Initiative

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Show Details

Performance Schedule

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Run Dates

November 20, 2025 - December 07, 2025

Upcoming Scheduled Events

November 22, 2025, November 23, 2025

Running Time

5:0 hrs

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Show Description

Playwright Else Went, alumnus of The Public’s acclaimed Emerging Writers Group, brings her transformative new play Initiative to The Public. 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. 

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Standard Tickets


November 20, 2025 - December 07, 2025

Wheelchair seating, assistive listening devices, handheld captions, sign language interpretations, and prerecorded audio description are always available.

For Show Times, see Performance Schedule above.


Wheelchair

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(212) 967-7555
Hearing: Assistive Listening Devices

FM radio assistive listening systems and headsets with induction neck-loops are available

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(212) 967-7555
Open Captioning

Upon request by calling or emailing accessibility@publictheater.org 2 weeks before.

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(212) 967-7555
Sign Language

Upon request by calling or emailing accessibility@publictheater.org 2 weeks before.

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(212) 967-7555
Audio Description: Pre-recorded

Upon request by calling or emailing accessibility@publictheater.org 2 weeks before.

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(212) 967-7555

Open Captioning Tickets


November 23, 2025

Sunday @ 2:00 PM


Audio Description: Live Tickets


November 22, 2025

Saturday @ 2:00 PM


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Theatre Details

Address

Public Theater
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003

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Public Transportation

By Subway: 6 to Astor Place; R/W to 8th St/NYU

Additional Accessibility Details

Wheelchair Info: Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.

Seating: Newman Theater seats 299. Anspacher Theater seats 275. LuEsther Hall seats 156. Martinson Hall seats 165. Susan Stein Shiva Theater seats 104.

Elevator\Escalator: Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors.

Passenger Loading Zone: Front.

Parking: Valet parking garage: 403 Lafayette St. Lot: Lafayette St. & Astor Place.

Curb Ramps: Outside main entrance.

Entrance: Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Entrance marked by large signs. Assistance available.

Box Office: Lobby. Counter 42".

Restroom: Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars.

Water Fountain: Main floor. Spout 36".

Telephone: Main floor. Coin slot 55". Cord 30".

Assisted Listening System: Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available.

Visual Assistance: None.

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