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| Roundabout Theatre Company announces Artists in Reverb Festival | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 02:41 pm EST 02/17/21 | |
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| Roundabout Theatre Company Arts for All Abilities Consortium REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL Presenting the Voices of Artists with Disabilities 24 PARTICIPATING FESTIVAL ARTISTS SELECTED April Alario, Preston Burger, Angelica Cabral, Evan Cummings, Shane Dittmar, Harrison Gottfried, Nicky Gottlieb, Isaac Grivett, Anita Hollander, Lance Horne, Carol Hoverman, Sarah Kaufman, Eileen Merritt, Makena Metz, Melissa Noris, Cuquis Robledo, Magda Romanska, Imani Russell, Michael Shutt, Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan, Lauren Stock, Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Caity-Shea Violette & Garrett Zuecher. COLLABORATING ARTISTS ANNOUNCED Jamie Brewer, Chase Brock, Miriam Daly, Lindsey Ferrentino, Alie B. Gorrie, Dan Graham, Adam Gwon, Scott Ellis, Jackson Gay, Ryan Haddad, Jerron Herman, Jason Jacobs, DJ Kurs, Dana Kuznetzkoff, Regan Linton, Michael Mitnick, Lauren Ridloff, Ali Stroker, Jen Varbalow, Leese Walker, Jamie Kalama Wood & Diana Wyenn. Virtual Festival Set for April 8, 2021 Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities on April 8, 2021. The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company and with the participation of four lead partner organizations: Actionplay, CO/LAB Theater Group , DreamStreet Theatre Companyand EPIC Players. Artists from around the country have submitted their works of original theatre – monologue, spoken word, dance or music – based on creative prompts on the theme of “Connection.” From that pool, the partner organizations chose 24 participating artists to develop their pieces and work alongside Roundabout’s Collaborating Artists over the next few weeks. The festival’s participating artists are April Alario, Preston Burger, Angelica Cabral, Evan Cummings, Shane Dittmar, Harrison Gottfried, Nicky Gottlieb, Isaac Grivett, Anita Hollander, Lance Horne, Carol Hoverman, Sarah Kaufman, Eileen Merritt, Makena Metz, Melissa Noris, Cuquis Robledo, Magda Romanska, Imani Russell, Michael Shutt, Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan, Lauren Stock, Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Caity-Shea Violette & Garrett Zuecher. The collaborating artists who have committed to supporting the development of the festival participants’ pieces include: Jamie Brewer, Chase Brock, Miriam Daly, Lindsey Ferrentino, Alie B. Gorrie, Dan Graham, Adam Gwon, Scott Ellis, Jackson Gay, Ryan Haddad, Jerron Herman, Jason Jacobs, DJ Kurs, Dana Kuznetzkoff, Regan Linton, Michael Mitnick, Lauren Ridloff, Ali Stroker, Jen Varbalow, Leese Walker, Jamie Kalama Wood& Diana Wyenn. For more information and to read the artists bios: Reverb Theatre Arts Festival Roundabout Theatre Company thanks Hands On for providing festival accessibility for the deaf community through sign interpreted services. Support for the Reverb Theatre Arts Festival is provided by the J. L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust. The Reverb Theatre Arts Festival is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. ABOUT THE PARTNERS: Arts for All Abilities Consortium Arts for All Abilities Consortium helps diverse stakeholders in New York discover barriers to and find opportunities for providing quality Arts education to students with disabilities that deepens and extends learning, reveals and builds capacity and enhances communication and participation in the world. Besides a yearly conference, the Consortium provides professional development and offers many opportunities that bring school and art organization administrators, teaching artists, arts specialists, classroom teachers, related service providers and parents together. Actionplay Actionplay is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing children, teens, and adults on the autism spectrum and related conditions & disabilities equal access to education, arts, and culture. The company provides creative and compassionate learning environments, professional development, and training modules to teach respectful ways of inviting people on the autism spectrum to experience education, arts, and culture. Actionplay is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals on the autism spectrum, their families, and the community at large. Actionplay strives to build a more inclusive world. CO/LAB Theater Group CO/LAB Theater Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts. Through our programming, we encourage actors to collaborate as an ensemble and discover their individual voices. CO/LAB creates a safe, judgment-free, and neuro-diverse environment that allows participants the opportunity to express themselves both in class and on stage. DreamStreet Theatre Company DreamStreet Theatre Company is a 501c3 non profit for adult performers with developmental disabilities. Through the creation of original material our performers broaden the scope of their common theatrical narratives for our audience and community. EPIC Players EPIC Players (Empower, Perform, Include, Create), founded on August 25, 2016, is a nonprofit, neuro-diverse theatre company dedicated to creating professional performing arts opportunities and supportive social communities in the arts for persons with developmental disabilities. Via inclusive mainstage productions, musical cabarets, original showcases, skills-based classes and career resources, we hope to increase critical employment opportunities, pioneer increased inclusion in the arts, and break down social stigmas surrounding neuro-diverse communities. Education at Roundabout Established in 1996, Education at Roundabout annually serves over 30,000 people throughout New York City’s five boroughs and beyond. Roundabout offers nationally recognized programs that use the power of theatre to inspire, engage, and promote social equity through three core areas: Career Training, Community Partnerships, and Teaching and Learning. The deep impact and breadth of our work is a result of programs and curricula curated specifically to build lasting relationships with students, teachers, early-career professionals, audiences, and our local communities. roundabouttheatre.org/education Roundabout Theatre Company Roundabout Theatre Company celebrates the power of theatre by spotlighting classics from the past, cultivating new works of the present, and educating minds for the future. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills that mission by producing familiar and lesser-known plays and musicals; discovering and supporting talented playwrights; reducing the barriers that can inhibit theatergoing; collaborating with a diverse team of artists; building educational experiences; and archiving over five decades of production history. www.roundabouttheatre.org Follow ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY on Twitter, Instagram and on Facebook. |
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