For Immediate Release
VISIBLE THEATRE
presents
True Story Project: FAITH
12 perspectives on Faith spanning race, gender, sexuality and ability
Supported by the National Endowment of the Arts and the City of New Yorks
Department of Cultural Affairs
Following the triumph of last years provocative and enormously engaging
True Story Project: SEX, Visible Theatre continues in its mission of
celebrating alternative perspectives, challenging perceptions and providing
unique insight into the human condition, by presenting its fourth
autobiographical storytelling work,
True Story Project: FAITH, to colleges and organizations through out the
tri-state area beginning in March, 2009. Including both able bodied and
disabled story tellers of profoundly diverse backgrounds, the tour will
culminate in a three-week run at The Parker at Algonquin Theatre in
Manhattan.
Shows followed by a talkback are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at
8pm - May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23. Saturday, May 16th at 4pm,
there will be a talk on Disability and Faith presented Chicago-based
playwright and NEA Guest Artist Todd Bauer. The Algonquin Theatre is located
at 123 East 24th Street, near Lexington Avenue. Suggested donation of $15
at the door. The theatre capacity is small so reservations are required.
Please call 212-615-3199.
Conceived by Artistic Director, Krista Smith, True Story Project: FAITH
features a diverse ensemble of twelve professional actors, including actors
with disabilities who write and perform their unabashedly honest
autobiographical stories with the central core of faith. Much more than a
consideration of spirituality and religion alone, the actors weigh issues of
faith and intimacy, faith and family and faith and the body. Ensemble
members include: Gregg Mozgala, David Wagner, Joe Sims, Elizabeth Treston.
Dacyl Acevedo, Angela DeMatteo, Julia OBrien, Timothy Wang, Lisa
Wartenberg, Todd Bauer, and Xian Horn. Directed by Krista Smith and Julia
OBrien.
Previous True Story Projects have been performed to great acclaim at New
York University, Hunter College, Queens College, Brooklyn Tech, Kingsborough
College, Queensborough College, Manhattan College, Chashama, HERE Arts
Center, Blue Heron Theatre, Abingdon Theatre and at City Hall to commemorate
the Americans with Disabilities Act. True Story Project: Faith will tour to
venues in all five boroughs and beyond, culminating in a three week run at
The Parker at Algonquin Theatre,.
Visible Theatre is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts,
New York Citys Department of Cultural Affairs, NYSCA and many other
generous contributors and committed to
A vision directed toward
confronting issues of social exclusion and a mission to foster long-term
development of provocative theatre art, Visible Theatre enfolds all bodies
in its theatre training, workshops, and new play development.Susan
Tenneriello, Baruch University, Theatre Journal 58:3 (October 2006).
To watch a True Story Project promo, visit our website at
http://www.visibletheatre.org/tsp/truestory.html
To book a performance call 212-615-3199 or email visib...@mac.com
