Blank Canvas Theatre

"There is a whole lot I like about the Blank Canvas Theatre. It is a small black box type theater with seating on three sides and probably not more than 75 seats in all. It is tucked away in a corner of the 78th Street Studios, and I feel like “an insider” just knowing how to find it. With the stage up close and personal it sometimes feels like the audience is part of the cast. The season provides a wide range of genres and there is something for everyone. We get to about one performance a year and last night we saw Rocky the Musical. These are not flawless productions, but they are earnest and for me the love of acting and the theatre shines through."

"There isn't a bad seat in the house the acting and singing were exceptional. To much fun"

"I enjoyed the performance of Peter and the Star Gazer although it could be shorter. The most memorable character was pre-Captain Hook. He was enchanting and engaging. Be prepared to go through a maze to get to the theater but once in the staging was quite clever and the second act mermaid costumes (not giving it away) I thought were ingenious."

"My first visit to Blank Canvas Theater was this past weekend, and I was surprised that as many times as I have been in the West 78th Street former American Greetings building I had not known that there was a theater there! It's a small venue and very well appointed. The seats were comfortable and the actors are outstanding! If you've never been there before and you like live plays, you just might want to check out this sweet little place!"

"Provocative theatre in an intimate setting I found out late in the run that a favorite musical was showing at this theatre. I purchased tickets online. I was contacted almost immediately by theatre staff that there was an error with my order, and we were able to quickly resolve it, so in fact, there were no issues moving forward. The theatre is a little hard to find, but there are adequate signs throughout the building to lead you to this little treasure. The seating is a little rickety, and in strips of seats connected to other patrons, so if someone in the row were to move a lot, it could be fairly distracting. Thankfully that wasn't the case for me this first visit. The seats were plenty comfortable to sit through the entire intermission-less show. The cast members of the show I experienced were top notch, and the intimacy of the space provided an excellent opportunity to see and feel the emotion of the characters as the story evolved. I wish I'd seen it earlier in the run, as I would have come back many times to see the production. Overall, I had a terrific experience at Blank Canvas Theatre."