2009 - 2010 SEASON
MAIN STAGE
“…a company that is unafraid of a risky script with more questions than answers for its audience…”
~ Josh Sherman, NYTheatre.com
Exploring the oftentimes volatile relationship between women's reproductive rights and religious fervor in the deep south.
Featuring Morgan Baker, Ehad Berisha, Benard Cummings, William Franke, Judson Jones, Helen Merino, Richard Mawe, Valerie Redd, Matt Savins, Doug Sheppard, and Shorey Walker
SPECIAL EVENT
Theatre East is proud to present Tom Oppenheim and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting with the 2009 Laurette Taylor Award. Join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment & more!
Award presented by Tovah Feldshuh
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Theatre East participates in the MS Walk for a Cure.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
The first annual program, New Rites Collective, was held at Innovation Diploma High School on the Louis D. Brandeis Education Campus in Manhattan. The program incorporated playwriting, dance, sculpture, Japanese Butoh, movement, Shakespeare, mask work, painting, and video and sound design along with mentoring and counseling.
After three weeks of preparation, 22 students along with 8 professional actors presented the multidisciplinary performance <em>Voices of Conflict</em>.
Participating Teaching Artists: Raquel Almazan, Morgan Baker, Jesse Phillips Fein, Vangeline France, William Franke, Andy Goldberg, Judson Jones, Helen Merino, Scott O’Brien, Katy Rubin, John Michael Scott, Douglas Sheppard, Daryl Wendy Strauss, and Sean Turner
