Celebrating World Theatre Day in NYC...

Attend the NYCWTD's Around-the-Globe Chain Play: nycwtdchainplay2014.eventbrite.com

And then attend:

A window into the creative process, The Rough Draft Festival is a showcase of exciting new work currently under development by LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and other companies. Highlighted by performances at the ON-stage theater; interactive Q&A sessions; and online opportunities to engage the artists with social media, The Rough Draft Festival runs Wed, Mar 26 - Tue, Apr 1. 

Participating artists include: Built for Collapse who Time Out NY called, “An ambitiously subversive young troupe”; Debut readings from LPAC New Play Development Residents; and co-curators Audrey Dimola and Tyler Rivenbark create an immersive theatre experience in site-specific locations throughout the LAGCC campus.

KICK-OFF EVENT, FRI, MAR 27, 9PM-12AM

CLOCKTOWER BUILDING IN LONG ISLAND CITY

In collaboration with HOLOCENTER (Center For the Holographic Arts), LPAC kicks off the annual Rough Draft Theater Festival on WORLD THEATER DAY, Fri, Mar 27. Clocktower performances include: DJ BUILT4COLLAPSE; Yoga theatrics from actress April Evans; musical stylings of QUEENIE; social media installations; and pop-up dramas from festival participants.

**Light refreshments and cash bar available at the reception. To RSVP.

http://roughdraftfestkick-offparty.splashthat.com/        

    

Other ways to participate:

• Share Bailey and Rodriguez’s message on or around March 27 through program notes, curtain speeches and online media.

• View videos of international theatre artists reading translations of Bailey’s message in their own language on ITI Worldwide in Paris’ website: www.iti-worldwide.org.

• Read the Crossing Borders World Theatre Day salon on the TCG Circle, which will feature interviews with and essays from Mexican and Canadian artists, as well as other globally-minded theatre people working across borders: http://www.tcgcircle.org/.

• Learn about other globally-minded theatre-makers on the Circle through our Fulbright Theatre Artist and Global Connections Grant Recipient post series, then…

• Apply for a Global Connections grant yourself!

• Connect with other global theatre-makers on TCG’s year-round online community platform, Conference 2.0.

• Write your own globally-minded essay for the TCG Circle.

• Promote your WTD activities on the official Map of WTD 2014 Events

• Tune into The NYC WTD Coalition's The Around the Globe Chain Play.

• Follow WTD updates on Twitter, and tweet about World Theatre Day using hashtag #WTD14 with a message like, “Celebrate World Theatre Day 2014 on March 27"

• Follow the International Theatre Institute on Facebook, and post your own messages like this one, “Join us as we celebrate World Theatre Day 2014 leading up to the 52nd Anniversary on March 27. There are many ways to get involved, so please help us champion the power of theatre to strengthen cultural exchange and mutual understanding across borders!”

• Register with the Performing Arts Alliance (PAA) and take action by contacting your elected officials regarding the need for: Improved visa processing for international guest artists (Issue Brief / Advocacy Letter); Increased funding for the Cultural Programs Division of the State Department (Issue Brief / Advocacy Letter)

• Host a round table with your community to discuss the themes related to World Theatre Day

• Offer ticket discounts in celebration of the day

• Make your backstage space available for audiences to tour

• Register with the Human Rights Watch to learn about human rights issues from around the world

• Consider applying for a Fulbright to conduct theatre research, training, and teaching —our world needs more creative solutions and leadership to resolve many of our challenges, and the Fulbright is making an effort to include more artists and theatre scholars in their programs

• Set a goal to work with your local community and Sister Cities International to create a reciprocal cultural exchange or project with your sister city

• Purchase a copy of the World of Theatre, published by ITI Worldwide, which serves as the best reference guide available to explore the diversity of the current global dramatic scene

And, of course, the best way to celebrate 

World Theatre Day

 is to create and attend theatre!!!