The culmination of a remarkable theatrical journey, one that tangibly illustrates the collective power of dramatic art, will take place at Long Wharf Theatre in November. Long Wharf Theatre's Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Managing Director Joan Channick are pleased to announce a one-time only performance of Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 Days/365 Plays National Festival.
The free performance of the final eight plays in the series will be Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Long Wharf Theatre mainstage.
The performance will be accompanied by a visual arts display in Long Wharf Theatre's rehearsal hall showcasing the scope of this event throughout the Northeast region - a celebration of the year-round magnitude of Parks' work.
The gallery is also free and open to the public the week of Nov. 5-10 from 5-7 pm daily.
The goal is to reveal the richness and depth of artistry within the region through the interpretations of Suzan-Lori Parks' powerful words, a goal achieved through a variety of unique presentations of these highly theatrical exercises of the dramatic form.
"The excitement generated by the 365 Days/365 Plays project is evidence of the vitality of theatre as an art form and of theatres as gathering places for civic dialogue," Channick said. "Suzan-Lori Parks is one of the most urgent voices in the modern American theatre and her work is challenging, both in content and form."
In November 2002, Parks embarked on a remarkable journey, writing a play a day for 365 days. In November 2006, the largest collaboration in American theatre history began by producing Parks' year-long cycle entitled 365 Days/365 Plays. The national festival is comprised of over 750 performing arts companies across the country in 15 different regions across the country.
Over 700 theatres produced Parks' plays, including those in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Colorado, Texas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C.
The Northeast region of the festival currently stretches from Montreal to Philadelphia with Long Wharf Theatre serving as the main hub for the region.
Currently, participants in the Northeast region include companies from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Quebec Province in Canada.
"Long Wharf Theatre is proud to serve as one of the hub theatres for this nationwide initiative and we are delighted by the enormous interest, enthusiasm, and creativity shown by the participating theatres and their audiences. This project is a reaffirmation of the strength that lies in collective action and the power of live performance in a digital age," Channick said. -- www.longwharf.org
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