As we at the Initiative often bemoan the paucity of works that deal with climate change and the environment in even a marginal way, we are quite happy to see that the a young theater company in New York City, 9Thirty Theatre Company, will be devoting four nights in April to productions of new plays that it is calling “eco works”.  (Their producing manager, Michael Crowley, is an occasional GTI contributor.)  One of the plays, Bailey Williams’ “The 10 Billionth Baby”, was presented previously at TCG’s 2008 Conference Plenary Session devoted to theaters and the environment.  (See here.)

9THIRTY THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
A FRESH ASSORTMENT
An Eco One-Act Festival
Earth Week 2009: April 22nd – 25th

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9Thirty Theatre Company (Jeff Burroughs, Founding Artistic Director; Michael Crowley, Producing Manager) announces A FRESH ASSORTMENT, an ECO ONE-ACT FESTIVAL will be performed April 22nd – 25th @ 8pm at The Seaport Cultural Space located at SEAPORT 210 Front St, NYC  11009.
 
A FRESH ASSORTMENT will begin 9Thirty Theatre Company’s one-year residency at the South Street Seaport. The company is committed to bringing eco-art and sustainable thinking to downtown Manhattan as part of their 2008- 2009 season: Nature Takes its Course.
 
A FRESH ASSORTMENT features four eco works:
 
THE 10 BILLIONTH BABY by Bailey Williams
“A woman named Magpie has her second child in a world of only firsts. When the media discovers that he is the ten billionth baby born on Earth, questions rise about the little town of Chester – a town that contains seconds, thirds, and even fourths. Magpie must then decide what is right and what is easy. A question that is only answered with silence.”
 
THE 10 BILLIONTH BABY was developed as part of Curious Theatre Company’s New Voices program in Denver and was presented at TCG’s 2008 Convention Plenary Session: Theatre and the Environment, moderated by Pulitzer Prize- winning playwright Paula Vogel.
 
LIVING IN THE BLUE ZONE by Barbara Kingsley (August: Osage County)
“When a small town girl gets the chance to visit her BFF from college, she is thrilled by the prospect of tasting life in the Big Apple. Expectations clash with reality when Darsi learns that sometimes less can be more – right down to the empty matchbox when you’re living in ‘blue zone.’”
 
COLLAPSE by Sarah H. Haught
“Two tenured employees await delivery of their precious product. When the silence falls, the workers must make sense of the disruption to their own ecosystem. Little do they know that their co-workers have fallen victim of colony collapse disorder…”
 
MR. SASQUATCH GOES TO WASHINGTON by Michael Anderson &
“Mr. Sasquatch Goes to Washington is a fast-talking romp through the world of politics, corporations and environmental activism. It features a senator, a bear terrorist, a famous Dr. Suess character and the furriest lobbyist to ever hit Washington!”
 
The cast for A FRESH ASSORTMENT features Ashley Morris* (Die Mommie Die!, “The Electric Company”), Will Rogers* (From Up Here, Columbinus), Trevor Vaughn*, Freddie Bennett, Jeff Burroughs, Chance Carroll, Nicole Hodges, Holly Pierson, Stacy Salvette, and Elizabeth Van Meter.
 
Additional Casting and Creative team information for A FRESH ASSORTMENT will be announced at a later date. Tickets will go on sale in late March at smarttix.com.
 
9Thirty Theatre Company is New York City’s only arts organization dedicated to encouraging writers, artists and designers to explore today’s pressing ecological issues. For more information about 9Thirty Theatre Company, please visit www.9TTC.org.
 
*Appearing Courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association, Equity Showcase Code Pending Approval
Press Contact:  Michael Crowley, 917.705.7014, michael@9TTC.org