Irene Lewisohn

Irene Lewisohn (September 5, 1886 – April 4, 1944) was the founder of the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Museum of Costume Art.

In 1905 she and her sister, Alice Lewisohn, began classes and club work at the Henry Street Settlement House in New York.

In 1915, they opened the Neighborhood Playhouse on the corner of Grand and Pitt Streets.

Irene was in charge of the dance training and production, with the assistance of Blanche Talmud.

[6] In 1928 they opened The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre at 16 West Forty-sixth Street.