Parallel Exit's mission is to create performance and educational programs that honor and forward the history of the variety arts and embrace a twenty-first century sensibility. Parallel Exit's productions have earned the company critical acclaim and two Drama Desk Award nominations for Unique Theatrical Experience. New pieces have been presented in large venues (The New Victory Theater, The Guggen
heim Museum), schools (through The Lincoln Center Institute and LEAP), and through partnerships with other organizations (Making Books Sing). More than 15,000 audience members are said to have been whisked away with a sense of whimsy by Parallel Exit productions. In addition, over 15,000 New York City public school students have been inspired and benefitted by Parallel Exit education programs, which employ the performing arts as a means through which to instill both creative and life skills. Parallel Exit is the creative force behind the 2015-16 Big Apple Circus production The Grant Tour.
