NYTW's Costume & Set Shop is going to be NY State's first LEED-certified industrial design facility. Construction started in the summer of 2008 and we hear that it will finally be complete this summer. We are all excited to celebrate its opening this year. Check out NYTW's updates, complete with some great photos, on the demolition and construction process.

The New York Innovative Theater Awards has recently released the findings of the third survey in their five part series that details the composition of the Off-Off Broadway practitioners. Most surveys focus on who is in the seat not on the stage, but this survey reveals facts about OOB actors, producers, writers, and designers. For instance, they are political (86% voted in the 2004 election) and highly educated (85%hold a college degree.) Read the full survey today.