With two shows running on Broadway (Kimberly Akimbo and Days of Wine and Roses) and at least two others on the way (Buena Vista Social Club and English), the Atlantic Theater Co. has affirmed its status as a preeminent presenter of new work and a sought-after partner of commercial producers and other nonprofit companies.

Now, leaders of the Chelsea-based institution are trying to head off what they see as a less desirable distinction: becoming the first major off-Broadway nonprofit to employ exclusively union production workers.Continue Reading