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>>THEATRE & EDUCATION ON THE FRONT LINES OF BOSTON COMMUNITIES

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February 2, 2016 | 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Location: ArtsEmerson’s Paramount Theatre (559 Washington Street)
RSVP HERE

Race and class have now become a National Conversation — from media headlines to heated conversations in the street, communities are wrestling with how to have very difficult discussions that move us forward. As Boston’s theatre for the people working at the intersection of theatre and social change, Company One Theatre, through its production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins award-winning play, An Octoroon, and the synergy it creates with its Stage One Education Program, offers an effective way to explore these explosive issues.

Join Company One Theatre for an exciting panel discussion about how we can all more broadly, effectively, and artfully combine theater and educational programming to engage the city, schools, and the community in the fight for greater social equity. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about Company One Theatre’s current educational programs from the people that are impacted the most — the teens themselves.

The Panel Features:

• Summer L. Williams | C1 co-founder, Director of Public Relations, and the director of An Octoroon

• Tracy Strain | Filmmaker and director of The Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project

• Caesar McDowell | President of the Interaction Institute for Social Change

• Kendra Taira Field | Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies at Tufts University

• James Milord | Company One Teaching Artist

The panel will be moderated by Mark VanDerzee, another of the Company One Theatre Founders, and C1’s Education Director. The C1 Educational Team will provide examples of our curricular material and will be available to discuss their use.

Please click HERE to secure your seat, or reply to this email, by January 14th. And be sure to bring a friend, or SHARE this event with your network!

 

>>STUDIO SESSIONS: AN OCTOROON

 

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Wednesday January 13th 6:30-8:30PM
Restaurant: Abby Lane, 253 Tremont St., Boston
Rehearsal: Emerson/Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston

Part cocktail hour, part exploration of the rehearsal process, Studio Sessions is an opportunity to interact with our productions prior to opening night. Toast AN OCTOROON, before heading over to the rehearsal room for an inside look at how the show gets pieced together. Complimentary appetizers, cash bar. RSVP HERE.

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>>ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS 

Amplifying Performance Consulting, LLC

APC is a psychology practice committed to helping a wide range of individuals.  APC addresses the needs of athletes, patients with eating disorders, performers with disordered eating and financial executives.  Combining the tools from clinical and sport psychology,  APC aims to improve well-being in both the personal and professional domains. amplifyingperformance.com

Boston Doula Project

The Boston Doula Project provides free, compassionate and empowering support to people experiencing abortion. We promote the doula model of physical, emotional, spiritual and informational support for people throughout the full spectrum of reproductive experiences. bostondoulaproject.org

Boston GLOW

Boston GLOW empowers girls and women to confidently use their voices and become leaders in our communities. Girls’ Leadership (GL) identifies and rewards motivated female youth who possess powerful ideas through scholarship, micro-grant, and mentoring programs. Boston GLOW’s Organized Women (OW) engages and inspires a network of women at issue-focused events and in numerous service and leadership training opportunities that help them reach their full potential. 

Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis

Founded in 1987, MIP offers a training program in psychoanalysis and a one year postgraduate fellowship program. We are an open organization providing a community in which anybody with an interest in psychoanalysis may become a member and participate. MIP offers psychoanalytic forums, presentations of works in progress, and an annual symposium where analysts of national and international reputation dialogue about comparative positions on topics of current interest. mipsa.org

Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts

The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts (PPAF) is the advocacy and political arm of the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM). Formed in 1984, PPAF believes that working within the political process is critical to advancing PPLM’s mission to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and comprehensive sexuality education for women, men, and families across Massachusetts. www.pplmvotes.org

Peer Health Exchange

Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Our vision is that, one day, all teens will have the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. peerhealthexchange.org

Suffolk/Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights

The Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights (CWHHR) at Suffolk University is the first academic institute in the United States to focus on women’s health and human rights in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and public policy. Founded in 2003, the CWHHR is committed to furthering the dignity and wellbeing of women and girls everywhere by exploring and extending the linkages between women’s health and human rights. suffolk.edu

C1 SPOTLIGHTED IN WBUR’S ARTS FORWARD SERIES

We at Company One Theatre are so grateful to be included in WBUR’s ARTery spotlight, Arts Forward, a series on local artists who are imagining the future in Boston and beyond. We’d like to extend a big thanks to the many individuals who imagine with us and beside us in the hopes to build a more inclusive and creative Boston, as well as the audiences who support our work!

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COMPANY ONE NAMED BEST OF BOSTON

“Let’s get one thing straight: Fringe isn’t synonymous with small. In fact, the fringe companies in town are all about big ideas, big risks, and big heart, none more so than Company One Theatre, a long-standing resident of the Boston Center for the Arts. Dedicated to performances you aren’t likely to forget (did you see the perfectly perturbed Shockheaded Peter ?), Company One should be celebrated not only for its adventurous theatrical achievements, but also for its efforts to carve out a more diverse, informed, and open-minded city.”

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BosTEEN | COLOSSAL

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BosTEEN: COLOSSAL was a terrific night! Teens from Hyde Square Task Force, Lyric First Stage, and Emerson College’s Pre-College Acting Program came together before the show for some fierce competition.

Participants battled for high scores in Trivia, Turf-Tac-Toe, and networking questions to win prizes, including tickets to upcoming shows in the city.

After the show, C1’s Professional Apprentices led a post-show conversation with members of the cast about overcoming challenges, making tough decisions, and told some behind-the-scenes stories from the rehearsal process.

Be sure to look out for our BosTEEN: DRY LAND dates and info, coming soon!

Post-show Design Showcase | COLOSSAL

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Sunday, July 26 | 3:15 PM, following the 2 PM performance
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, Roberts Studio Theatre
527 Tremont Street

Join us after the second Pay-What-You-Want Sunday matinee for a special behind-the-scenes peek into the making of COLOSSAL! Our talented designers will be on hand to let you into their process through sketches, renderings, and models and to answer questions.