The Theater Project Shares Year-End Roundup
Artistic Director Mark Spina notes that The Theater Project (TPP) was “off to a running start” in January 2020. Having just moved to their new home in Union, TPP was running their monthly new play reading series, Opening Nights in the Afternoon, and had just wrapped up their one-act play competition.
Unity Bank hosts Theater Project's Short Play Fest
KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET, an annual presentation of short plays written by The Theater Project's member playwrights, is being hosted in Union Center by Unity Bank, in a cleverly converted annex at its Union branch. This is the latest of a series of POP UP Theater events designed to bring entertainment to Union and foot traffic to the Downtown Center.
Photo Flash: Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre presents THE HANDAN DREAM
Combining bold design with drama, stagecraft and symbolism, this contemporary telling of a classic Chinese play is the story of a man who dreams an entire life only to wake up in the inn where he started. Performed in in Mandarin with English surtitles and with strikingly colourful costumes by one of the lead costume designers on the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, TheHandan Dream began life in Guangzhou and has been performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, as well as touring internationally. The show will be performed at Hackney Empire in the lead up to Chinese News Year on 16th February in the city that hosts the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia.
THE HANDAN DREAM Comes to Hackney Empire
Combining bold design with drama, stagecraft and symbolism, this contemporary telling of a classic Chinese play is the story of a man who dreams an entire life only to wake up in the inn where he started. Performed in in Mandarin with English surtitles and with strikingly colourful costumes by one of the lead costume designers on the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, The Handan Dream began life in Guangzhou and has been performed at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, as well as touring internationally. The show will be performed at Hackney Empire in the lead up to Chinese News Year on 16th February in the city that hosts the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia.
Guangzhou Dramatic Arts Centre Presents THE HANDAN DREAM
Coming to Hackney Empire from 25th 27th January, The Handan Dream is a contemporary play retelling a classic Chinese tale. The show is directed by Wang Xiaodi, an award-winning Chinese director who is herself the daughter of a famous female director.
The Theater Project's Playwrights Workshop Set for 11/20-22
The Theater Project's Playwrights Workshop displays its wares in KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET, an annual presentation of short plays written by member writers. The event also includes scripts by teen authors, past winners of The Theater Project's annual Young Playwrights Competition.
La Strada Ensemble Theater to Host 'CHANCE' Play Festival, 3/26-29
La Strada Ensemble Theater presents Chance: A Festival of One Acts about Love, Fate & Destiny, two programs of plays by various playwrights from across the globe and United States beginning March 26th through 29th at Roy Arias Studio II, 300 West 43rd Street, 4th floor in NYC.
The Theater Project's THINK FAST Returns 2/13-15
The Theater Project, an award-winning, professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, announces the return of its one-act playwright competition, Think Fast, February 13-15, 2015 at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts. The second annual competition will feature six short plays.
Theater Project's KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET to Run 11/21-23
Baby boomer and Millennial, senior and teen playwrights are represented in The Theater Project's Kaleidoscope Kabaret, an annual festival of one-act plays by New Jersey playwrights. This fall, the festival runs November 21, 22, and 23 at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts in Maplewood.
Theater Project Announces THINK FAST Lineup, 2/14-16
The Theater Project, an award-winning, professional theater in Maplewood, NJ, has announced the eight short plays that will take part in its first one-act competition, Think Fast, February 14-16, 2014 at the Burgdorff Center for the Performing Arts.