The National New Play Network (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, has added its 30th and 31st Core Members: Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company (San Diego, CA) and Perseverance Theatre (Anchorage and Juneau, AK). The decisions were made by the organization's Board of Directors at its Annual Conference on June 11 in Watertown, MA, hosted by Core Member New Repertory Theatre.
Vice President and Membership Committee Chair Jack Reuler (Artistic Director, Mixed Blood Theatre) says, "As the NNPN aims to expand its geographic and aesthetic reach, its Membership Committee welcomed applications from two such stellar organizations as Perseverance and Mo'olelo after years of courting. The vetting process of these two and others was extensive and the votes - by Membership Committee, Executive Committee, and full Board - were unanimous.
"All of us at Perseverance, (board, artists, staff and community) are thrilled to be part of the National New Play Network's efforts to support and develop contemporary playwrights. Alaska is a great place for writers to work, and audiences appreciate the chance to see their own stories on stage, and the opportunity to connect with the work of theatre artists outside Alaska. We are honored to be included as a new core member of the network; we know this will help us to bring the best in current American plays to our Alaskan audience and provide a new tool to connect our writers in Alaska to the wider world of American theatre. We look forward to many productive years bringing more great new theatre to our communities in Alaska," says Art Rotch, Perseverance Theatre's Artistic Director
NNPN'S CORE MEMBER THEATERS: Actor's Express Theatre (Atlanta), Actor's Theatre of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC), Borderlands Theater (Tucson), Cleveland Public Theatre (Cleveland, OH), Contemporary American Theater Festival (Shepherdstown, WV), Curious Theatre Company (Denver), Florida
Studio Theatre (Sarasota), Fountain Theatre (LA), Horizon Theatre Company (Atlanta), InterAct Theatre Company (Philadelphia), Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas), Magic Theatre (San Francisco), Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley, CA), Milagro (Portland, OR), Mixed Blood Theatre Company (Minneapolis), New Jersey Repertory Company (Long Branch),
New Repertory Theatre (Watertown, MA), New Theatre (Coral Gables, FL), Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando), Performance Network Theatre (Ann Arbor, MI),
Phoenix Theatre (Indianapolis), Playwright's Theatre of New Jersey (Madison), Prop Thtr Group (Chicago), Riverside Theatre (Iowa City, IA), Salt Lake
Acting Company (Salt Lake City), San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego), Southern Rep (New Orleans), Unicorn Theatre (Kansas City, MO), and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (Washington, DC).
The National New Play Network (NNPN) is the country's alliance of non-profit professional theaters dedicated to the development, production, and continued life of new plays. Since its founding in 1998,NNPN has supported more than 250 productions nationwide through its innovative National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere program, which provides playwright and production support for new works. Additional programs - its annual National Conference, National Showcase of New Plays, and MFA Playwrights Workshop; the NNPN Annual and Smith Prize commissions; its residencies for playwrights, producers and directors; and the organization's member accessed Collaboration, Festival, and Travel banks, and online information sessions - have helped cement the Network's position as a vital force in the regional theater landscape. NNPN's programming allows its members and their affiliated artists to create, grow, and share new work across the country and around the world, and it strives to pioneer, implement, and disseminate ideas and programs that revolutionize the way theaters collaborate to support new plays and playwrights. Its most recent project, The New Play Exchange, launched in January of 2015, is already changing the way playwrights share their work and others discover it. NNPN's 29 Core and more than 65 Associate and University Members - along with the more than 250 affiliated artists who are its alumni, the thousands of artists and artisans employed annually by its member theaters, and the hundreds of thousands of audience members who see its supported works each year - are creating the new American theater.
www.nnpn.org
Perseverance Theatre's mission is to create professional theater by and for Alaskans. Perseverance values community engagement, cross-cultural collaboration, professional rigor, and regional voice. The theatre was founded in 1979 by
Molly Smith and today is led by Executive Artistic Director, Art Rotch. PT was born in Juneau-the state's capital and a growing community of over 32,000 only accessible by plane or boat. Thirty-five years later, the theatre has grown into Alaska's largest professional theatre, serving over 25,000 students, and audiences annually. In the 2014-2015 season, Perseverance Theatre produced musical, contemporary, and world premiere productions in Juneau and Anchorage. PT is also growing its education and training programs for youth and adults, providing learning opportunities on the Juneau stage, and as the resident theatre at the University of Alaska Southeast. Currently in its fourth decade, Perseverance Theatre is in the midst of several new projects that are aimed at furthering the mission of creating professional theater by and for Alaskans. The 2014-2015 season is the first year that Perseverance is produced a full 5-show package in both Juneau and Anchorage, greatly expanding the audience and artists served. In the summer of 2014, the theatre launched a pilot project called Summerfest, offering three plays for Juneau locals and visitors during the tourist season. Through these endeavors, the theatre plans to eventually reach more than 25,000 audience members, changing both the reach and business model of the theatre.
ptalaska.org
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