Theater Breaking Through Barriers

Theater Breaking Through Barriers NYC's premiere Off-Broadway theater is dedicated to advancing artists with and without disabilities.

A nonprofit Off-Broadway theater company that dedicates to advancing the work of artists with and without disabilities.

DIRECTORS PUT IT ALL TOGETHER! Here’s one of our favorite directors, Christopher Burris, guiding his actors to a flawles...
05/29/2026

DIRECTORS PUT IT ALL TOGETHER! Here’s one of our favorite directors, Christopher Burris, guiding his actors to a flawless rhythm.

Image description: Sitting on the left behind a music stand, Lawrence Merritt, an older light-skinned gentleman with grey hair, a mustache, and glasses, wearing all black. Standing in the center, Christopher Burris, a young African American man, is wearing jeans, a red shirt, and a blue baseball cap. Sitting on the right behind a music stand, Stuart Green, a young light-skinned man with dark hair, is wearing jeans and a black t-shirt.

“YES, MASTER!” Some men just got it. Or perhaps it’s a simple case of Evil Hypnotism. Either way, George Ashiotis seems ...
05/28/2026

“YES, MASTER!” Some men just got it. Or perhaps it’s a simple case of Evil Hypnotism. Either way, George Ashiotis seems to have Melanie Boland under his spell.

Image description: A scene from the Middle Ages with George Ashiotis (L), light-skinned male, 60s, dark hair in a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a white bowtie. Melanie Boland (R), light-skinned female, 60s with blonde hair, wearing a beige tea-length cocktail dress, gloves, and a red accent hat. She is standing with her arms outstretched in front of her with a blank stare on her face.

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE WHEN YOU HAVE A FAIRY GODMOTHER! Laughing on wheels! Ann Marie Morelli is incredibly enter...
05/27/2026

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE WHEN YOU HAVE A FAIRY GODMOTHER! Laughing on wheels! Ann Marie Morelli is incredibly entertained by Anita Hollander’s antics while visiting Japan.

Image description: (Left) Ann Marie Morelli, light-skinned female, brown hair, wheelchair user in a blue polka dot dress, a white sweater, and red shoes. (Right) Anita Hollander, light-skinned female, light-brown hair, a leg amputee sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a pink fairy dress, white shoes, and a tiara.

EVERYTHING SEEMS BETTER OVER A POT OF SOUP. A very intimate conversation in the midst of a group. You can’t call it eave...
05/26/2026

EVERYTHING SEEMS BETTER OVER A POT OF SOUP. A very intimate conversation in the midst of a group. You can’t call it eavesdropping if they’re less than a foot away, right? Bringing old friends together in Ike Schambelan’s “When I’m 64!”

Image description: A group of friends gathered around the table, eating soup, with the pot in the center of the table. They are all focused on the couple in the foreground in a deep conversation.

Happy Memorial Day! LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER??? It may look possible, but nope! Just a couple of friends hanging out ba...
05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day! LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER??? It may look possible, but nope! Just a couple of friends hanging out backstage after the show. THEATER UNITES THE X’s AND THE MILLENNIALS IN A COMMON PURPOSE.

Image description: (L) Ann Marie Morelli is a light-skinned woman, 50s, short brown hair with bangs, brown eyes, wearing a black t-shirt. (R) Bree Klauser is a light-skinned nonbinary individual, 30s, short brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a light red sweatshirt.

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Also, here is the last batch of photos from the premiere reading of Amy Clauss...
05/21/2026

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Also, here is the last batch of photos from the premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG, directed by Evan T. Cummings. We hope you enjoy them!

Image description 1: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts. The man is looking at the woman as she touches her forehead.

Image description 2: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts.

Image description 3: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair. The man stands and acts like he is a phone on a stage behind a music stand. The woman is in a wheelchair behind a music stand. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts.

Image description 4: Another scene with 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair. The man stands and acts like he is a phone on a stage behind a music stand. The woman is in a wheelchair behind a music stand. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts.

Happy Tuesday! Wow, we are reminiscing about how GREAT the premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG was a couple of w...
05/19/2026

Happy Tuesday! Wow, we are reminiscing about how GREAT the premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG was a couple of weeks ago. Evan T. Cummings did an incredible job directing it. Check out the pictures below!

Image description 1: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts.

Image description 2: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts. The woman is leaning towards the man.

Image description 3: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts. The woman is looking at the man.

Image description 4: 2 light-skinned actors, a man with black hair, and a woman with strawberry blonde hair, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair. They are in casual clothes and engaged in their scripts. The woman is looking at the man, and the man is resting one of his hands on the music stand.

Here is another batch of photos from the premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG, directed by Evan T. Cummings! Imag...
05/14/2026

Here is another batch of photos from the premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG, directed by Evan T. Cummings!

Image description 1: 2 light-skinned actors, a man and a woman, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair, acting. They are in casual clothes.

Image description 2: 2 light-skinned actors, a man and a woman, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair, acting. They are in casual clothes, and the man is looking at the woman.

Image description 3: 2 light-skinned actors, a man and a woman, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair, acting. They are in casual clothes, and the woman is looking at the man.

Image description 4: 2 light-skinned actors, a man and a woman, seated on a stage behind music stands. One is on a chair, and the other is in a wheelchair, acting. They are in casual clothes and looking at each other.

We had such a great time presenting a premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG, directed by Evan T. Cummings last wee...
05/12/2026

We had such a great time presenting a premiere reading of Amy Claussen’s WIZZIWIG, directed by Evan T. Cummings last week with Queens Theatre. Check out the pictures from this reading below!

Image description 1: A light-skinned woman in pink pants and floral blouse standing next to a light-skinned man in a motorized elevated wheelchair near an exit door indoors. He is in a blue outfit and has a black bag on his tray.

Image description 2: 2 light-skinned people, man and woman, on a small stage, one standing and reading from a binder, the other seated in a wheelchair with a script on a music stand.

Image description 3: 2 light-skinned people, a man and woman, on a small stage, one seated in a wheelchair and the other bending over, both reading from scripts on music stands.

Image description 4: 2 light-skinned people, a man and a woman, on a stage, one standing and hand gesturing with a script, the other seated in a wheelchair with a music stand in front.

05/09/2026

It’s your last chance to experience today! The reading of this heartfelt play will be held at the Cabaret Theater in QUEENS, NY, at 8 pm. See you all soon! https://conta.cc/4tG6o0V

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