Have you ever wondered what happens to your shadow when you go to sleep? It turns out that some shadows are more mischievous than others. Soon after moving into his new home, Flash discovers that his shadow has moving plans of his own. In the middle of the night, Flash’s shadow packs up a few belongings and goes in search of a new home on the moon. Will they ever reunite? Follow Flash on a quest to bring his shadow home in this playful production that utilizes stunning animation, video production and an original score to create a highly sensory, multi-media experience designed with a very young audience in mind.
The Performance Project @ University Settlement and Trusty Sidekick Theater Company (TSTC) will co-present the world premiere production of “Shadow Play”–a new play developed especially for audiences aged 2-5. The production will run over four consecutive Saturdays (March 10-31) at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Speyer Hall in the University Settlement, located at 184 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002.
The Performance Project @ University Settlement provides established, emerging and young artists and local audiences with opportunities to connect and enrich each other’s lives. They aim to encourage greater participation in the live arts and to help cultivate diverse creative communities on the Lower East Side. Resident artists are fully immersed in the Settlement House community though a year long process in which they will engage program participants and staff while documenting their experience. Performance opportunities include a shared Works in Procress Festival in the winter followed by a weeklong performance run in the spring, giving artists the chance to continue developing their work in a familiar space over an extended period of time.
Trusty Sidekick Theater Company is an emerging theater company dedicated to creating original, bold high-quality artistic performances for young people and their families. The company’s work is multidisciplinary and its ensemble of collaborators includes artists trained in physical theater, puppetry, music, and dance. Since its start in early 2011, the company has produced two shows in addtion to “Shadow Play”–”The Little One and the Sea of Letters,” an original folktale told through puppetry and ensemble storytelling produced in residency and performed in May at the Henry Street Settlement; and “BEAST,” an outdoor movement and sound-based performance installation for teens inspired by the writings of William Golding and performed in June at the FIGMENT Festival on New York City’s Governor’s Island.
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