Programs

  • Here There Are Blueberries Production

    HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIESWRITTEN BY FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MOISS KAUFMAN AND COMPANY MEMBER AMANDA GRONICH. WINNER OF THEATER J'S TRISH VRADENBURG JEWISH PLAY PRIZE, THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES WAS CO-PRODUCED BY TECTONIC THEATER PROJECT AND CALIFORNIA'S LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE WHERE THE LOS ANGELES TIMES NAMED IT THE "BEST OF THEATER 2022," REFERRING TO IT AS "AN IMPECCABLE PRODUCTION WITH SYMPHONIC SUBTLETY." THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE CALLED THE PRODUCTION A "CHILLING WORLD-PREMIERE ENGROSSING, UNSETTLING, AND DEEPLY MOVING" WHILE BROADWAYWORLD EXCLAIMED "HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES SHOULD BE STAGED IN EVERY MAJOR CITY IN AMERICA." THE PRODUCTION RAN JULY 26 AUGUST 21, 2022, AT THE SHEILA AND HUGHES POTIKER THEATRE. (CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES (CONTINUED)FURTHER PRODUCTION WILL CONTINUE IN 2023 WITH A RUN SLATED FOR MAY 7-28, 2023, AT SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY'S HARMAN HALL IN WASHINGTON, DC.ADDITIONALLY, HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES HAS CREATED AROUND IT A ROBUST AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT PLAN THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FELLOWSHIPS AT AUSCHWITZ FOR THE STUDY OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (FASPE).LAS AVENTURAS DE JUAN PLANCHARD: BY MOISS KAUFMAN. AN OPTION ON THE MATERIAL WAS SECURED THROUGH CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY AND TRANSLATIONS OF THE BOOK BY JONATHAN JAKUBOWITZ (WHICH WAS WRITTEN) IN SPANISH ARE BEING COMMISSIONED BY TECTONIC FOR PRODUCTION. A WORKSHOP WAS CAST AND HELD FOR DEVELOPMENTAL WORK IN 2022, AND WE ARE PROJECTING A FULL PRODUCTION IN 2023. CALL MY NAME, CLEMSON A NEW PLAY BY DR. RHONDDA THOMAS. BEGAN DEVELOPMENT WITH CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND TECTONIC ARTISTS AND WILL RECEIVE A STAGED ADAPTATION IN JANUARY 2023. THE PLAY IS BEING CREATED USING TECHNIQUES OF TECTONIC'S THEATRICAL DEVISING METHOD: MOMENT WORK. THIS DEVELOPMENTAL ADAPTATION COMES AFTER WORKSHOPS ONSITE WITH MOMENT WORK INSTITUTE ARTISTS THROUGHOUT 2022.A CHRISTMAS MEMORY THIS VERBATIM ADAPTATION OF TRUMAN CAPOTE'S SHORT STORY WAS PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WHALE THEATRE AS AN INTIMATE HOLIDAY SHOW AT THE PARK THEATER IN HUDSON, NY. WITH A CAST OF TWO PLUS A LIVE MUSICIAN, AUDIENCES DELIGHTED IN THIS PRODUCTION STARRING MARCELINE HUGOT AND JEFFREY BINDER.UNTITLED SASHA VELOUR PROJECT: BY SASHA VELOUR AND MOISS KAUFMAN. GROUNDWORK BEGAN FOR THIS EXCITING PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BE FURTHER DEVELOPED IN 2023. SASHA VELOUR, SUPERSTAR DRAG QUEEN, WILL JOIN TECTONIC FOR WORKSHOPS AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. 2022 MOMENT WORK INSTITUTE - EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 2022 RESIDENCIES AND TRAININGSTECTONIC THEATER PROJECT CONDUCTED RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS IN OUR DEVISING TECHNIQUE,MOMENT WORK. UNDER NEWLY APPOINTED MOMENT WORK INSTITUTE CHAIR LEIGH FONDAKOWSKI'S OVERSIGHT, THESE TOOK PLACE IN COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AND IN REHEARSAL ROOMS FOR NEW YORK PROFESSIONALS. THEY VARIED IN LENGTH FROM 90 MINUTES TO A FULL SEMESTER AND WERE TAUGHT BY OUR COMPANY MEMBER TEACHING ARTISTS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
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