theatre Company hosted the Housewarming Theatre Festival at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. A festival devoted to celebrating the work of 4615's resident and affiliated artists, the event occurred on December 4, 5, 6, and 12. Through robust safety measures to prevent the outbreak of COVID-19, the Housewarming Theatre Festival was able to conduct its in-person performances alongside a slate of digital programs. 

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Key Collaborators: Jordan Friend, Paige Washington, Jacob Yeh, Paige Washington, Stevie Zimmerman, Jennifer Hiyama, Katie McCreary, Aria Velz, Holly Morgan, Regina Vitale + writers/actors/directors of the festival.

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Results: www.4615theatre.com/housewarming

4615GO is the season of programming produced and presented by 4615 Theatre Company that aims to introduce a new method of delivery for theatre. 

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The season revolves around the principal belief that theatre is everywhere, and that the spirit of theatre can be discovered anywhere: phone calls, video games, table top games, and musical concerts. 

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Key Collaborators: 4615 Theatre, Jordan Friend, Paige Washington

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Results: www.4615theatre.com/4615go

When the pandemic hit, smaller BIPOC-led theatres had the most at stake to lose. Along with Paige Washington, the Director of Patron Services at 4615 Theatre, Strasser organized the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Emerging Theatre Leaders Forum. 40 organizations led by BIPOC artists, with operating budgets of less than 100K and less than 10 years of operation, registered to participate in a robust forum to activate the common braintrust in order to generate actionable pathways of sustaining and innovating the theatre during 2020 Pandemic. These action items are currently being used by more than 20 organizations currently and impacted 4615 Theatre's programming in new and exciting ways. 

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The forum centered around developing consensus around four major questions small theatres were facing. Participants were split into five groups to tackle these questions and tasked with generating actionable responses. At the end of the forum, participants reconvened to share back their findings and these deliverables were shared amongst recipients. The forum resulted in new programming activity for 4615 Theatre and new partnership opportunities between 4615 and others. Furthermore, it helped deepen the organization's relationship with a network of emerging theatres.