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A powerful journey through adolescence, love, and loss.
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About Initiative

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.

Run time

5hr. Incl. intermissions. (Saturday performances are 6hr. Incl. 90min dinner break).

Venue

Public Theater

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Start date

November 4th, 2025

End date

December 7th, 2025

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Our Review

'Initiative' Off-Broadway review — love, angst, and Dungeons & Dragons

Read our review of Initiative off Broadway, a world-premiere coming-of-age drama at The Public Theater, written by Else Went and directed by Emma Rosa Went.
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Initiative cast and creative team

By: Else Went
Director: Emma Rosa Went
Producer: The Public Theater
Cast list: Olivia Rose Barresi (as Clara), Brandon Burk (as Offstage Voice), Greg Cuellar (as Riley), Harrison Densmore (as Ty), Carson Higgins (as Lo), Andrea Lopez Alvarez (as Kendall), Jamie Sanders (as Tony), Christopher Dylan White (as Em)

Venue

Public Theater

425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, USA, 10003
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Accessibility

Accessible entrances, seating, and restrooms. Assistive Listening Devices. ASL interpreted, Open Caption and Audio Descriptions at select performances or on demand by request.

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