2010 MCAF Grantees: Theater
- Alicea, Cristina
- To support “Barrier Island,” directed by Cristina Alicea, the first play in a new trilogy called “The Galveston Cycle,” being presented by MTWorks for the general public in the Spring 2010.
- Anderson, Cameron
- To support “True Body Project NYC,” a site specific theatrical installation based on workshops conducted with girls who have been the victims of sexual exploitation in NYC.
- Arbour, Matthew
- To support “Three Pianos,” a piece exploring the of Franz Schubert created by Dave Malloy, Alec Duffy and Rick Burkhardt, to be performed in a four week run at the Ontological-Hysteric in February/March 2010.
- Best, Jennica
- To support “Neither Heaven Nor Earth,” an original documentary piece dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on interviews conducted within the region.
- Carroll, Vienna
- To support two open air performances of “Singin Wid A Sword In Ma Han,” a musical docudrama revolving around a freedom story during the Civil War and the Underground War, during Harlem Week, 2010.
- D’Amore, Carlo
- To support “Murder on he Waterfront: A Murder Mystery,” a two hour interactive, theatrical “investigation” into a real unsolved murder that happened in New York City in the 1970’s. The performances will take place every Saturday and Sunday in April 2010.
- The Drilling Company Theatrical Productions
- To support Presentation of free, professional performances of “Comedy of Errors,” “All’s Well that Ends Well,” and “Cymbeline” in the parking lot at the corner of Ludlow and Broome for 9 shows.
- Fantastic Experimental Latino
- To support “The Pins and Needles of the Heart,” a new play by Arcadio Ruiz-Castellano, will be presented by FELT as part of its 2010 season in collaboration with Celemente Soto Vezlez Cultural and Educational Center.
- Farver, Maura
- To support “The Green,” an eco-conscious play (an adaptation of Isben’s An Enemy of the People) at the Wild Project, using eco-friendly materials.
- Fendell, Melissa
- To support a complete evening of dance theatre fusing classic text with contemporary dance and pop culture.
- Filloux, Catherine
- To support the world premiere of the play “Dog and Wolf,” by Catherine Filloux, presented as the inaugural production of Watson Arts’ “Write Women Project,” a playwriting series dedicated to female playwrights.
- Four Seas Players
- To support “My Fate Is Not In My Hands - Part II,” a series of six theatrical performances of an original play in Cantonese Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles over two weekends in May 2010.
- Johnson, Christine Toy
- To support “Once on this (Asian Pacific) Island,” a concert performance of the al theatre piece, “Once on This Island” by Lynn Ahrens and Steve Flaherty, sung by a cast of all Asian American Broadway actors, performed in Manhattan.
- Kahn, Barbara
- To support “Speak Easy,” a new historical play by Barbara Kahn, culminating in a 3 week, 12 performance Off-Off Broadway showcase production at for the New City, directed by Barbara Kahn.
- Legacy Performing Arts, Inc.
- To support “Bella! The Musical,” a new work based on the life of Bella Abzug, the first Jewish woman elected to Congress. Bella! will tour Manhattan in the summer of 2010 as an LPA production geared toward senior citizen based audiences.
- Lingafelter, Rebecca
- To support “The Ring (pt 1): Das Rhinegold,” a theatrical adaptation of the first opera of the Ring Cycle without , culminating in a production at the 2010 Underground Zero Festival at PS 122.
- McPhatter, Derek Lee
- To support “The Lattice Crashes,” to be presented in a limited run following the final phase of production development in 2010.
- Mind the Gap Theatre
- To support “BritBits,” a series of short plays by British playwrights will be performed the Workmen’s Circle and Manhattan Theatre Source as part of MGT’s 2010 season.
- New Stage Theatre Company, Inc.,The
- To support “The Melody of Things,” an original play created and directed by Idiko Nemeth, to be performed at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
- New Worlds Theatre Project, Inc.
- To support “Displaced Wedding by H. Leivick,” a Yiddish play by author of “The Golem”, culminates in 16 performances. The world premier of an original English adaptation.
- NY Artists Unlimited, Inc.
- To support “BLACK GOLD- The Passion of Aleijandinho,” (Brazil’s great Baroque sculptor,)- 35 performances and discussions touring to Manhattan’s under-served audiences, mainly African-American and Latino.
- Partial Comfort Productions
- To support the production and presentation of “Mercy,” a new play by Chad Beckim scheduled for a month long run at the Wild Project.
- Peress, Lorca
- To support the winner of MultiStage 2009 New Works Contest, “Hell and High Water, Or Lessons for When the Sky Falls,” by Jamuna Yvette Sirker, is a multidisciplinary/multicultural piece about those who struggle to survive Hurrican Katrina and homelessness.
- Shulman, Misha
- To support “The Fake History of George the Last,” a three week run of a play with and video projection at the for the New City in the East Village.
- Theater Lab, Inc.
- To support “Three Sisters Come and Go,” a 12-week theatrical workshop, including open rehearsals and culminating with 10 performances in Downtown Manhattan.
- Theatre Askew
- To support “Horatio’s Rise,” a company-created piece juxtaposing the life of Gilded Age author Horatio Alger with the mythologies of material success promulgated in his novels and his hidden sexuality.
- Threads Company
- To support “BABETTE’S FEAST,” a stage adaptation of the Isak Dinesen short story and Academy Award winning film, conceived and developed by Abbie Killeen and written by Rose Courtney.
- White Horse Company
- To support White Horse Company’s revival of Williams’ rarely performed late work which imagines an ethereal final meeting between the restless ghosts of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his institutionalized wife, Zelda.
