New Generation Theatrical is pulling back the curtain on their new donor program and studio facility. Credit: Image courtesy New Generation Theatrical

Producer Aaron Safer’s New Generation Theatrical, which recently brought Orlando audiences Michael Knight’s original comedy Jesus: Origins and a millennial twist on Twelfth Night, is launching a new donor program at tonight’s Spring Awakening Benefit Concert at The Abbey. In addition, they are unveiling — exclusively to Orlando Weekly — their new NGT Studio at Fashion Square Mall.

New Generation Theatrical’s new donor program is the Orlando-based nonprofit’s first comprehensive fundraising effort. Donor benefits include signed show posters and exclusive merchandise packs, and donors at certain levels gain access to unique experiences such as a Broadway Trivia Night, a Broadway Karaoke Night and a Walk-on Role in an NGT show.

Learn more about New Generation Theatrical’s donor program and join up at newgentheatrical.org/giving.

Donations to New Generation Theatrical support free student tickets to their shows,  a future paid internship program, and the continued creation of new original works. NGT is committed to paying their actors and staff a $20/hour minimum wage, as well as providing workers comp for all union and non-union workers.

NGT’s new donor program will also support the company’s newly opened space inside the Fashion Square Mall, the 6,000 square foot NGT Studio. Designed to be a comprehensive hub for theatrical production, the space includes a dedicated area, as well as a fully-equipped workshop for scenic and prop builds, and office space for the NGT team.

New Generation also announced this week the Orlando premiere of Joshua Harmon’s Significant Other, a play about a “terminally single” gay 20-something, directed by Alexander Mrazek. Performances will run Aug. 4-12 at the Orlando Family Stage (formerly Orlando Repertory Theatre) Black Box Theatre; tickets are available here.

Look for an interview with Safer and exclusive look inside NGT Studio in an upcoming installment of Live Active Cultures.

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This article appears in Jul 19-25, 2023.