Hey everyone!
I met with Joan Lipkin of the Uppity Theater Company today regarding the rap
performance we're developing for the Earth Day Festival in Forest Park.
Joan knows New City well having performed for us as part of the DisAbilities
Project (All the River Kids that were here should know her from their 4th
grade year when they got to see the Project perform.) and in the Garbage
Eating Monster play last year at a NCS assembly...She sings high praise of
our New City audiences so she's excited about working with us on stage.
Joan wrote this wrap a while back and has performed it before. We're
looking to produce a new showing of it with our kids. There are numerous
ways kids could be involved with this production. Any River Kids are
encouraged to jump on board with this. If a kid wants to be up front on
stage, we'll find a role...if a kid wants to do set design or a non-speaking
part, we'll make room.
Joan is going to come to the RK meeting this Friday to brainstorm ideas for
the show and invite kids to become a part of the show. We'll ask for
commitments from kids later, by the time we begin rehearsals.
One thing everyone needs to know before committing is that rehearsals will
be on Friday afternoons for an hour each starting March 7. Earth Day is
April 20, so we'll plan on a dress rehearsal April 18. Also there may be up
to four shows (5-7 minute each) at Earth Day.
We are exploring other venues for the performance as well, including at the
benefit dinner...I'll keep you posted if any other performances are added to
the schedule.
I'm attaching the lyrics to this email...I'm hoping the kids will all take a
look at it before Friday. It would be great if they could come to the
meeting with some ideas for how the rap might be staged. Joan will share
some of her ideas as well. We should leave the brainstorming session with a
collaborative vision in mind.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Rock on River Kids!
Ben
(View the lyrics here)
I met with Joan Lipkin of the Uppity Theater Company today regarding the rap
performance we're developing for the Earth Day Festival in Forest Park.
Joan knows New City well having performed for us as part of the DisAbilities
Project (All the River Kids that were here should know her from their 4th
grade year when they got to see the Project perform.) and in the Garbage
Eating Monster play last year at a NCS assembly...She sings high praise of
our New City audiences so she's excited about working with us on stage.
Joan wrote this wrap a while back and has performed it before. We're
looking to produce a new showing of it with our kids. There are numerous
ways kids could be involved with this production. Any River Kids are
encouraged to jump on board with this. If a kid wants to be up front on
stage, we'll find a role...if a kid wants to do set design or a non-speaking
part, we'll make room.
Joan is going to come to the RK meeting this Friday to brainstorm ideas for
the show and invite kids to become a part of the show. We'll ask for
commitments from kids later, by the time we begin rehearsals.
One thing everyone needs to know before committing is that rehearsals will
be on Friday afternoons for an hour each starting March 7. Earth Day is
April 20, so we'll plan on a dress rehearsal April 18. Also there may be up
to four shows (5-7 minute each) at Earth Day.
We are exploring other venues for the performance as well, including at the
benefit dinner...I'll keep you posted if any other performances are added to
the schedule.
I'm attaching the lyrics to this email...I'm hoping the kids will all take a
look at it before Friday. It would be great if they could come to the
meeting with some ideas for how the rap might be staged. Joan will share
some of her ideas as well. We should leave the brainstorming session with a
collaborative vision in mind.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Rock on River Kids!
Ben
(View the lyrics here)
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