The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, New York's premiere eco-friendly/socially-conscious theatre festival, is proud to announce this year?s line-up which include new works, musicals, adaptations, one-acts, solo shows and more. Each show will partner with a not-for-profit organization and will implement green-theater sensibility into their productions. This year?s Festivity, including over 50 productions, will run June 1 - June 26, 2010 at the Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette Street), and the Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street).
"As we embark on season three, I am delighted by the paths to greatness presented by the new artists and old colleagues," said Glory Kadigan, Executive Director of the Festivity. ?The festivity is chocked full of established artists who are ambitiously and````````` professionally producing new works in our fun and festive environment. I always look forward to seeing our artists' productions and know this year, just as in the past, I will amaze at the quality of work our artists put on the stage. As our eco-friendly community blossoms, I watch as our community supports each other and the world at large."
Organizations that will benefit from the productions at the festivity include National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Brooklyn/NY Public Library, Cedars, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson?s Research, RAINN, Hollaback NYC, MCC Homeless Youth Service-Sylvia?s Place, Amnesty International, PFLAG, Girls, Inc, Christopher and Dana Reed Foundation, United Way of NYC, Lower East Side Ecology Center, Hogar Bambi (Venezuelan Orphanage), LGBT Center of NY, National Council for Adoption, EMBARQ, http://isurvive.org/isurvive.org, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research, Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, Adoptaplatoon.org, World Wildlife Foundation, Children?s Aid Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, GrowNYC, Marriage Equality New York, CEDARS, Suicide Prevention International, People?s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Coalition for Hispanic Families in Queens, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, The New York Blood Center, Reporters Without Borders, Play For Pink, Sierra Club, Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team, The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and WIN.
FULLPRODUCTIONS
ANTENORA
Written by: Mike Poblete
Directed by: Ruis Woertendyke
A Backyart Production?s performance benefiting Amnesty International
Two ordinary men are ripped out of their lives and thrown into an anonymous prison where torture is part of life. This darkly comic but poignant work draws the audience in to share its thoroughly contemporary story of survival, companionship and imagination.
Running Time: 75 mins.
Performance Location: The Robert Moss Theater, 440 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
Performance Dates: Thurs. June 2nd 4pm | Sat. June 4th 3:40pm | Sun. June 5th 9pm Thurs. June 9th 8:30pm | Sat. June 18th 8:40pm | Mon. June 20th 6pm
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BOMB SHELTER
Written by: Kimberly Pau
Directed by: Eric Mercado
For the benefit of NY Public Library (Brooklyn)
A scavenger play about one family?s honor and the right to kill.
Running Time: 80mins
Performance Location: The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St.
Performance Dates: Thurs. June 2nd 5pm | Fri. June 3rd 8:30pm | Sun. June 5th 9pm Sat. June 11th 1pm | Sun. June 12th 9pm
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CARRY ON
Written by: Jim Tierney
Directed by: Diánna Martin
For the benefit of CEDARS
A lonely NYPD officer and a trauma nurse are stranded together on the infamous night of a former Beatle?s death. Although an unlikely pair, they are able to find a glimpse of hope in one another amidst a night of tragedy.
Running Time: 70mins
Performance Location: The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St.
Performance Dates: Wed. June 1st 7:30pm | Sat. June 4th 3pm | Sun. June 5th 5pm Fri. June 10 9:30pm | Tues. June 21st 5pm | Thurs. June 23rd 8:30pm
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CECILE
Written by: Jean Anouilh
Translated and Directed by: Victoria Crutchfield
For the benefit of the NY Public Library (Brooklyn)
Fashions change but sexual intrigue is always in. In this delightful ?piece brillante?, the great French playwright Jean Anouilh dresses up his natural cyncism in the style of a Moliere farce. Dressed up in the fantastically frivolous outfits of this era - a modern take on a modern take.
Running Time: 75mins
Performance Location: The Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond St.
Performance Dates: Wed. June 1st 9:30pm | Thur. June 2nd 7pm | Sat. June 4th 11am Mon. June 6th 5pm | Fri. June 10th 7:45pm | Sat. June 12th 3pm
