AFO Offers Discussion on 'Art, Self & Creative Process After Trauma,' 1/27

ALL FOR ONE THEATER announces "ART, SELF AND THE CREATION PROCESS AFTER TRAUMA" panel discussion Tuesday, January 27th following the performance of Sarah Jane Johnson's Devil in a Box at The Wild Project.

Recognizing the arts as a powerful mechanism for personal change and social action, All For One is excited to support this conversation between artists across disciplines about how trauma and art intersect in their practice.

The show is located at: Wild Project, 195 E 3rd Street.

Devil in a Box performance begins at 7pm;

The panel discussion begins at 8:30pm

Tickets: $30 General Admission for performance and discussion

A limited number of $15 rush tickets are available at the door 30 minutes prior to the show.

Panelists

· Karin Venegas - Documentary Filmmaker

· Mariah MacCarthy - Playwright

· Joanna Rush - Playwright/Performer

· Anna Gothard - Actor and Musician

· Kate Foster - Actor and Musician

· Timothy DuWhite - Poet

· Nicole Goodwin - Writer

· Lauren Brady - Film Producer

· Sarah Jane Johnson - Playwright/Performer

· Patrice Miller - Director

Devil in A Box, written and performed by Sarah Jane Johnson, has been directed by Patrice Miller. For a small town girl from Nebraska, a summer weekend in Paris ends in a hospital, a Police Station and the endless confusion of justice in a foreign land. With honesty, fierce wit, and a 24-ounce can of Miller Lite, Sarah Jane shares her true story of trauma and finds the liberation to laugh in spite of it all. Ms. Johnson said: "Devil in A Box is an intimate look at how violence against women affects us all, with just enough humor to be able to swallow the truth."

Sarah Jane has worked at regional theatres across the country including the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Swine Palace Productions in Baton Rouge, Depot Theatre in upstate New York and Chashama in New York City. Sarah Jane received her MFA from Louisiana State University's Professional Actor Training Program. During her enrollment at LSU, she was nominated for the Irene Ryan Award, a nationally recognized award for excellence in acting. Devil in a Box has been presented at Stage Left Studio in New York City, Out North Contemporary Art House in Anchorage, Alaska, and Bunnell Street Art Center in Homer, Alaska. Sarah Jane, and the creation process of the play are featured in New York City filmmaker Karin Anderson's documentary that interweaves the real stories of rape survivors with expert interviews to give greater voice to the crisis of sexual assault in the United States. The documentary won the New Work Award at the Chain NYC Film Festival 2014; Official Selection, Global Peace Film Festival 2014, and Official Selection at New Filmmakers New York Winter Fest 2015. Specializing in teen relationship issues, sexual misconduct and assault, Sarah Jane has recounted her survivor story and conducted educational programming for thousands of high school and college students and faculty across the country with Campus Outreach Services. She created Transforming Trauma, a writing and performance workshop for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, providing a pathway for each survivor to move forward through their trauma, celebrate their bodies and reclaim their voice.

Devil in A Box director Patrice Miller has directed work at La Mama, 3-Legged Dog, The Brooklyn Museum, Prelude at the CUNY Graduate Center, Theater Row, The Brick, FRINGENYC and many of the other festivals in NYC, as well as at non-theater spaces including NYC FashionWeek, the 68th Street subway stop, city parks, and art galleries. Some of her favorite directing and choreography credits include In Pieces (a dance adaptation of illustrator Marion Fayolle's work), The Pig, or Vaclav Havel's Hunt for a Pig, Elephant Foot Umbrella Stand (for IPA's Experiment #23b), Dead Cat Bounce/Money Lab, ELE??TOR, Maggie Cino's Decompression, and Bunny Lake is Missing.

ANOTHER MEDEA and DEVIL IN A BOX are presented in revolving repertory at The Wild Project, 195 East 3rd Street. Located between Avenues A and B, The Wild Project is accessible via the F train at 2nd Avenue and the J, M and Z trains via the Essex Street station.

For additional information and complete performance schedule go to www.allforonetheater.org.

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