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Congratulations to the collective of collaborators and ensemble cast of INITIATIVE, winners of a Special Drama Desk Award for the 2025 production at The Public!! ✨

“The epic yet intimate Initiative gave us the full high school experience, making five-plus hours in the theatre somehow feel like no time at all thanks to the collective of writer Else Went, director Emma Rosa Went, and the extraordinary ensemble cast...Collaborating over almost nine years, the Initiative team tapped into the world of D&D to illuminate the magic that can be found in devoting time to process, showing how the richness of a shared language can conjure community, produce ambitious art, and captivate audiences.” — The Drama Desk Nominating Committee

We are so thrilled to celebrate everyone who made this incredible production possible. 🎉 by @itsgregcuellar

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Drama Desk Award winner.

📷 by @analogfps
@dramadeskawards
#dramadeskawards taken in The Town Hall by @itsgregcuellar

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What does it actually take to perform a five-hour play?

Well, snacks. And naps. And a massive color-coded binder.

Greg Cuellar talks to The Hat to talk about Initiative’s seven years of development, learning 9,000 words of text, and the endurance — physical, emotional, logistical — required to bring a millennial epic to the @publictheaterny stage.

Where are my actor friends and Initiative heads? This one goes deep on process.

Read the full piece at the link in bio. 🎩

📸: Jackie Abbott, Joan Marcus, Greg Cuellar.

#readthehat #theater #initiative #offbroadway by @itsgregcuellar

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These brilliant theatre artists are my family. Last month, we collectively won a Drama Desk Special Award for our decade of collaboration on one of the greatest pieces of art I’ve had the honor to help originate, INITIATIVE by the singular Else Went. And our evening at Town Hall together, relaxing in our box seats and toasting in the winner’s lounge, is a night I’ll never forget.

Here’s the Special Award citation:
‘The epic yet intimate Initiative gave us the full high school experience, making five-plus hours in the theater somehow feel like no time at all thanks to the collective of writer Else Went, director Emma Rosa Went and the extraordinary ensemble cast of Olivia Rose Barresi, Brandon Burk, Greg Cuellar, Harrison Densmore, Carson Higgins, Andrea Lopez Alvarez, Jamie Sanders and Christopher Dylan White. Collaborating over almost nine years, the Initiative team tapped into the world of D&D to illuminate the magic that can be found in devoting time to process, showing how the richness of a shared language can conjure community, produce ambitious art, and captivate audiences.’ taken in The Town Hall by @itsgregcuellar

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Thanks to everyone who joined the bloody fun of PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT last week 👏👏 And endless applause to playwright @scottshepp0617, director @amaginnis, and our fabulous cast for sinking their teeth into this script with us. by @itsgregcuellar

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PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT starts tonight 🎭 Our team has been cooking up something special in rehearsals... (Picture VEEP meets THE LAST OF US in your college green room.) Seats are full, but jump on our waitlist at the link in our bio. by @itsgregcuellar

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Photos by @yellowbellyphoto by @itsgregcuellar

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Congratulations to Drama Desk Award Winners @hurricanehelmi & @itsgregcuellar! by @itsgregcuellar

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Photos by @yellowbellyphoto by @itsgregcuellar

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Lortel Awards, 2026. Nominated for Best Ensemble for Initiative at The Public. by @itsgregcuellar

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Lortel Awards, 2026. Nominated for Best Ensemble for Initiative at The Public. by @itsgregcuellar

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