about us

JACK is an OBIE-winning performance venue located at 20 Putnam Ave in Brooklyn. JACK is led by Alec Duffy and Jordana De La Cruz. We present over 100 theater, music and dance performances a year and hold community forums on issues of importance to our neighborhood. ​

Our mission is to fuel experiments in art and activism, collaborating with adventurous artists and our neighbors to bring about a just and vibrant society.  

JACK's original co-founders include Duffy, Mimi Lien, Steven Leffue, Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Nikaury Rodriguez, Prentice Onayemi, Ike Ufomadu, Amy Laird Webb, Jennifer Kidwell and Andreea Mincic. 

JACK is named after founder Alec Duffy’s grandfather — a minister, labor activist and lover of the arts. 
​We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Team
Alec Duffy, Founder/Co-Director
Jordana De La Cruz, Co-Director
​More info here.

Curator of Images // Landscapes dance series
Stacy Grossfield 

Music Curator Emeritus
Steven Leffue

Board Members
Lance Fensterman, Chair
Brittany Williams, Vice Chair
Mimi Lien, Secretary
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Gail Rivers
Steven Leffue
​Alec Duffy
​DeeArah Wright
Jordana De La Cruz

Co-founders
Alec Duffy
Mimi Lien
Steven Leffue
Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
Nikaury Rodriguez
Prentice Onayemi
Ike Ufomadu
Amy Laird Webb
Jennifer Kidwell
Andreea Mincic

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