

MEANWHILE BENEFIT + LAUNCH
NOVEMBER 16, 6 PM
Be a part of something new...
Join Meanwhile for a launch party celebrating the power of the arts, community, and new beginnings. Music, drinks, and new connections -- join the conversation, and help us shape the future of the American Theater.
The evening, honoring Thomas Bullard (founding member of Manhattan Theater Club and Former Head of the Brooklyn College Directing Program), features live music by Bandits on the Run, special guests Meghan Finn (Obie award-winning Artistic Director of the Tank) and Sarah Benson (Obie award-winning director and former Artistic Director of Soho Rep).
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: Monday, November 16, 2026, 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Home Studios - 873 Broadway, New York, NY
DRESS: Cocktail Attire.
FESTIVITIES: Live Music by Bandits on the Run, light bites and beverages, a silent auction, special performances, guest speakers, and an announcement of Meanwhile's Premiere Production.
PERFORMERS

Bandits on the Run is an indie-folk-pop-americana outfit consisting of three lead singers, a guitar, a cello, a suitcase drum, an accordion, and various toy instruments. They hail from Brooklyn, NY, and are known for their vivacious performance style, genre-defying sound, soaring harmonies, and ability to make music-magic happen everywhere from subway platforms to concert halls.
GUEST SPEAKERS

Obie award-winning director of theater and film, Artistic Director of The Tank, and Founder of RE/VENUE NYC.

Sarah Benson
Obie award-winning director, former Artistic Director of Soho Rep.
HONOREE
THOMAS BULLARD
As a founder of the Manhattan Theatre Club, Thomas Bullard directed numerous productions, including Athol Fugard’s Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act (OBIE Award-Outstanding Direction), the world premiere of Stephen Metcalfe’s Strange Snow, and Richard Wesley’s The Last Street Play, starring Morgan Freeman (AUDELCO Award-Outstanding Production). He has directed at many national resident theaters, including the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Old Globe Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alley Theater, Syracuse Stage, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Walnut Street Theatre and Coconut Grove Playhouse. New York venues include The Public Theatre, Signature Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Primary Stages and 78th Street Theatre Lab. Thomas worked at Brooklyn College for 31 years as the Head of the MFA Directing Program in the Department of Theater, serving from September 1991 until 2022.
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Pam Damsky, Edward M. Harrington, Jr, Jose De la Puente, Nick Browne
