To much surprise, the company's first theatrical venture, The Shape of Things, was an enormous success, and resulted in the formation of an extensive patron database. These patrons have continually shown their support for Ground UP by attending its productions to this day.

With this first success, Ground UP had unexpectedly grown into a fledgling company, and more great work was anticipated. The Shape of Things was to be followed by Ground UP's first Equity Showcase, The House of Yes. Ticket sales and audience response surpassed all expectations, once again.

We jump-started our second year of success in February of 2006 with our production of Proof. We also began our tenure as a resident company of Manhattan Theatre Source, in the West Village, which has become home to many of our productions. In May of 2006, company members embraced their roots, and for the first time in NYC since 1981, revived the playful country musical, Pump Boys & Dinettes, whose delightful romp translated into a three-week, packed house run. Similarly, that year's fall production of Kenneth Lonergan's Lobby Hero proved a first-rate production as well.

In early 2007, Ground UP produced a thrilling revival of Burn This. Later that year, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards presented Ground UP with two nominations for The People Vs. Mona, the company's first work-shopped new musical, by Patricia Miller and Jim Wann of Pump Boys and Dinettes. These nominations brought Ground UP further recognition and esteem, along with a greater sense of the company's capability.

Our 2007-2008 season was packed with hits. Launching our new educational program we ventured down to UNC-Chapel Hill for Jack and Jill, running master classes for the students. That trip led to an invitation for one of our very own to direct The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek with the students of UNC-Chapel Hill in the winter. Back at home in NYC, 2008 started off with Baby with the Bathwater and in the spring we produced The Optimist. We were thrilled that both of our 2007-2008 Season new works were published by Dramatists Play Service (The Optimist) and Samuel French (The People vs. Mona).

Ground UP prides itself on the strength of its artistic community, its southern roots (i.e. Pump Boys, Mona, and our Blue Grass Bash), its growing Education Program (through the University of North Carolina and beyond), and its Broadway Revival firsts. Moreover, creative excitement is renewed each year during Ground UPs Winter Reading Festival, during which the company develops new works and establishes relationships with the hottest new American authors. Ground UP's mission continues to be to produce "The New Classics" - plays which were recently On or Off-Broadway, and new works which we believe are destined for greatness.

Ground UP and its members strongly value hard work, attention to detail, and honest, vibrant theatre. The companys work reflects a love for environmental art, wherein the audience has the rare opportunity to be a fly on the wall. Whether it is an edgy new work or a great American classic such as the upcoming (July 2009) revival of Barefoot in the Park, Ground UP guarantees that its audiences experience more than just a play - it promises an exciting and memorable journey.