Theater
Sal on the Intergenerational Experience
Saturday, October 18, 2014 Filed in: Voices from the Group
Bridging the Gap is featuring blog posts from our group members to give an inside view of what it's like to be part of the project. This post is written by Sal, who has returned to Bridging the Gap after participating in last year’s project. You can see a picture of him and DeAngelo above. Enjoy!
I'm an actor and playwright. I'm very happy to be involved with Bridging the Gap for the second consecutive year. It's one of the few intergenerational multicultural theatre communities that I know. It feels GREAT to be a part of an environment that offers a rich tapestry of life experiences and creative know-how.
Upon participating this second year, I was THRILLED to learn that my young friend-- who played the title role of Marvin in "Marvin's Fetish" (in my play reading at SAGE), --- had learned about Bridging The Gap and had actually become a member! There is legal justice, there is poetic justice and then there's DeAngelo Justice--who has just won a major role in my friend Alan Baxter's new amazing play, "Juan and Emmett”. DeAngelo is one of many young, talented and stimulating people who I look forward to working with week after week. I also very much enjoy interacting with "slightly" mature members such as myself--all of whom I've come to treasure. (Many members--by sheer coincidence--are faithful members of SAGE'S Monday night acting class.)
Everyone who attends Bridging The Gap--regardless of age--constantly offer thought-provoking comments, suggestions and keen observations. Each Saturday I look forward to participating in stimulating exercises, fun and original games and improvisational sketches. Tim Connell, Sherry Teitelbaum and Kevin Ray are AWESOME! They're encouraging, inventive and totally supportive of EACH ONE OF US--and of ONE ANOTHER. If you're interested in a safe, creative, fun, exciting, informative, friendly way to learn about theatre, check out www.bridgingthegap.nyc. I'm glad I did!
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I'm an actor and playwright. I'm very happy to be involved with Bridging the Gap for the second consecutive year. It's one of the few intergenerational multicultural theatre communities that I know. It feels GREAT to be a part of an environment that offers a rich tapestry of life experiences and creative know-how.
Upon participating this second year, I was THRILLED to learn that my young friend-- who played the title role of Marvin in "Marvin's Fetish" (in my play reading at SAGE), --- had learned about Bridging The Gap and had actually become a member! There is legal justice, there is poetic justice and then there's DeAngelo Justice--who has just won a major role in my friend Alan Baxter's new amazing play, "Juan and Emmett”. DeAngelo is one of many young, talented and stimulating people who I look forward to working with week after week. I also very much enjoy interacting with "slightly" mature members such as myself--all of whom I've come to treasure. (Many members--by sheer coincidence--are faithful members of SAGE'S Monday night acting class.)
Everyone who attends Bridging The Gap--regardless of age--constantly offer thought-provoking comments, suggestions and keen observations. Each Saturday I look forward to participating in stimulating exercises, fun and original games and improvisational sketches. Tim Connell, Sherry Teitelbaum and Kevin Ray are AWESOME! They're encouraging, inventive and totally supportive of EACH ONE OF US--and of ONE ANOTHER. If you're interested in a safe, creative, fun, exciting, informative, friendly way to learn about theatre, check out www.bridgingthegap.nyc. I'm glad I did!
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Amethyst on Session 2
Sunday, October 05, 2014 Filed in: Voices from the Group | Session Recaps
Bridging the Gap is featuring blog posts from our group members to give an inside view of what it's like to be part of the project. This post about the second session is written by Amethyst, who has returned to Bridging the Gap every year since 2011. You can see a picture of her in conversation with Jack above. Enjoy!
This week was the first time the seniors and younger participants came together. Since I am one of the senior participants, I was very eager to meet and greet the younger members of our theatre group. Of the younger members who attended, some had been part of Bridging The Gap before, and some were brand new members. It was very good to see people I had interacted with in prior Bridging The Gap workshops; but it was also great to meet new people as well.
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This week was the first time the seniors and younger participants came together. Since I am one of the senior participants, I was very eager to meet and greet the younger members of our theatre group. Of the younger members who attended, some had been part of Bridging The Gap before, and some were brand new members. It was very good to see people I had interacted with in prior Bridging The Gap workshops; but it was also great to meet new people as well.
Read More...Bridging the Gap Returns
Tuesday, September 02, 2014 Filed in: What's New?
Bridging the Gap is back for our 4th year! We are currently recruiting participants for our free project. It is an intergenerational theater project designed to spark conversations across the LGBTQ generation gap by creating original theater. Using theater games and improvisation, group members will develop and perform an original show. No prior experience with theater is necessary to participate. The project meets on Saturday afternoons beginning September 27th. It is open to people between the ages of 18 and 25 or 60 and up who self-identify as LGBTQ. If you or someone you know would be interested, send us an email by clicking here.