Signature Theatre Company
Lydia Funke is an experienced teaching artist currently engaged with the Irondale Ensemble Project, Lumina Theatre Company, and New York Theatre Workshop since 2022. Additionally, Lydia serves as a tour guide for Sidewalk Food Tours and works as an Audience Services Representative at Signature Theatre Company. Past roles include Education Programs Associate, Interim Education Programs Assistant, and Education Intern at BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange, as well as Theatre Director and Producer for the TYA play "Wave Me Good-bye." Lydia's experience also encompasses teaching and performing with mainstages and an Accessibility Internship at Verbatim Performance Lab. Lydia holds a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education from the University of Northern Colorado.
Signature Theatre Company
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Founded in 1991, Signature Theatre celebrates playwrights and gives them an artistic home, producing a body of work by each resident writer and a season of six to eight productions annually. In 2005, Signature began its groundbreaking Signature Ticket Initiative, providing affordable tickets to every production. In 2012, Signature opened the Pershing Square Signature Center, the Frank Gehry-designed 75,000 square foot Center featuring three theatres, two rehearsal studios, a central, public lobby with a café and bookstore, and administrative offices. In 2014, Signature became the first New York City theatre to receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award®.