Working Man's Clothes Productions is a New York City theater company that was founded in January 2005. It is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. It has won a number of awards including IT-Awards. The company name was taken from a line of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Common sense is genius dressed in working man's clothes." The company focuses on new works by emerging playwrights. The company has produced at such venues as 59East59, Under St. Mark's, Gene Frankel Theatre, and The Ohio Theatre in SoHo. The company is a member of OOBCOM, a community of Off-Off Broadway Theatre Artists.
Jared CulverhouseDarcie ChampagneAdam BelvoTerry JenkinsIsaac ByrneJared CulverhouseMaggie HamiltonBekah BrunstetterMichael MasonShe Like Girls by Chisa Hutchinson (2009)Fresh Kills by Elyzabeth Gregory WilderPulling Teeth by Brandon Koebernick (2005)To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle Play by Bekah Brunstetter (2005)Men Eat Mars Bars While Touching Their Penis by Jennifer Slack-Eaton (2006)Many Worlds by William BordenPenetrator by Anthony NeilsonI Used To Write On Walls by Bekah Brunstetter (2007)Intercourse by Brandon Koebernick (2005)The Marvelous Misadventures of William Zzylk by John Paul DeSenaGreen by Bekah BrunstetterPlayoff Picture by John Paul DeSenaBoop by John Paul DeSena (2006)Hill by Amy SchulzArms by Bekah Brunstetter (2006)Oceanside Parkway by Eric Sanders (2006)Tremble by Dan Basila,: Happy Birthday / I'm Dead by Bekah BrunstetterAzucar by Jon KeyRestaurants at Beautiful Times by Dave McGinnisOblivia by Eric SandersBloody Elephants by Casey Wimpee (2006)The Impotence of Being Ernest by Joshua HillMarriage Play by Bekah BrunstetterArms and the Octopus by Casey Wimpee (2007)Atlas, or Constellation Golf, by Casey Wimpee (2007)Wood by Justin Cooper (2007)Sharpen My Dick by Greg Romero (2007)Candy Room by William Charles Meny (2007)The Saddest Thing in the History of the World by Kyle Jarrow (2007)1.1-1.7 by Eric SandersCharlie Amsterdam's Wine Tasting Kick-OffMy Shoes Are In Secaucus by Jennie EngCarla Rhodes and CecilEmpty by Kyle JarrowV-Low's Meat Market vs. Nico & the AstronautWanting It by Libby EmmonsStumblebum Brass BandHot Damn by Casey Wimpee (2007)CudzooNot So Bad Once You Get Used To It by John Paul DeSenaGreg WallochClay McLeod ChapmanLords of Chaos by Eric SandersLil Miss Lixx burlesqueScarlet O'Gasm burlesqueNew York Is Dead5 Boroughs on FireThe Wooster WakeAbandon All HopeAwards and nominations
2007 New York Innovative Theatre AwardsNomination, Outstanding Original Short Script - Justin Cooper, "Wood" - fuckplaysNomination, Outstanding Original Short Script - Casey Wimpee, "Arms and the Octopus" - fuckplaysNomination, Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role - Julian James Muhammed, fuckplays2006 New York Innovative Theatre AwardsOutstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Original Full-length Script, Outstanding Production of a Play "To Nineveh: A Modern Miracle", Working Man's Clothes - Isaac Byrne, Maggie Hamilton, Paul DeSena, David Carr-Berry, Jared Culverhouse, Ellen David, Paul Fears, Andaye' Hill, Julian James, Gregory Porter Miller & Brian Schlanger.2010 GLAAD Media AwardsWinner Outstanding New York Theater: Off Off Broadway- "She Like Girls" by Chisa HutchinsonThe company is well known for its developmental series, which has workshopped staged readings of numerous plays including Boom Vang by Larry Pontius, Breath and Grandma's Box, The Life of Mary Berry, Double Hernia by Mark Charney, Handicapping by James McClindon, 37 Stones by Mark Charney, Night by David Carr-Berry, The Woodpecker by Samuel Brett Williams, "The Authorities" by Andrew Rosendorf,Heartless by Eric Sanders, "She Like Girls" by Chisa Hutchinson.
In May 2007 the company launched its Lost Works Series with the New York City premiere of Anthony Neilson's Penetrator.
