Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons
Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons is a theatre in New York City, New York. It seats a stated 128. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 128
- people, as published
- Opened
- 2001
- 25 years old
- From JFK
- 22 km (14 mi)
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- From the centre
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- of New York City
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What the record holds
It stands at 416 West 42nd Street, 10036, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of New York City.
Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons was opened in 2001 and operated by Playwrights Horizons, which puts it at 25 years old.
128 is the kind of number that suits training, a chapter meeting or one track of a larger programme.
- Address
- 416 West 42nd Street, New York City, New York 10036, United States
- Operator
- Playwrights Horizons
- Owner
- Playwrights Horizons
- Official site
- www.playwrightshorizons.org
- Coordinates
- 40.7587, -73.9936
- Classified as
- theatre
How attendees reach it
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is 22 km (14 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
The centre of New York City is 5 km (3.1 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
The published number for the venue is +1-212-564-1235.
New York City has 509 venues mapped in total and a population of 8,478,072. The New York City guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Programming it
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way and 128 of them. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
What event67 costs at this capacity
Take 130 people through the door in Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons — sized to the stated capacity of Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 130activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 80billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $400for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Elsewhere in New York City
4 other venues in New York City have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Howard Gilman Performance Space136 seats
- Vineyard Theatre132 seats
- Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater98 seats
- Incubator Arts Project80 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 12 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, official website and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 128 for Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons?
416 West 42nd Street, New York City, New York 10036, United States. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) from the centre of New York City. The nearest major airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), about 22 km (14 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons?
130 activated attendees means 80 billable after the free 50, so $400 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons is booked?
Howard Gilman Performance Space (136), Vineyard Theatre (132) and Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater (98) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 509 venues in total are mapped in New York City.
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