Chantal Bilodeau is a playwright and translator originally from Montreal, Canada. Her plays include Pleasure & Pain (Magic Theatre; Foro La Gruta and Teatro La Capilla, Mexico City), The Motherline (Ohio University; University of Miami), Tagged (Ohio University; Alleyway Theatre), as well as several shorts that have been presented by Brass Tacks Theatre, City Theatre Company, The Met […]
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 […]
Part arts festival, part academic symposium,
Systems of Sustainability (S.O.S.) looks at creative enterprise as an integral tool for cultural growth and social change. Experience a range of events that showcase innovative practices from local, national, and international participants including prominent artists, researchers, activists, and scholars. The program includes site-specific projects, participatory activities, lectures, scholarly panels, and […]
The mission of Earth Matters on Stage is to nurture connection and collaboration among artists and scholars who share an ecological sensibility.
The purpose of the Ecodrama Festival is to nurture and inspire new and innovative dramatic work that explores our ecological condition; then to showcase the best work through collaborative workshops and production.
The concurrent Symposium asks us to think more […]
This was just sent our way by Michael-Johnson Chase, the co-curator of the event:
Join us on April 23rd, the evening after Earth Day, at 6:30 pm at the Martin E. Segal Theater Center at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, to explore what theatre artists and production staff are doing to meet […]
Paige MacKenzie Welborn is thrilled to be contributing to the Green Theater Initiative, an organization that unites two of her greatest passions: green living and theater. Most recently, Paige served as Director of Marketing for Davenport Theatrical Enterprises and before that as Management Associate at Above the Title Entertainment and Program Administrator for The Commercial Theater Institute. Paige […]
Lory currently works as the Production Stage Manager for Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theatre in New York, and has also worked for Blue Man as a PSM and Production Coordinator for their national and international shows, rock tour, and other live and televised appearances. She has enjoyed doing a wide range of artistic and […]
Ian Garrett is an artist, designer and producer from Los Angeles. He studied architecture and art history at Rice University in Houston, Texas, but has since come to work in live performance and installation art. After working with companies in Houston, New York City and Los Angeles he went to the California Institute of the […]
Bailey Woodhull graduated from Colby College in 2008 where she majored in American Studies. She has had a passion for theater since her kindergarten debut as “The Mirror” in Snow White, a role that required great emotional depth and a statue-like stance. Since then, she has been involved in school and summer productions, finishing off her college career […]
Michael Crowley is dedicated to helping Americans find the connection between the natural and cultural worlds. Michael holds a BFA from NYU/Tisch, as well as a Master’s in Arts Administration from Goucher College. His award winning thesis, Somewhere That’s Green: Environmental Stewardship in Performing Arts Organizations (viewable here), explores ways in which our country’s performing […]
Kimberly Dark is a performance artist, poet, and professor. She continues to teach sociology at Cal State San Marcos and University of Hawaii when her schedule allows. Her frequent themes are gender, sexuality, poverty, privilege, parenting and education. Her work blends humor, poetry, story-telling, education and social research to stimulate both social analysis and action. Her […]
Gideon Banner is the founder and chief editor of the Green Theater Initiative. Growing up in Santa Monica, CA, a city afflicted profoundly by both air and water pollution, he became acutely aware of our impact on the environment. He was a co-founder of Blue Man Group’s Environmental Committee, responsible for greening Blue Man’s […]