7.23.2008
The company has just returned from scenic Amherst, Mass, where we had a blast performing Milk-n-Honey as part of the 17th Annual Ko Festival of Performance. Many thanks to Sabrina, Ellen di Giovanni, and the fantastic intern staff.
6.02.08
We’re having a new 5-day LightBox Approach workshop. Join us this July in beautiful Amherst, Mass for Physical Approaches to Classic Texts: Macbeth. Open to all ages and experience levels.
5.12.08
Last week, we completed our pilot of the Food Theater Project Youth Workshop Series with the enthusiastic and extremely talented teens of Jane Addams High School. Their gave a stellar performance of their original work in front of their entire school, and we are incredibly proud of them.
We can’t wait to share this fun and educational program with more teens throughout the five boroughs!
5.07.08
LightBox recently attended the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society 2008 Gathering for Good Food, where we shared highlights of the Food Theater Project with 550 food advocates from around the country. It was truly inspiring to connect with so many people working in this important field!
4.09.08
The Food Theater Project Youth Workshops are now up and running. The pilot is in its second week at Jane Addams High School in the Bronx, and is going better than we could have possibly imagined. Check back soon for feedback from our participants!
2.27.08
LightBox is participating in the Baum Forum Schools, Food, and Community Conference on April 12th at the Columbia University Teachers College. We’ll be sharing information about our Youth Workshop Series, the LightBox Approach, and Milk-N-Honey, our original play about the politics and pleasures of eating.
2.25.08
LightBox will be taking Milk-N-Honey on the road to the KO Festival of Performance in Amherst, Massachusetts this summer. There, Producing Artistic Director Ellen Beckerman will lead a workshop in the LightBox Approach.
We are also preparing for the debut of the LightBox Youth Workshop Series, which will take place at Jane Addams High School in partnership with Urban Health Plan beginning in March 2008. To bring LightBox to your school or community center, please contact us at company@lightboxtheatre.org. For more information about the program, click here.
12.10.07
The highly successful run of Milk-N-Honey is now over, and we are gearing up for our 2008 Food Theater Project Youth Workshop Series. LightBox is bringing the techniques of interview-based theatre to middle and high schools throughout the Metropolitan area.
Milk-N-Honey is also embarking on a national tour. To bring Milk-N-Honey to your community, email company@lightboxtheatre.org or call us at 212-346-0020.
10.25.07
Our current production, Milk-N-Honey, is featured in an article in Time Out New York. Check it out!
10.21.07
LightBox has been selected for next month’s Salute The ARts *STAR* Initiative on WNYC.
Listen for on-air mentions of LightBox on 93.9 FM and AM 820, and stay tuned for our upcoming listing on the WNYC website at www.wnyc.org/events as a member of the WNYC *STAR* Initiative!
09.28.07
on September 28th at 8pm at the CUNY Graduate Center. Free!
07.12.07
Milk-n-Honey will run at 3-Legged Dog from October 21 - November 18, 2007. Tickets are available online at www.brownpapertickets.com.
07.06.07
LightBox is pleased to announce that we received a multi-year W.K. Kellogg Foundation Food and Society grant for the Food Theater Project. Welcome onboard Food and Society!