Gowanus
295 Douglass Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
between 3rd and 4th Aves (just south of the Brooklyn Academy of Music)
This is the company’s main rental, rehearsal and performance space.
Located several blocks from the infamous Gowanus Canal in the industrial neighborhood of the Gowanus which also hosts its own burgeoning new artists community, this spacious (almost 2,400 square feet with an open performance area of approximately 38′ x 35′) and beautiful loft space surrounded by three exposed brick walls of windows, a sprung oak floor, mirrors, a sound system (CD and audio tape deck), a separate bathroom and lobby area, is on the third floor (walk-up) of a 15,000 square foot former soap factory which now provides work space for over a dozen painters, dancers, sculptors, musicians, architects and photographers
The space offers a new theatrical lighting system, a wrap around theater curtain, and portable risers for tiered seating. The Gowanus Arts Building is accessible by the R train to Union Street at 4th Avenue, and the D, Q, 2, 3, 4 or 5 trains and the LIRR to Atlantic Avenue/ Pacific Street. The B37 stops at 3rd Avenue and Douglass Street, and the B63 at 5th Avenue and Douglass Street.