New York's Signature Theatre Company devotes each season to the works of one contemporary playwright, who is directly involved in the productions throughout the season as playwright-in-residence.
Founded in January 1991 by artistic director James Houghton, the company was originally located in the East Village for several years before finding a permanent home on West 42nd Street. The company invites each of its chosen playwrights to be involved in all creative decisions: the selection of plays, directors, designers, actors, etc. Playwrights chosen to present a season's worth of work by the Signature Theatre Company include Romulus Linney, Lee Blessing, Edward Albee, Horton Foote, Adrienne Kennedy, Sam Shepard, Arthur Miller, John Guare, Maria Irene Fornes, Lanford Wilson, Bill Irwin, Paula Vogel, and August Wilson.
From the description of Signature Theatre Company ephemera, 1991-2001. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122597051
