Gamal Abdel Chasten

The Breath Project (TBP), launched by co-Founders Gamal Abdel Chasten and Marieke Gaboury in the summer of 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, announces a new three-year initiative to support conversations around the topic of slavery reparations in academic institutions, which will ultimately lead to the development of a live theatrical work.

In partnership with theater companies across the country, the free festival will feature world premiere works created by multidisciplinary theater artists of color that are all 8 minutes and 46 seconds in length, plus sneak-peeks of the New Play Commission Project Plays.

6th Street Playhouse will present a Virtual Workshop Production - Crawfish: We, the Invisible, written and performed by Gamal Abdel Chasten, Feb 26-28, 2021. In Crawfish: We, the Invisible, Gamal plays Crawfish, a homeless man, speaking to us from Berkeley, CA on Sept 11, 2020, about his journey from home to homelessness.

The Breath Project, a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people, announced the recipients of the New Play Commission Initiative. 

City Theatre remains committed to its support of new play development and launched several new works initiatives this fall, finding innovative ways to support playwrights.  

Today, The Breath Project—a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people—announced the line-up for the inaugural The Breath Project Virtual Festival being held on at 5 p.m. both Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25.

In partnership with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and 23 other theater companies across the country, The Breath Project has announced the lineup for its inaugural virtual festival being held on October 24 and 25.

Today, The Breath Project-a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people-announced the lineup for the inaugural The Breath Project Virtual Festival.

Today, The Breath Projecta?"a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black peoplea?"announced the lineup for the inaugural The Breath Project Virtual Festival being held on Saturday, October 24 (2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET) and Sunday, October 25 (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET).

Today, The Breath Projecta?"a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black peoplea?"announced the lineup for the inaugural The Breath Project Virtual Festival being held on Saturday, October 24 (2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET) and Sunday, October 25 (5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET).

Today, The Breath Project-a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people-announced the lineup for the inaugural The Breath Project Virtual Festival.

Flat Rock Playhouse will be a partner theatre for The Breath Project and is seeking submissions to the archive.

The Breath Project, in partnership with theater companies across the country, was formed to select, curate and archive work from multidisciplinary theater artists of color who are responding to our current moment in history, and to build relationships between artists of color and producers of live theater in their region. All submissions to the archive must be a recording of a live performance of original work, created by an artist of color, and must be 8 minutes and 46 seconds in length.

Closing out the 2012-2013 season at PlayMakers Repertory Company is the world premeire of Spring Training, a commissioned work by UNIVERSES, as a part of their prc2 line-up. UNIVERSES is a group of performers who create original work using a blend of performance styles, including vocal percussion, spoken poetry, music, and prose (and much more) to create dynamic new theater. Spring Training was inspired by Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and deals with coming of age in America.

Playscripts, Inc. has announced the publication of Humana Festival 2010: The Complete Plays. The collection brings together all eleven scripts from the 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays, the 34th annual cycle of world premiere productions staged at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Southern Rep is thrilled to announce the delightful new play HONEY MUSHROOM by Gabrielle Reisman as winner of our 10-Minute New Play Riot Contest. Additional Finalists are: HMO by Meghann McCracken, OMAR'S PARTY by Gamal Abdel Chasten, and JINXED by Alexa Mavromatis. Also performed will be our 2010 contest winner, ROCKS & SHADOWS by Shawn Hirabayashi.

Southern Rep is thrilled to announce the delightful new play HONEY MUSHROOM by Gabrielle Reisman as winner of our 10-Minute New Play Riot Contest. Additional Finalists are: HMO by Meghann McCracken, OMAR'S PARTY by Gamal Abdel Chasten, and JINXED by Alexa Mavromatis. Also performed will be our 2010 contest winner, ROCKS & SHADOWS by Shawn Hirabayashi.

Southern Rep is thrilled to announce the delightful new play HONEY MUSHROOM by Gabrielle Reisman as winner of our 10-Minute New Play Riot Contest. Additional Finalists are: HMO by Meghann McCracken, OMAR'S PARTY by Gamal Abdel Chasten, and JINXED by Alexa Mavromatis. Also performed will be our 2010 contest winner, ROCKS & SHADOWS by Shawn Hirabayashi.

DiverseWorks presents two events this fall, Ameriville and the ARTernative Festival, both on Saturday, October 2.

DiverseWorks presents two events this fall, Ameriville and the ARTernative Festival, both on Saturday, October 2.