Activities
Semicontinuous
Around The Block / Al Doblar La Esquina
invites you to
Semicontinuous
by Carlos Jerome # # member, Dramatists Guild
director: Ivette Dumeng
at Teatro Círculo
64 E. 4th Street
November 6-10 2024
Will adjunct Professor Sonia leave for a consulting contract? Will her sometime lover Ruben decide once more to forget her? Is there no hope for continuity? Ask their students.
with
John Maria Gutierrez
Pedro Saint Morillo
Marc Reign
Iris Ruberte
Deanna Tarraza
staged reading of About the Cat
a staged reading
About the Cat
by Gloria Zelaya*
director: Debra Whitfield+
at Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway (48th Street entrance, west of Broadway) Studio 11J
Fully accessible Thursday September 5 2024 7:00 pm
Free Admission. But you must RSVP to aboutTheCat@aroundTheBLock.org
Rose and Rob, married for a long time, are now unable to communicate with each other in a healthy way. Can Mia the Cat be the cause? The solution?
staged reading of Third Sunday
a staged reading
Third Sunday
by Mary V. Williams #
director: Russell Jordan*
at ART New York Spaces@520, Leynse Studio
520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th Streets), 3rd floor
Monday, August 19 2024 7:00 pm
Free Admission. But you must RSVP to thirdSunday@aroundTheBLock.org
staged reading of Eros and Thanatos in Loisaida
a staged reading
Eros and Thanatos in Loisaida
by Carlos Jerome #
director: Rachael Langton
associate director: Lluvia Almanza*
at Open Jar Studios
Monday, June 3, 2024 6:00 pm Studio 12J
Free Admission. But you must RSVP to info@aroundTheBLock.org
(Fully accessible, but indicate if you'll need wheelchair access.)
Nikaury Rodriguez
Nikaury Rodriguez is an actor, dramaturg, director, teaching artist, skills/diversity trainer, and dancer from NYC. For many years, she has delivered customized learning through theatre for people of all ages/settings and companies. Nikaury has collaborated with organizations including: Around The Block (Board member), Henry Street Settlement, TDF, Manhattan Theatre Club, Manhattan Class Co., ArtsConnection, Ecko Arts, and JACK Arts (co-founder & Board Member), to name a few.
Vested Interests reading
Around The Block Playwriting Course
- writing for the audience, cast and crew, and larger community
- seven dimensions of a play
- nature, pros and cons of theatre and playwriting as distinct from other art forms
Web and Systems Workgroup
Location to be announced.
Please call for location. 212-673-9187
Wireless environment provided. (However, participants are not required to bring laptops.)
The group meets every 2 weeks in the evenings.