Civilians R&D Group members EllaRose Chary, Jay Stull and Jordan Mahome reflect on adapting their investigation into state-resistance movements for the Let Me Ascertain You cabaret stage.
Civilians R&D Group members Gordon Leary, Julia Meinwald and Benjamin Kamine are working on musical inspired by an online community of fans of the Columbine killers. Here, they share some of the visual research they have gathered in their investigation.
The Working Theater recently commissioned writer/performer Dan Hoyle to collaborate with director Tamilla Woodard on a research-based theater piece set in the Bronx. They’re in the process of creating “The Block,” which will tour all five New York City Boroughs in Summer 2016.
Director Suzanne Agins describes the process of collaborating with director Benjamin Kamine on curating “Let Me Ascertain You: War on Christmas,” the first cabaret performance of the Civilians’ 2015-16 season. The show explores non-Christian perspectives on the commercialization of Christmas.
Jack Cummings III, Artistic Director of the Transport Group, reflects on the process of developing his company’s show “Three Days to See” from the writings of Helen Keller. It played at New York Theater Workshop during the summer of 2015.
Micharne Cloughley reflects on the Civilians’ season as the first-ever theater company-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for which she wrote the play “The Way They Live.”
“The whole thing about a tech is that the designers are all trapped at tables… So, in a way, the degree to which an audience member is trapped in a seat is very much the way the designers are trapped at their stations.”
“We never felt like ‘professional’ professional artists.” German theater collective Turbo Pascal aggressively creates free and public art in a country where the state-run theater monopolizes professional opportunities.
Performance art duo PearlDamour investigates the corners of America in their latest community engagement experiment and site-specific performance “Milton.”
This episode of Let Me Ascertain You features performances from inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art based on past interviews surrounding the themes of beauty, love, and the body.
“I don’t want to make a piece that bums people out. You can start to sound precious saying stuff like this, but in my mind, human connection and empathy are some of the highest aims of art.”
This episode of Let Me Ascertain You takes you to the heart of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, featuring performances based on interviews with curators about falling in love with works of art.
In 2009, the Civilians interviewed Kelly Shibari as part of the research for the new musical “Pretty Filthy.” Extended Play recently caught up with Shibari to see how the industry has changed since. Post contains NSFW images.
A look at the process of creating The Civilians’ new musical “Pretty Filthy,” letting you hear some of the interviews that didn’t make it into the final show but were too good not to share.
Playwright Jason Grote on “BASETRACK Live,” a multimedia theater piece born from photojournalism that news outlets wouldn’t touch.
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