Harbor Lights Theater Company to Partake in PROJECT 1VOICE/1PLAY/1DAY 2016

The Harbor Lights Theater Company (Harbor Lights), Staten Island's only professional Equity Theater Company, led by Founders and Artistic Directors Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery, is pleased to announce their participation in 'Project 1Voice/1Play/1Day 2016' by staging the 30th Anniversary Staged Reading of The Colored Museum, on June 20th at 7 p.m. at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, Building P, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, New York. The Colored Museum-told through a series of 11 exhibits-explores the journey of self-identification, which shows both black history and the impact of African culture within America. For information visit: www.hltc.org.

The Colored Museum is written by two-time Tony award-winning theater polymath George C. Wolfe. The benefit staged readings will be produced as part of the 6th annual Project1VOICE/1PLAY/1DAY and will be presented in association with theater companies, museums and other diverse educational, artistic and social institutions throughout the US and abroad.

In New York City, The Colored Museum will be presented in all 5 boroughs on the same day. Staten Island will be represented by Harbor Lights' presentation, which is to be directed by Tony Nominee Larry Marshall and features a cast of local professional actors.

In The Colored Museum, satire and dark comedy are used to expose the audience to a different look into the identity crisis that people of African descent struggle with. Tickets are $10 cash at the door. The staging is suitable for teenage audiences and up. School, Church, and Youth groups please contact info@hltc.org for more info.

About The Harbor Lights Theatre Company

Harbor Lights is the first and only professional Equity Theater Company in Staten Island's history. Since founding Harbor Lights in 2010, Broadway veterans and Harbor Lights Founding Artistic Directors Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery, have begun building a bridge from Broadway to Staten Island, bringing the nation's best to work with their community's finest. In six seasons of producing plays and musicals, Harbor Lights has presented over 90 Broadway professionals, including Tony, Grammy, Oscar, Emmy, Drama Desk, and Obie award-winning and - nominated artists, in twenty three productions at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Gardens. www.hltc.org.

Project1VOICE/1PLAY/1DAY is an internationally recognized cultural event committed to presenting programs and initiatives that promote and support the American theater specifically black playwrights. Since Project1VOICE's inception in 2009, it has played a vital role in making theater accessible to communities, connecting with a wide spectrum of artists, teens, and families through its robust educational initiatives and public programs which have prompted cross-cultural conversations for diverse audiences. This year's Project1VOICE/1PLAY/1DAY will explore the themes of race, gender and identity in 21st century.