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Playmaking Production
TO THE MOON, Plays That Blast Off
The countdown has begun for our latest production. This group of eight Playmakers are creating their first plays, that will be directed and performed by adult professionals
Playmakers: Ariane, Darius, Ethan, Ishi, Kaison, Liesl, Matilda, & Mia.
Dramaturg/Directors: Lila Rachel Becker, Annabelle Cousins, Marchánt Davis, Kennedy Didier, Jose Gamo, Tasha Gordon-Solomon, Korey Jackson, Garrett Kim, Michael Propster, Ciana Proto, & Stephen Stocking.
Actors: Jose-Maria Aguila, Paton Ashbrook, Grantham Coleman, Matt Dallal, Sasha Diamond, Bjorn DuPaty, Jose Duran, Nancy Giles, Arielle Goldman, Sam Gravitte, Jasminn Johnson, Ben Mehl, Nick Mills, Michael Propster, Lynne Rosenberg, & Natalie Woolams-Torres.
Music Director: Avi A. Amon.
Three Performances
Fri., 12/13/24 @ 7:30PM
Sat., 12/14/24 @ 3:00PM **Sold Out, Waiting List Available**
Sun., 12/15/24 @ 3:00PM
FREE
WAITING LIST PERFORMANCES: If a performance is sold out, please make your request for the Waiting List. We frequently get cancellations since the tickets are free. If we know ahead of time, we’ll convert your request into tickets. Sometimes this happens just before curtain, so please come to the theater and we will do our best to get you into the performance.
Five Angels Theater
789 Tenth Avenue
NYC, between 52nd & 53rd Sts.
Appropriate for all ages. Typical running time: about 2 hours, one intermission. Viewing options include: In-Person or Live-Stream on our YouTube Channel
Upcoming
Character Workshop
SETTING THE TONE
Project members create characters for themselves and perform monologues as those characters, guided by adult professionals.
Project Members: Angela, Cataleya, Jaelannie, José, Lola, Mateo, Milo, & Zion.
Adults: Helen Cespedes, Anna Crivelli, Noah Gaynor, Precious Sipin, Sophia Zukoski, & others.
Performance:
Fri., 1/31/25 @ 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).
Behind The Keyboard Interviews
Episode #52. Songmakers – MUSIC TO MY EARS
Four Project members reflect on their experiences in Songmaking and on their inspirations for creating our latest concert.
I want them to laugh because I like making people laugh and it just makes me feel good. Because then I feel like I made someone’s day.
Grace, age 10
Find This Episode and all the others on these platforms
Annual Benefit
Honoring Iris A. Brown & George Babiak
DRAWING THE LINE
Join Host Hank Azaria at this year’s Gala.
Our annual fundraiser evening will honor the decades long contributions by Iris A. Brown and George Babiak to the Art and Design of the Project. The evening will feature a cocktail hour, seated dinner, live auction, and entertainment including original songs, with lyric by Project members, music and performances by adult.
Tickets start at $500 and $750. Tables of ten available from $7,500, and up.
Contact Ana “The Ruler” Soto, asoto@52project.org
Show Archives
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2024 – 2025 Season
The Newsletter of the 52nd Street Project
Click an issue below to read and/or download it
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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, an intro to Liz Sweeney, and 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).
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Project Update Issue #91
May, 2023
George Babiak, Editor
Loads of Live Entertainment! “Whale of a Tale” and “Off the Wall” Playmaking shows… “Thick as Thieves”… The first overnight trip and the first live gala since 2020… And of course, babies and Weddings!