Naked Angels company members and special guests will stage a benefit performance of selected pieces from The Issues Project: Collected Plays, a collection of Naked Angels-produced short plays recently published by Playscripts, Inc. The benefit will be held at The Peter Jay Sharp Theatre (416 West 42nd Street) on Thursday, January 28th at 7:30 PM. The one-hour program will be hosted and directed by Artistic Director Geoffrey Nauffts, and will be followed by a VIP reception with the artists. Proceeds from the sold-out event will benefit Naked Angels' New Play Development Fund.
The Issues Project has been an integral part of
Naked Angels for 20 years. Embodying
Naked Angels' highest artistic aspiration - a community-based theater that is social, diverse and dialectic - The Issues Project brings together a community of artists to speak out on a pressing social or political concern. Consisting of short plays, music, videos, storytellers and political discussion, the resulting show aims to inspire audience members into action long after they have left the theater.
Reissued: A
Naked Angels Benefit will consist of four short plays selected from the recently published anthology The Issues Project: Collected Stories: A Passion Play by
Pippin Parker, featuring
Marisa Tomei and
Patrick Breen; Sex With the Censor by
Theresa Rebeck, featuring
Zachary Quinto and
Jodie Markell; Beauty Runs on Light Feet by
Kenneth Lonergan, featuring Lonergan and
Kelly Wolf; Coq Au Vin by
Jon Robin Baitz, featuring
Matthew Broderick and
John Slattery - in chicken suits. Artistc Director
Geoffrey Nauffts hosts and directs the evening, with co-director
Pippin Parker. Guests are invited to a VIP reception with the artists following the performance.
Reissued: A Naked Angels Benefit is officially sold-out. For information about standby tickets, please email info@nakedangels.com.Naked Angels was formed in 1986 by a group of restless and ambitious artists reacting to a void in the theater community for new and creative voices. The name
Naked Angels was taken from the John Tytell book, which described Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and other Beat poets of the 1950's as "a generation that wanted to break out of convention and scream." Sometimes outraged, often irreverent, occasionally absurd, and always intelligent, enthusiastic and fun,
Naked Angels continues to be a vital, thriving crossroads where talented theater artists collaborate: the destination of choice for those seeking a truly celebratory theatrical experience. Dedication to the emerging artist has led to the company's reputation for developing and producing outstanding, innovative plays.
Naked Angels' latest production, Next Fall, written by
Naked Angels Artistic Director
Geoffrey Nauffts, played a sold-out run off-Broadway in the summer of 2009 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, extending three times, and transfers to Broadway this Spring at the
Helen Hayes Theatre - previewing February 16th and opening March 11th.
Naked Angels' chief aspiration is the strengthening of a community of artists through the development and production of new work.
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