Press release for our upcoming BE MAP’s VALENTINE show!
“In BE MAP’S VALENTINE, kid playwrights tackle love, compassion, and sonnets”
(January 20, 2013, Providence, RI) The Manton Avenue Project will stage its next performance, “BE MAP’S VALENTINE” during the weekend of February 15th at The Media and Arts Center at Met Public, 325 Public Street, in Providence. Performances are Friday evening at 7:00 PM, Saturday at 7:00 PM, and Sunday at 3:00 PM. The Manton Avenue Project is a non-profit organization that unites children living in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood with local theater professionals to create original theater together. The Manton Avenue Project’s mission is to unleash the creative voices and unique potential of kids living in Olneyville.
“BE MAP’S VALENTINE” is the culminating performance of The Manton Avenue Project’s Tag Team program. Eight of our kid playwrights (ages 9-13) have each written a ten-minute act in a full-length play about love and compassion inspired by Valentine’s Day. The resulting play will be performed by the wonderful talents of local adult actors and directed by MAP regular Nicole Maynard.
The Tag Team program is for kid playwrights who joined The Manton Avenue Project in the 3rd grade and have completed at least two of our programs. Tag Team’s focus is collaboration and teamwork within the creative process of playwriting.
“We are thrilled to present BE MAP’S VALENTINE, another example of Olneyville kids expressing their amazing imaginations on the public stage with incredible adult artists supporting them,” says Artistic Director Meg Sullivan. “Our goal is to show our kids the value of their voices and, through the long-term commitment that MAP makes to each child, help each child reach their full potential as the creative thinkers and leaders in the community.”
The Manton Avenue Project’s 2012-13 season is supported by a general operating grant from The Rhode Island Council on the Arts.
Tickets are free but reservations are encouraged. For reservations, call (401) 331-7007. For directions to Met Public, and for more information about the Project, go to www.mantonavenueproject.org