The neighborhood magazine Chelsea Now, has published a nice in-depth article about our most recent Playmaking Stage-One performances which ran at the Project December 2 – 4, 2016. Click the link below to read the article and to see some nice pictures from the production taken by Winston Rodney. The hard copy of the magazine hits the streets today, December 15, 2016.
Lew On Broadway – Be There With The Project
Lewis Black, BLACK TO THE FUTURE
Broadway Show & Party
One Night Only
Lewis Black is returning to Broadway with his latest one-man show. He takes on the latest political campaigns, popular culture and the media in a hilarious rant about our prospects for survival. The Project has a strictly limited block of prime orchestra seats to the MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 8:00 p.m. performance at the Marquis Theatre, which will be immediately followed by a small gathering at the West Bank Cafe. So come have your fill of laughs, then come party with us.
Tickets $500. Donations support the Project’s arts eduction programming for the children of Hell’s Kitchen, and are tax-deductible, except for $200/seat. Capacity EXTREMELY limited, so please contact John Sheehy, sheehy@legacy.52project.org or call the office: (212) 333-5252, ext. 16.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Monday, October 17 @ 8:00 — reception to follow.
Movies by Kids!
The Project just hosted its third annual Filmmaking workshop in February. In the course of a one-week school break, three kids (Ginaija Hires, Maria Martinez, and Andry Moreno) and their adult partners (Charly Evon Simpson, George Babiak, and Michael Stahl-David) were each assigned adult professional actors (Wrenn Schmidt, Carl Louis Hendricks, David Costabile, Emma Ramos, Jose Aguila, and Tina Chilip) and charged to create a short film. The kids wrote screenplays, drew storyboards, picked costumes and locations, operated the cameras, and did a LOT of editing. The movies are posted for your delight and wonder. Check them out right here! And if that isn’t enough, you can also see films from earlier years on the same page.
One-on-One’s Covered in Contemporary Musical Theater blog
Our own Director of Development & Marketing John Sheehy talks with David Sisco from the Contemporary Musical Theatre blog. The discussion is about the One-on-Ones in general and even includes a link to the July performance of John’s Clown Time Is Over from the July production of HERE. ME. NOW.
Check it out here:
Paying Tribute to Johnny Vassilaros
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our wonderful, invaluable and devoted Board Member John Vassilaros this past Friday evening, July 10th. He went peacefully, surrounded by his family. We will be eternally indebted to him and his family, who have been enthusiasticly involved with the Project for more than a decade. John Vassilaros (sometimes known as Johnny Coffeeshopolis) has been more than generous, not just financially, and as a wise and valued member of the board, but perhaps most valuably opening the family home to us twice a year for both Playmaking and Playback.
We are humbled to accept yet another gesture of generosity from these extraordinary people. Anyone wishing to remember him with a donation can do so through our website here, or clicking “You Can Help!” on our home page.
To say he will be missed is an understatement.
August One-on-One Tickets are NOW Available
The beloved summer productions of the One-on-Ones are in process. Tickets for the August shows HERE. ME. NOW., The Present Plays, 8/21-8/23/15 have just become available. Click the yellow “GET TKTS!” button in the left column, or on our homepage or look under Productions & Events in the menus above for more information or to make your reservation immediately. Shows are Friday & Saturday at 7:30, and Sunday at 3:00. As always, the shows are free.
Artwork by Patrick Jones, color by George Babiak.
Fivey Magazine 2015
The latest issue of Fivey, the annual magazine written and illustrated by the kids of The 52nd Street Project, is here. Click above to download Issue #17, The Memorable Issue.
Light & Fantastic
The Dancemaking program will come to its conclusion on Thursday and Friday, April 23 & 24 at the Five Angels Theater with free presentations of all new dances at 7 p.m.
Eight Project kids have been taking classes in movement, dance and choreography. They have come up with original dances that they will perform with their adult partners. The show is free. Tickets are available by clicking Get Tkts! on our website or visiting https://52project.secure.force.com/ticket
A Shot of Berger
There’s a lovely interview with long-time Project photographer Stephanie Berger in this issue of PDN (Photo District News). There are also many samples of her amazing work that accompany the article. You can see some of her documentation of Project trips in the black & white photos in the lobby of the Five Angels Theater … and look for her work in the invitation for this year’s Project Benefit, FANCY THAT, coming to a mailbox near you in early April.
Yay, Stephanie.
http://digitalmag.pdnonline.com/pdnonline/april_2015/?pg=17&pm=1&u1=friend&article_id=573567#pg17
Jerry in the Times
Former Project Production Manager and long time volunteer Jerry McGill has written an article which was published in the Sunday Business Week section. (He even mentions his stint at the Proj.)
Click here to read the article.
He’s an inspiration in MANY ways and we’re proud to know him.
