1 9 7 7 ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁goals ▁included ▁training ▁students ▁in ▁communication ▁skills ▁that ▁would ▁help ▁them ▁in ▁professional ▁theatre , ▁and ▁to ▁" en h ance ▁their ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁the ▁work place ". ▁Theatre ▁schools ▁commonly ▁over look ed ▁or ▁ex cluded ▁students ▁who ▁have ▁a ▁dis ability ; ▁so ▁N TW H ▁helped ▁address ▁this ▁problem , ▁offering ▁courses ▁in ▁academic ▁subjects ▁and ▁also ▁practical ▁theatre ▁skills . ▁N TW H ▁aim ed ▁to ▁" create ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁ar ena ▁in ▁which ▁disabled ▁and ▁able - b od ied ▁actors ▁and ▁play w right s ▁collabor ate , ▁train , ▁and ▁perform ▁together ". ▁Community ▁events ▁were ▁also ▁held ▁to ▁stage ▁dram atic ▁works ▁dealing ▁with ▁" th emes ▁of ▁dis ability ". ▁ ▁Cur ry ▁brought ▁a ▁new ▁focus ▁to ▁projects ▁involving ▁disabled ▁veter ans . ▁The ▁Writ ers ' ▁Program ▁for ▁W ounded ▁War riors ▁provided ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁veter ans ▁to ▁write ▁dram atic ▁mon olog ues ▁about ▁their ▁war ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Cur ry ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Jes uit ▁order ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁Bro ther , ▁and ▁more ▁recently , ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁and ▁Chap lain ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University . ▁Cur ry ▁maintained ▁that ▁his ▁theatre ▁values ▁reflected ▁his ▁Jes uit ▁training : ▁ ▁Maine ▁projects ▁N TW H ▁expanded ▁its ▁scope ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ,