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The inaugural season of The New Theatre Project will present plays that ask the essential question, “Who am I?” As artists, this question is of utmost importance and as young artists, a question that may have many answers. The characters in the stories we will present seek answers in many places, some that we are able to relate to and others in which we may violently disagree. The discourse that results is essential.
We are also interested in this question of identity because we are a new company. Shaping our identity is essential to our survival. We must find a voice, an audience, an artistic community. Season 1: Identity will help us to achieve this goal.
WORLD PREMIERE The Spring Awakening Project Inspired by Frank Wedekind in a collaborative adaptation by Jason Sebacher July 16-August 2, 2010 at pot & box, 220 Felch St. in Ann Arbor
“And that’s my story.” The greatest play about young people is given new life by blending original and true stories of the cast with the fictional stories of Wedekind’s characters to prove how universal and vital this story is even after one-hundred years.
SPECIAL ONE-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT Mother Courage in Concert By Bertolt Brecht In an English version by Tony Kushner Music by Caleb Kruzel and Amanda Lyn Jungquist Directed by Keith Paul Medelis and Ben Stange Sunday, September 19 at 6 pm, Elmo’s Hideaway, 220 S. Main St., Ann Arbor
“Better let it be.” A mother profits from the same war that claims the lives of her children. A concert version of the most famous anti-war play of the twentieth century.
Cloud Tectonics By José Rivera Directed by Ben Stange November 5-15, 2010 at pot & box, 220 Felch St. in Ann Arbor with pay-what-you-can previews on November 3 and 4
"What better way to respond to a miracle than to fall in love with it?" In a world where a pregnancy can last two years, forty can appear to be twenty, and a love of a lifetime can only last a single minute, anything is possible. Rivera’s beautiful play with his signature magical realism tells the story of el amor de toda una vida. Featuring Samer Ajluni, Nico Ager, and Jamie Weeder.
WORLD PREMIERE have one of these and one of those and make a life of that”
WORLD PREMIERE or else I am forever damned indeed"
TWO WORLD PREMIERES July 8-25, 2011
Posing By Jason Sebacher Directed by Keith Paul Medelis
"Youth is the only thing worth having." Oscar Wilde, one of the most infamous artists of all time, is alive today, over 150 years old. Posing is his explosive confession about regret and forgiveness, sexuality and love, and the consequences of staying young forever.
Burn the Red Banner: or, Let the Rebels Have Their Fun By Franco Vitella Directed by Frannie Shepherd-Bates
“Everything seems to be in order.” Over fifty quick and hilariously tragic sketches on the absurdity of Russian comedy, from drunken heroes to Soviet spies.
ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
The Mix New Reading Series Presented at Mix at 130 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti Become a member of The New Theatre Project for as low at $10 and receive free admission to all readings of original work for the entire season. Non-members roll a single die to determine the price for admission. Come and listen to original work from local playwrights and give feedback to the artists.
Keep up to date with The New Theatre Project at www.thenewtheatreproject.org for information about The Mix New Reading Series and memberships as well as additional information about the season and more. |
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