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| Rattlestick Announces Additional Online Programming w/ Kathleen Chalfant, David Henry Hwang, Marin Ireland, Eboni Booth, Jonathan McCory, and More | |
| Last Edit: Official_Press_Release 09:58 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:58 pm EDT 04/22/20 | |
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| RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL ONLINE PROGRAMMING Participants Include Kathleen Chalfant, David Henry Hwang, Marin Ireland, Eboni Booth, Jonathan McCory, and More Communal Ritual Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Closing of St. Vincent's Hospital Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is proud to announce additional free weekly online programming designed to connect audiences with new ideas and artistic expressions. In addition to new topics and participants in the Virtual Salon Series, Rattlestick will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the closing of St. Vincent's Hospital with a communal ritual on April 29 at 8pm. The event includes a reading of an excerpt of Cusi Cram's Novenas for a Lost Hospital with members of the original cast, a discussion, led by Cram and Rattlestick's Artistic Director Daniella Topol, with a nurse who worked at St. Vincent's during the AIDS epidemic along with a ritual of gratitude to healthcare workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. "The response to Rattlestick's online programming has been deeply moving," says Topol. "The conversations have given me, alongside our audiences, a deeper understanding of citizenship and that by coming together to hear different perspectives, we can better navigate these challenging times." On April 28 at 3pm, Tony Award-nominated and four-time Obie-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant will host a virtual salon on the increase of domestic violence COVID-19. Tony Award-nominee Marin Ireland will read an excerpt from her debut play, Preexisting Condition, and writer and actress Eboni Booth will share new writing as well. Joining then in conversation are relational psychotherapist Lia Avellino, Executive Director of the NYC Domestic Violence Task Force Bea Hanson, and theater artist Raquel Almazan. On May 5 at 3pm, Obie-winner Jonathan McCrory will facilitate a conversation addressing how the pandemic is impacting the way we treat one another. Participants include award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, cultural organizer Geoffrey Jackson Scott, and Rattlestick Managing Director Yue Liu. Online reservations are required. Please visit rattlestick.org for more information. About Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Founded in 1994, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater consistently produces new voices and works that are provocative and immediate in both form and substance. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Daniella Topol, Rattlestick has a deep commitment to producing fierce works that challenge and stimulate audiences to confront the complexities of our culture. Notable productions include: Diana Oh's {mylingerieplay}, Dael Orlandersmith's Until the Flood, Samuel D. Hunter's The Few and Lewiston/Clarkston, Jesse Eisenberg's The Revisionist, Jonathan Tolins' Buyer and Cellar, Lucy Thurber's The Hilltown Plays, Adam Rapp's The Hallway Trilogy, and Martyna Majok's Ironbound. Rattlestick produces mainstage productions; develops work by Middle Voice (Rattlestick's apprentice company); creates artistic development opportunities for artists to hone their craft; and provides opportunities for students to engage with innovative work through residencies, fellowships, and special performances. Rattlestick serves approximately 8,000 audience members and 400 artists each year. |
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