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Honorary Chairman Tom Cruise
invites you to
SAVE THE DATE & THE LAST DANCE
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2002
The 52nd Street Project is a non-profit organization that brings children
from the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood together with professional theater
artists to create original theater. HEART OF THE MATTER is a
production of our Playmaking program. young people participate in an
eight-week playwriting course taught by Michael Bernard and adapted
for the Project by Daniel Judah Sklar from his book Playmaking:
Children Writing and Performing Their Own Plays. At the end of the
course, each child is given two actors, a theme, and a
dramaturg/director who guides him or her through the writing of a play
during a weekend retreat in the country (Kent, Connecticut, for this
show). Tonight’s performance is the end result.
The 52nd Street Project Board of Directors
Ben Barenholtz
Lisa Benavides
Rachel Chanoff
Cathy Dantchik
Noël Dawkins
Wendy ettinger, chair emeritus
Louis P. Friedman
Stephen Graham, chair
Larry Jones
James McDaniel
Frances McDormand
Patricia M. Murphy, esq.
Carol Ochs
Willie Reale
Gus Rogerson
Shirley Rumierk, alumni member
José Soto, Jr., alumni member
Pamala Tyson
Laura Valeroso
Wendy vanden Heuvel
John A. Vassilaros
Jenny Wiener
STILL STAYIN' ALIVE
The 52nd Street Project's 20th Anniversary
DISCO BENEFIT
For information, call
John “Dancin’ Machine” Sheehy
at (212) 333-5252
Special Thanks
We’re grateful to Stephen and Cathy Graham for graciously allowing us
to bring the chaos of a Playmaking weekend to their lovely home in
Kent, Connecticut. Their staff, including Chef eric and Jeannie, get a
round of applause, too. Thanks also go to Sam and Lynn Waterston,
and Liz and Paul Giamatti for providing overnight accommodations.
In-Kind Contributions
ensemble Studio Theatre; Neil A. Mazzella and Hudson Scenic
Studios; the Murphy Law Office; Iris A. Brown; Ron Kastner and Capital
Printing; Big Apple Lights; Coleman; Noggin; The Printing Store;
Scholastic, Inc.; Seagram’s Chateau & estate Wines; Shapiro & Lobel;
Sesame Workshop; Watkins, Inc.; Mayor’s Office of Film & Television;
Boylan’s Bottling Co.; David Sneddon & Fairway Market; Andy Millon;
Steve Olsen & The Westbank Cafe; Lorraine Tobias & Imaginary
Studios; Robert Goldberg and yorke Construction; Jive Records, part
of Zomba Music Group; Prime Films; and Cubic B’s.