Abigail Ramsay
Latest News on Abigail Ramsay:
La MaMa COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES #177 Spotlights Adrienne Kennedy (Nov 11, 2024)
Karen Malpede's TROY TOO is Coming to HERE in May (Mar 20, 2023)
New Play I WAS A STRANGER TOO Highlights Hope Amid Danger In Asylum System (Jan 10, 2023)
La MaMa COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES #177 Spotlights Adrienne Kennedy (Nov 11, 2024)
Karen Malpede's TROY TOO is Coming to HERE in May (Mar 20, 2023)
New Play I WAS A STRANGER TOO Highlights Hope Amid Danger In Asylum System (Jan 10, 2023)
BIO
Abigail Ramsay is a classically-trained actress, Theatre for Social Change facilitator, co-caretaker to exceptional parents, nascent writer, and arts project manager. Recently, she had the honor to spend two years in her ancestral home, Jamaica, first on a Fulbright followed by an Embassy grant. Earlier this year, she had the honor to portray a Francophone Cameroonian asylum seeker in Cynthia Cooper’s “I was a Stranger too” in St. Paul, MN. She works weekly with amazing young women at Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project in Brooklyn. Her first short essay has recently been published in Heart Beating Beneath the Earth, a collaboration between visual artist Jann Rosen-Queralt and various writers. Training: RADA 3-year Actor Training
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La MaMa COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES #177 Spotlights Adrienne Kennedy
Explore the life and work of playwright Adrienne Kennedy at COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES #177 on November 16, 2024, featuring discussions and performances at La MaMa.
Explore the life and work of playwright Adrienne Kennedy at COFFEEHOUSE CHRONICLES #177 on November 16, 2024, featuring discussions and performances at La MaMa.
Karen Malpede's TROY TOO is Coming to HERE in May
Theater Three Collaborative in New York and Persona Theater Company in Athens, two companies known for their social justice work, will present the world premiere of Karen Malpede’s Troy Too.
Theater Three Collaborative in New York and Persona Theater Company in Athens, two companies known for their social justice work, will present the world premiere of Karen Malpede’s Troy Too.
New Play I WAS A STRANGER TOO Highlights Hope Amid Danger In Asylum System
'I Was A Stranger Too,' a new play by Cynthia L. Cooper and directed by Carolyn Levy, tells the stories of people who are seeking asylum and those who help them. The play will have four performances, Jan 26 -29, at The Neighborhood House (Wellstone Center) in St. Paul.
'I Was A Stranger Too,' a new play by Cynthia L. Cooper and directed by Carolyn Levy, tells the stories of people who are seeking asylum and those who help them. The play will have four performances, Jan 26 -29, at The Neighborhood House (Wellstone Center) in St. Paul.
Jewish Plays Project Announces Podcast Series And Live Event In June
The Jewish Plays Project has announced its first-ever podcast series, inviting national participation in the 11th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest . Available today at jewishplaysproject.org/podcast, audiences can listen to short audio plays excerpted from the seven finalist plays and vote for their favorites.
The Jewish Plays Project has announced its first-ever podcast series, inviting national participation in the 11th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest . Available today at jewishplaysproject.org/podcast, audiences can listen to short audio plays excerpted from the seven finalist plays and vote for their favorites.
The Jewish Plays Project Extends National Jewish Playwriting Contest With Its First-ever Podcast Series
The Jewish Plays Project is proud to announce its first-ever podcast series, inviting national participation in the 11th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest.
The Jewish Plays Project is proud to announce its first-ever podcast series, inviting national participation in the 11th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest.
Three Plays to Honor Women For Holocaust Remembrance Day in THEATER, WOMEN AND THE HOLOCAUST
Three short plays will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in a virtual program, 'Theater, Women and the Holocaust,' sponsored by Remember the Women Institute, in partnership with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
Three short plays will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in a virtual program, 'Theater, Women and the Holocaust,' sponsored by Remember the Women Institute, in partnership with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
National Black Theatre Announces The Cast Of SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS By Derek Lee McPhatter
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre [NBT] announces today the cast of the final workshop production for the 49th Season to conclude the I Am Soul Playwriting Residency for playwright Derek Lee McPhatter. McPhatter's workshop production will be Serious Adverse Effects which will be directed by Mary E. Hodges.
