About…Productions
is celebrating its 20th Anniversary!!
Wonderful things are happening at About…Productions! As we celebrate our 20th Anniversary, we are proud to announce new programs, new productions, and new board members.
A Mini-Festival of Original Staged Readings
3 FREE EVENTS!
Written by Young Theaterworks Student Playwrights and
Performed by Professional Actors & Student Participants
Pueblo High School
@ Company of Angels
Tues, APRIL 28 @ 7 PM
Inside the Black Box @ The Alexandria Hotel
501 S. Spring Street, 3rd Floor
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013
(lot and free street parking available)
Whitman High School
@ Greenway Court
Wed, APRIL 29 @ 6 PM
544 N. Fairfax Ave (near Melrose)
L.A. CA 90036
(free lot parking)
Crosstown Culmination &
Community Forum
@ Shakespeare Festival/LA
Wed, MAY 13 @ 11 AM
1238 W. 1st Street
L.A. CA 90026
(free street parking)
Both schools present their work and
participate in a post-show discussion
in the Crosstown Forum.
ABOUT… YOUNG THEATERWORKS’ CROSSTOWN VOICES
YOUNG THEATERWORKS is a transformative literacy program that introduces youth to the importance of writing, and the power of communication through artistic expression.
CROSSTOWN VOICES - gives youth from 2 continuation high schools in two separate neighborhoods a chance to transcend the urban gap, and challenge existing perspectives of themselves and their crosstown peers by coming together to share and discuss their original work and creative processes. Midway through the program, participants from both schools formally meet at a neutral site in a third neighborhood in order to begin forming connections through guided dialogue.
We would like to thank our partner classroom teachers and principals at Pueblo High School and Whitman High School. YOUNG THEATERWORKS’ Crosstown Voices ’09 is made possible in part, by a grant from the California Council for the Humanities as part of the Council’s statewide California Stories Initiative, Hot Topic Foundation, United Latino Fund and the S. Mark Taper Foundation.
NEW $20 FOR 20 CAMPAIGN
About…Productions is asking our community of supporters to join us in marking this occasion by simply making a donation of $20 to celebrate our 20 years of service to the Greater Los Angeles area. In 20 years we have reached millions with local and regional productions, exposure on national television, nationwide touring, and ten straight years of National Endowment for the Arts support. From original productions like By the Hand of the Father to Young Theaterworks to our senior program STAGES, we have worked with hundreds of renowned artists, deeply creative students, and vibrant seniors in the development of these one-of-a kind programs.Find out more about our $20 for 20 Campaign
NEW PRODUCTIONS
About…Productions is enthusiastically preparing for the 2009 premier of Bleeding Through, site-specific theater work based on Norman Klein's inventive novella. We are also excited to announce that we have begun the preliminary steps in collaboration with Los Lobos musician/composer Louie Perez on an original theater piece to premiere in 2011. Stay tuned for more updates!
SAVE-the-DATES!
Bleeding Through Work-in-progress Concert Reading
Sun, JUNE 7 @ 3PM
Shakespeare Festival/LA
1238 W. 1st Street, L.A. 90026
FREE
AND
From Noir to Now
A Garden Party Fundraiser
Sun, JUNE 14 @ 1PM and 4PM
A performance of excerpts from Bleeding Through in a private home in historic Angelino Heights.
NEW FUNDERS
About…Productions is honored to welcome our newest funders — the S. Mark Taper Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, Hispanics in Philanthropy, and the California Council for the Humanities; and thank our consistent supporters—Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, L.A. County Arts Commission, California Arts Council, Hot Topic Foundation, and the United Latino Fund.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
About…Productions is also excited to welcome Dr. Jill Aguilar, Deb DePuy and Maria Robles Meiers to our Board of Directors. We look forward to their leadership as AP celebrates this exciting chapter in our growth as a one of the most vibrant theater companies in the Southern California. We look forward to sharing board profiles in the coming months!