Ann, Fran,
and Maryann
by Erin Courtney
Pierre
by Keith Reddin
directed by Doug Hughes
I Am Ship
by Martha Pincley
directed by Sherri Eden Barber
Call Fosse At
The Minskoff
Written by and featuring Mimi Quillin
Stop the Wind makes theater a place for experimentation, discovery, and magic.
We create distinct page to stage frameworks for each new play we develop, because we understand what artists need at each stage of the process. We nurture, connect, and cultivate – but most of all, Stop the Wind propels plays toward production.
Whether commercial or experimental, we understand how good theater works. We also know how to get audiences in the door. With 30 years of producing experience, we’ve done it all – classical and avant-garde, devised and structured, ensemble and solo. Our networks are local, national, and global, and our flexible financial structure can embrace nonprofit, commercial, FPCs, B-Corps, and L3Cs.
We pride ourselves on doing the impossible if that’s what the play needs – even stopping the wind.
About Stop The Wind
Who We Are
Founded and led by NYC-based theatrical producer Carol Ostrow, Stop the Wind is a well-curated team of specialists and assistants ready to be tailored and assembled for each project.
Carol Ostrow
Founder, Producer
Carol Ostrow is an award winning Off-Broadway producer and the founder of Stop The Wind Theatricals. Ostrow has produced over 150 world premieres, including the work of A.R. Gurney, Elizabeth Swados, Will Eno, Adam Rapp, Erin Courtney, Thomas Bradshaw, Taylor Mac and Mac Wellman. She is the founder and original producing director of The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar and was producing director at CSC/Classic Stage Company and The Flea Theater, where she spearheaded the building of a new three-theater performing arts facility in downtown Manhattan. Carol has taught at Vassar College, Chatham College, and McGill University. She is proud to be a new member of the board of The New Group and continues to serve on the advisory board of the David Geffen Yale School of Drama.