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Teen Ensemble One-Act Festival
WRITING ON THE WALL
Current Teen Ensemble members perform four, original, one-act plays created especially for them by adults, directed by adults.
Ensemble Members: Adolfo, Aiden, Hannah, Kaytie, Melanie, Naseem, Olive, Sarah, & Xavier.
Directors: Jose-Maria Aguila, Evan Isabella, Lynne Rosenberg, & Liz Sweeney.
Playwrights: Adaire Kamen, Naomi Lorrain, Beto O’Byrne, & Charly Evon Simpson.
Composer/Music Director: Lesley Braver
Teen Ensemble Director: Kat Amirañez
Performances:
Fri., 5/30/25 @ 7:30PM
Sat. 5/31/25 @ 3:00PM
FREE
Five Angels Theater
789 Tenth Avenue
NYC, between 52nd & 53rd Sts.
Appropriate for ages 15 and up. Typical running time: about 1 hour, no intermission. Viewing options include: In-Person or Live-Stream on our YouTube Channel
Upcoming
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TWIST & SHOUT, Dancemaking Concert
Seven Project members learn the basic elements of dance, and with their adult partners perform original pieces that they devise themselves.
Project Members: Atif, Bella, Brooke, Jessica, Katty, Mateo, & Milo.
Adult Performers: Bito Boucher, Major Curda, Lennox Duong, Evan Fisk, Grace Fojtik, Meredith Garretson, & Aishling Pembroke.
Dancemaking Instructor: Elli Brown
Program Director: Garret Kim
ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
Friday, June 13, 7:30PM
FREE
Five Angels Theater
789 Tenth Avenue
NYC, between 52nd & 53rd Sts.
Appropriate for all ages. Typical running time: about 40 minutes, no intermission. Viewing options include: In-Person or Live-Stream on our YouTube Channel
PROJcast
Welcome to The 52nd Street Project’s podcast — The PROJcast! The PROJcast offers a behind-the-scenes view of the work of the Project as the kids create and explore theater as well as other art forms, such as song, dance, poetry, film, radio and more. Long term-mentoring relationships form the basis of much of the Project’s work, and these episodes will feature reporting, stories, performances and interviews with kids and adults.
Find all episodes of the PROJcast on these platforms:
The PROJcast theme song was written by Justin & Eric March (Twitter: @eriqmarch), and is performed by Rebecca, Nicole, & Marinda Anderson (Instagram: @marindaanderson, Twitter: @marindanderson).
Teen One Act Festival Interviews
Episode #57. Teens WRITING ON THE WALL
Listen to the cast of our latest show reflect on their time at the Project, what they’ve learned, and what has gone into the creation of our latest production, WRITING ON THE WALL, 2025 Teen One-Act Festival.
I feel like me being here in the Project has helped me mature in the way I appreciate everyone around me.
Naseem, age 16
Find This Episode and all the others on these platforms
Scholarship Party
Fundraiser and Community Party
Annual Scholarship Party
Details coming soon.
Show Archives
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The Newsletter of the 52nd Street Project
Click an issue below to read and/or download it
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Project Update Issue #95
April, 2025
George Babiak, Editor
Bye, George! Hi, Diego! Read our report on the “Drawing the Line” Gala. See and watch recaps of “To The Moon,” “Setting the Tone,” “Tell It Like It Is,” and “On Top of the World.” And, as always, weddings and babies.
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Project Update Issue #94
November, 2024
George Babiak, Editor
See recaps and videos of “Off the Wall,” “Look Who’s Talking,” “With The Flow,” “More Than Words,” and “Music to My Ears.” Also, Halloween festivities, meet new staffer Liz Sweeney, and lots of weddings and babies.
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Project Update Issue #93
May, 2024
George Babiak, Editor
Behold the Monolith! Also, flip through recaps and pix of the last 8 Project shows, meet Micah and Jenny, find out what WellBeing is, read about many new weddings and babies, and click on lotsa YouTube video links. (5 MB download)
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Project Update Issue #92
October, 2023
George Babiak, Editor
A website is reborn! Also, photos of “Eye of The Storm,” “Boom! Wham! Pow,” “On The Move,” and “Now We’re Here.” Loads of video links and pix from our first week-long trip since 2019… and, as usual, babies and brides! (6.5 MB download).