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre [NBT] announces today the cast of the final workshop production for the 49th Season to conclude the I Am Soul Playwriting Residency for playwright Derek Lee McPhatter. McPhatter's workshop production will be Serious Adverse Effects which will be directed by Mary E. Hodges.
FEISTY WOMEN FESTIVAL Kicks Off WHAM! Women History Artist Month At Goddard Riverside
29th Street Playwrights Collective presents FEISTY WOMEN FESTIVAL, featuring short new plays about women, written by women playwrights, and directed by women on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 at the Bernie Wohl Theater.
29th Street Playwrights Collective presents FEISTY WOMEN FESTIVAL, featuring short new plays about women, written by women playwrights, and directed by women on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 at the Bernie Wohl Theater.
THE UN-AUGURATION: An Evening Of American Voices to Be Presented at the Bernie Wohl Center
29th Street Playwrights Collective presents The UN-Auguration, an Evening of American Voices, short plays by New York City playwrights inspired by and commenting on the State of Our Nation. The staged readings will take place on Monday, January 29, at 7pm, at The Bernie Wohl Theater, 647 Columbus Ave. Topics range from climate change to gun control, the opioid epidemic to Trump's White House, Women's March to plumbers, and all kinds of views of life in our modern world.
29th Street Playwrights Collective presents The UN-Auguration, an Evening of American Voices, short plays by New York City playwrights inspired by and commenting on the State of Our Nation. The staged readings will take place on Monday, January 29, at 7pm, at The Bernie Wohl Theater, 647 Columbus Ave. Topics range from climate change to gun control, the opioid epidemic to Trump's White House, Women's March to plumbers, and all kinds of views of life in our modern world.
State Department Sponsors Girl Be Heard's First Caribbean Tour
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago -- To kick off Women's History Month, Girl Be Heard has been invited by the US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago to bring their award-winning performances (both Trafficked and Girl Power: Survival of the Fittest) and girl empowerment workshops to a detention center, schools and community centers in Trinidad, March 4-11.
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago -- To kick off Women's History Month, Girl Be Heard has been invited by the US Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago to bring their award-winning performances (both Trafficked and Girl Power: Survival of the Fittest) and girl empowerment workshops to a detention center, schools and community centers in Trinidad, March 4-11.
Girl Be Heard Seeks 'Amplifiers'; Deadline Nov 2
Girl Be Heard is a non-profit theatre company that brings global issues affecting girls center stage by empowering young women to tell their stories. Girl Be Heard is seeking young leaders passionate about girl empowerment to join the GBH Amplifiers. The Amplifiers is a new committee of young artists, professionals, and activists who support the organization's mission through fundraising, events, and community engagement.
Girl Be Heard is a non-profit theatre company that brings global issues affecting girls center stage by empowering young women to tell their stories. Girl Be Heard is seeking young leaders passionate about girl empowerment to join the GBH Amplifiers. The Amplifiers is a new committee of young artists, professionals, and activists who support the organization's mission through fundraising, events, and community engagement.
LUSH VALLEY Plays HERE September 7-24
Lush Valley is set to play September 7- 24 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue), this highly interactive guided journey is shaped nightly by real-time audience feedback.
Lush Valley is set to play September 7- 24 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue), this highly interactive guided journey is shaped nightly by real-time audience feedback.
Photo Flash: 'New Amsterdames' Opening Night Party
The play New Amsterdames by Flying Fig Theater celebrated their opening night party on December 3 at the Soho Room (203 Spring St.) in Manhattan. Flying Fig Theater presents a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances run through December 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center
The play New Amsterdames by Flying Fig Theater celebrated their opening night party on December 3 at the Soho Room (203 Spring St.) in Manhattan. Flying Fig Theater presents a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances run through December 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center
Photo Flash: 5 Dutch Plays Festival with 'New Amsterdames'
Flying Fig Theater presents a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances will run from December 1 - 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center (145 6th Ave.). Previews begin December 1 for a December 3 opening.
Flying Fig Theater presents a limited engagement of New Amsterdames, written by Ellen K. Anderson and directed by Heather Ondersma. Performances will run from December 1 - 16, 2007 at HERE Arts Center (145 6th Ave.). Previews begin December 1 for a December 3 opening.
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