The emotional and psychic wounds – not to mention, physical ones as well – will take a long time to heal, especially because outside of their ground and air combat missions, both wars to many people’s eyes seem to be “theoretical.” In the US, for example, although innumerable communities have been affected by the loss of loved ones, and the cost and necessity of rehabilitation of returning soldiers, the fact of these wars has been somehow less present in the national consciousness. The toll recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken on soldiers in the US and abroad, and on the lives of families and civilians impacted directly by it is un-measured. It is also committed to interventionist actions, through theatre-making, in culture toward peace, healing, forgiveness, positive action, and resistance to uncivil actions. NoPassport theatre alliance and press is committed to the advocacy, promotion, production and publication of creative expressions of diversity and difference in theatre and performance. To join the reading scheme and present a free script-in-hand reading in November 2012, contact: NoPassport: Why a Reading Scheme Now? NoPassport theatre alliance and press in collaboration with multiple venues (TBA) across the US and abroad present free script-in-hand readings of the play in the month of November 2012 to honor veterans of wars recent (Iraq, Afghanistan) and past, and to promote spiritual healing. ![]() 90 minutes.Ĭredits: SPARK was commissioned by Elaine Avila, Daniel Banks, Raymond Dooley, Amparo Garcia-Crow, Amy Gonzalez, Peter Lichtenfels, Charlotte Meehan, Christi Moore, Flor De Liz Perez, Marisel Polanco, Teresa Perez-Frangie, Otis Ramsey-Zoe, Claudio Raygoza, J.T.Rogers, Meghan Wolf and Tamilla Woodard. One central but slightly flexible location. A contemporary US story of faith, love, war, trauma, and a bit of healing.įull-length in two acts. It is about what happens when soldiers come home, when women of little economic means must find a way to make do and carry on, and the strength, ultimately, of family. Tickets can be purchased by calling (631) 725-9500 or by visiting BayStreet.īay Street Theatre is a not-for-profit institution "presenting new, classic and contemporary works with a commitment to challenging and entertaining our diverse community.SPARK is a play about three sisters living in the US caught in the mess of a recent war’s aftermath. I am excited to bring the best and brightest theatre artists working today to Sag Harbor, and to continue to make Bay Street a gathering place and center for the arts where artists and audiences alike will have the opportunity to enrich and enlighten each other." Schwartz also directed Seance on a Wet Afternoon, penned by his father composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, as well as tick, tick.BOOM!, Rooms: a rock romance and Bat Boy, among others.īay Street is currently presenting A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, starring Peter Scolari, Jackie Hoffman and Conrad John Schuck.īay Street Theatre is in Sag Harbor, NY. "At its core," he continued, "I believe theatre is a social art form, and that a theatre company is most vital when it is a focal point for its community. While we've been frequent visitors for many years, my wife and I are now delighted to make a new home in Sag Harbor and to begin to be a part of this vibrant region. I look forward to working with executive director Tracy Mitchell, producer Gary Hygom, and the whole Bay Street family as we build on the rich tradition begun by Sybil Christopher twenty two years ago of presenting entertaining, innovative and thought-provoking productions for the East End of Long Island. I still remember how taken I was when I traveled to Sag Harbor to attend Cynthia Ozick's Blue Light, by the excitement of seeing first-class performers doing their work so close in this intimate and beautiful theatre. "I have long admired the work done by this great company, dating back to its earliest days. "I am thrilled and deeply honored to be appointed artistic director at Bay Street Theatre," Schwartz said in a statement. He is also represented with the Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two. Schwartz is currently directing the new musical Secondhand Lions - with book by Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by First Date songwriters Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary - at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Tracy Mitchell and Gary Hygom serve as executive director and managing director, respectively, of the theatre. ![]() Schwartz will assume his role with the beginning of the 2014 season, inaugurating what Bay Street bills as a "new vision" for the theatre, one that ensures "an exciting and sustainable future for our cultural community."
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