 The Playhouse closed in 1927, but the company continued to produce plays on Broadway under the management of Helen F. Ingersoll.In 1928, with Rita Wallach Morganthau, the Lewisohns established the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre at East 54th Street, where it became an actor training school and students were offered a two-year program formal drama and dance training to become professionals.During their years of running the school theatre and producing plays, a body of knowledge was formed about acting, theater production, and costume, set and stage design.