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NEW VOICES AT NEW REP SERIES PRESENTS DEPORTED/ A DREAM PLAY 5/4
Broadway World
April 10 2009
New Voices at New Rep, New Rep's staged readings series, is pleased
to present Deported / a dream play as its final reading for 2009 on
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:30p.m. New Voices @ New Rep is open to the
public, and admission is free.
"New Voices @ New Rep is extremely important to New Rep," says Harriet
Sheets, Managing Director. It fosters the new works of playwrights
and introduces New Rep's patrons to new plays, which is a central
part of our mission."
Ms. Sheets adds, "I am thrilled to be ending our 2009 reading series
with Deported / a dream play and to be working with local playwright
Joyce Van Dyke and director Judy Braha and assisting them with the
development of this play."
Playwright Joyce Van Dyke, author of A Girl's War (New Rep 2003),
said, "I've been working on this play with director Judy Braha and
a company of local actors for the past two years. It began with
the desire to create a play based on Armenian genocide survivor
stories. Using survivor oral history interviews from the Armenian
Library and Museum of America, as well as memoirs, photographs,
official documents, letters, and personal reminiscences of survivors
and their descendants, we began holding improvisational workshops,
and the script has grown out of this process."
Ms. Van Dyke elaborates, "As the demand for recognition and
understanding of these historical events continues to swell, I felt
a personal need to deal with these haunting stories -- and also to
create something constructive, life-giving, and even beautiful, out
of their opposites. Judy and I are excited for Deported / a dream
play to have its first professional staged reading at New Rep."
Monday, May 4, 2009 @ 7:30p.m.
Deported / a dream play by Joyce Van Dyke directed by Judy Braha
Featuring: June Baboian, Ken Baltin, Michael Kaye, Paula Langton,
Doug Lockwood, Marya Lowry, Elise Manning, Rob Najarian, Jessica
Rothenberg, and Bobbie Steinbach
Description: A true story of two women who saved each other's
lives, and a friendship shaped by the legacy of the Armenian
genocide. Inspired by the author's grandmother and her close friend,
the play's dream-layered action spans more than a century and projects
into the future. Nine actors play 30 American, Armenian, Turkish,
Jewish, Kurdish, and European characters in an intimate story that
reverberates universally.
To complement Deported / a dream play, there will be a thematic
panel discussion, Telling Stories about the Genocide in the Theatre,
immediately following the reading. The panel will consist of:
· Dr. Martin Deranian: the real-life son of one of the play's main
characters, Varter Nazarian Deranian, and the author of three books:
Hussenig, Worcester is America, and Miracle Man of the Western Front:
Dr. Varaztad H. Kazanjian, Pioneer Plastic Surgeon.
· Tina Sajonian: President, BU Armenian Students Association.
· Mariam Stepanyan: Executive Director, Armenian Library and Museum
of America.
· Ruth Thomasian: Executive Director and Founder, ProjectSAVE Armenian
Photograph Archives, Inc.
New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the
essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity
of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence,
New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists
and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary, and
classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to
education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation
of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved
audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice
in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture.
New Rep has received Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards for outstanding
acting, scenic design, direction, and production. Programming at
New Repertory Theatre is supported by a grant from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council.
FREE, suggested donation of $10.
Call 617-923-8487, or online at www.newrep.org.
Broadway World
April 10 2009
New Voices at New Rep, New Rep's staged readings series, is pleased
to present Deported / a dream play as its final reading for 2009 on
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:30p.m. New Voices @ New Rep is open to the
public, and admission is free.
"New Voices @ New Rep is extremely important to New Rep," says Harriet
Sheets, Managing Director. It fosters the new works of playwrights
and introduces New Rep's patrons to new plays, which is a central
part of our mission."
Ms. Sheets adds, "I am thrilled to be ending our 2009 reading series
with Deported / a dream play and to be working with local playwright
Joyce Van Dyke and director Judy Braha and assisting them with the
development of this play."
Playwright Joyce Van Dyke, author of A Girl's War (New Rep 2003),
said, "I've been working on this play with director Judy Braha and
a company of local actors for the past two years. It began with
the desire to create a play based on Armenian genocide survivor
stories. Using survivor oral history interviews from the Armenian
Library and Museum of America, as well as memoirs, photographs,
official documents, letters, and personal reminiscences of survivors
and their descendants, we began holding improvisational workshops,
and the script has grown out of this process."
Ms. Van Dyke elaborates, "As the demand for recognition and
understanding of these historical events continues to swell, I felt
a personal need to deal with these haunting stories -- and also to
create something constructive, life-giving, and even beautiful, out
of their opposites. Judy and I are excited for Deported / a dream
play to have its first professional staged reading at New Rep."
Monday, May 4, 2009 @ 7:30p.m.
Deported / a dream play by Joyce Van Dyke directed by Judy Braha
Featuring: June Baboian, Ken Baltin, Michael Kaye, Paula Langton,
Doug Lockwood, Marya Lowry, Elise Manning, Rob Najarian, Jessica
Rothenberg, and Bobbie Steinbach
Description: A true story of two women who saved each other's
lives, and a friendship shaped by the legacy of the Armenian
genocide. Inspired by the author's grandmother and her close friend,
the play's dream-layered action spans more than a century and projects
into the future. Nine actors play 30 American, Armenian, Turkish,
Jewish, Kurdish, and European characters in an intimate story that
reverberates universally.
To complement Deported / a dream play, there will be a thematic
panel discussion, Telling Stories about the Genocide in the Theatre,
immediately following the reading. The panel will consist of:
· Dr. Martin Deranian: the real-life son of one of the play's main
characters, Varter Nazarian Deranian, and the author of three books:
Hussenig, Worcester is America, and Miracle Man of the Western Front:
Dr. Varaztad H. Kazanjian, Pioneer Plastic Surgeon.
· Tina Sajonian: President, BU Armenian Students Association.
· Mariam Stepanyan: Executive Director, Armenian Library and Museum
of America.
· Ruth Thomasian: Executive Director and Founder, ProjectSAVE Armenian
Photograph Archives, Inc.
New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the
essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity
of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence,
New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists
and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary, and
classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to
education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation
of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved
audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice
in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture.
New Rep has received Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards for outstanding
acting, scenic design, direction, and production. Programming at
New Repertory Theatre is supported by a grant from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council.
FREE, suggested donation of $10.
Call 617-923-8487, or online at www.newrep.org.