terraNOVA Collective to honor Nilaja Sun as the soloNOVA Artist of the Year 5/21

terraNOVA Collective honors Nilaja Sun as the 2010 soloNOVA Artist of the Year on May 21 at 8pm in the Downstairs Theater at Performance Space 122 as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival. Join us as we celebrate the career of Nilaja Sun as a performer and arts educator, featuring performances by Desmond Child (songwriter and producer of such hits as Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" and Aerosmith's "Angel"), Daniel Banks (Hip Hop Theater Initiative, DNAWorks), students inspired by her Obie Award winning solo play, No Child..., remarks by the Executive Director of Epic Theatre Ensemble, Theatre Development Fund's Education Director, David Rothenberg (WBAI), Scott Morfee (Barrow Street Theater), Hal Brooks (director of No Child.. and Thom Paine, based on nothing), Quiara Hudes (Tony nominee for book writing, In the Heights) and excerpts of scenes from playwrights Eduardo Machado (INTAR), Carmen Rivera (La Gringa, Under the Mango Tree) and Candido Tirado (Mama's Boyz). The evening will be directed by Steven Dimenna (MCC Youth Program), followed by a post-show reception sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery & Monsieur Touton Wine.

Tickets to this extra special event are $30 and may be purchased in advance at www.ps122.org.

Nilaja Sun says "I am beyond thrilled to be receiving this honor from the terraNOVA Collective, a group whose mission of highlighting the impact of solo work has always been so very close to my life's work."

The 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival will run May 5-22 at Performance Space 122 in the Downstairs Theater (150 1st Ave at 9th Street). Tickets ($20 - general admission, $15 - students/seniors) and festival passes ($55 - $100) are available online at www.ps122.org or by calling 212-352-3101.

Nilaja Sun is the solo writer and performer of the Off-Broadway smash No Child..., which concluded its run at the Barrow Street Theatre in June 2007. For her creation and performance of No Child..., Nilaja won 19 awards including an Obie, 2 Outer Critic Circle Awards, 2 NAACP Theatre awards and a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play. Over the 2007-2008 season Nilaja toured No Child...to several regional theatres including the Lookingglass Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, American Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. A native of the Lower East Side, she has worked as a teaching artist in NYC since 1998. Nilaja will be performing "No Child..." at Long Wharf and Actor's Theatre Of Phoenix in 2010.

TERRANOVA COLLECTIVE is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate our community at large.

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Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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