Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to feature three special events during the run of its main stage production, No Child..., to benefit three vital non-profit organizations. The company often supports local non-profits and looks forward to hosting three evenings of entertainment and service.
On Sunday, November 7, Amphibian partners with Imagination Celebration to support arts education. Twenty percent of the proceeds from that evening's ticket sales will go to this local non-profit organization, which was created to develop arts awareness in school children and an arts alliance between educators, their arts counterparts, and the community cultural network.
On Thursday, November 11, twenty percent of the proceeds from that evening's ticket sales will be donated to the Trevor Project, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. The evening will also feature a raffle for a number of prizes, including "Lunch with the Honorable Joel Burns," a local city councilman who has recently spoken out against bullying of gay teens.
On Thursday, November 18, Amphibian joins forces with EASL (Emergency Artists' Support League) to support local artists. Twenty percent of the proceeds from ticket sales that evening will go to EASL, an organization that gives financial aid to artists who are in emergency situations due to medical or accidental misfortune. Amphibian is working with Event Chair Celia Alvarez Muñoz to create a fun and beneficial evening for the local arts community.
No Child..., written by
Nilaja Sun and directed by René Moreno, is a tour-de-force one-woman play filled with unforgettable characters struggling to make sense of their dire situations. When a struggling actress gets a job teaching theatre to the students of Malcolm X High School in the Bronx she finds resistance, and support, in the unlikeliest of places. An insightful, hilarious, and touching story set in a school where drug use, violence, and teen pregnancy are every-day occurrences, No Child... reminds us of the power of the arts to change lives in small yet powerful ways.
No Child... played to sold-out houses Off-Broadway in New York City at the
Barrow Street Theatre in 2007. For the New York run and subsequent national tour, creator and solo performer
Nilaja Sun received 17 awards, including an Obie Award, a
Lucille Lortel Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a
Theatre World Award, a Helen Hayes Award, and an NAACP Theatre Award.
New York Magazine observes that Sun's play "tells us something vital about our world," while The Washington Post says, "A Bronx high school classroom explodes into chaos time and again in
Nilaja Sun's remarkable, often riotously funny solo show 'No Child...,' and if you think you know how such unruly episodes play out, think again." No Child... plays in Fort Worth November 4 to November 21, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday showings at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students. For tickets and more information, theatergoers can call 817-923-3012, visit www.amphibianproductions.org, or write to boxoffice@amphibianproductions.org. The Hardy and Bet
Ty Sanders Theater is located at 1300 W. Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107.
Please be advised that No Child... includes strong language.
About Imagination CelebrationImagination Celebration of Fort Worth began in 1987 as a partnership between the 89,000-student Fort Worth Independent School District and the city's cultural community. Over the years, Imagination Celebration has provided more than 7,000,000 arts and cultural experiences for students in every grade level in schools across the North Texas Metroplex and professional development training for more than 20,000 teachers.
Our mission is to transform lives and learning for students, teachers, and families through the creation, production, and presentation of an annual series of innovative programs that inspire creativity and learning in, through, and about the arts. Our school programs are prefaced by professional development training for teachers as well as specially designed curriculum guides, student study sheets called Imaginotes, and accompanying books, films and other related resources. Imagination Celebration has also created a number of special ongoing programs outside of the classroom, including the Young Artist Apprenticeship Program,; the
Debbie Allen Dance Institute, and the Statewide Program for the Deaf.
Imagination Celebration of Fort Worth was originally one of the partner sites selected by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for educational festivals in the 1980s. It soon incorporated as an independent non-profit organization providing arts and cultural programming for students year-round in Fort Worth. Our work has been supported with generous grants and gifts from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the City of Fort Worth, The Texas Commission on the Arts, the Texas Education Agency, The
Arts Council of Fort Worth and many private foundations, corporations, and individuals. Imagination Celebration of Fort Worth has received two Chairman's Extraordinary Action Grants from the National Endowment of the Arts; a Texas Medal of Arts in 2005; and, in 2008, a Coming Up Taller award from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
About The Trevor ProjectThe Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources including their nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline, digital community and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive and positive environment for everyone. The project's leaders envision a future where the possibilities, opportunities and dreams are the same for all youth, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Trevor Project was founded by writer
James Lecesne, director/producer
Peggy Rajski and producer Randy Stone, creators of the 1994 Academy Award-winning short film, Trevor, a comedy/drama about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life. When Trevor was scheduled to air on HBO in 1998, the filmmakers realized that some of the program's young viewers might be facing the same kind of crisis as Trevor. They decided to dedicate themselves to forming what was, in their view, a much-needed resource: an organization to promote acceptance of LGBTQ youth, and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group.
Today, in addition to operating the crisis and suicide prevention lifeline, The Trevor Project provides online support to young people through the organization's website, as well as lifesaving guidance and vital resources for educators and parents.
About EASLVisual artists often live within narrow financial constraints, even in the best of times. A medical crisis, fire, or other emergency can result in catastrophe. In response, artists and arts professionals joined together to found EASL in 1992. EASL is operated by a volunteer committee, allowing for maximum funds to be distributed to individuals in need. In addition to awarding monetary grants, EASL can offer referrals to a variety of professionals, from social workers to attorneys, who volunteer their time and expertise to help artists in other ways.
Though visible when it is raising money, EASL abides by a strict policy of confidentiality regarding disbursal of funds, thereby protecting artists' anonymity and dignity.
About Amphibian Stage Productions
Amphibian Stage Productions is a non-profit theatre company founded in 2000 by three alumni of TCU's Department of Theatre who wanted to produce innovative and engaging works of theatre that challenge the way we see the world around us. Now in its eleventh season, Amphibian has produced numerous groundbreaking and challenging plays (some regional premieres, others US or world premieres) that foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as members of the global community. The company is widely recognized for its stylistically and thematically varied scripts.Committed to nurturing young and diverse audiences, Amphibian has developed a strong internship program, a summer acting workshop for teens, and a dynamic outreach project, Jumbies Fort Worth!, that is steadily increasing the company's visibility and following. The group travels to schools and community centers, performing and spreading a message of multicultural collaboration and tolerance.
In addition, actors visit schools to lead acting workshops and talkback sessions with students. The company actively reaches out to young people and strives to foster a new generation of audience members by offering students very low cost or free tickets to all performances.Amphibian is generously funded by the
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas Commission on the Arts, Ann L. & Carol Greene Rhodes Charitable Trust, Amon G. Carter Foundation, Alcon Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Mrs. Lenore Barbata, Mrs. Betty J. Sanders, William E. Scott Foundation, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, Web Maddox Trust, The Rug Company, Out of Nowhere Website Design, Bates Container, Pier 1 Imports, 2clighting and the Devonian Society, a group of Amphibian's devoted donors who are proud to be the force behind nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences.
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