[Capdist-announce] PRESS RELEASE: Summer Play Lab at the Ancram Opera House Seeks Proposals from Regional Theatre Artists

[Gail Burns]

March 7, 2023


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACT: Gail M. Burns, Press Representative

*pr at ancramoperahouse.org <pr at ancramoperahouse.org>*


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*Summer Play Lab at the Ancram Opera House Seeks Proposals from Local
Theatre Artists*

Ancram, NY (March 7, 2023) - Applications are now open for the Ancram Opera
House <http://ancramoperahouse.org>'s third annual Summer Play Lab
<https://www.ancramoperahouse.org/summer-play-lab-residency> residency.

The Summer Play Lab residency serves as an incubator of new and innovative
performance. This year, we are seeking proposals
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from* Hudson Valley, Capital District, Berkshires and northwest
Connecticut*-based
theater artists of all practices (playwrights, designers, performers,
composers, directors, dramaturgs, interdisciplinary artists, etc.) to
develop and present a new work as part of AOH’s *2023 Summer Play Lab*. The
two-month residency will culminate with work-in-progress showings that will
be offered to the public. It is anticipated that one artist or artistic
team will be selected for this year’s opportunity.

To apply, artists must submit a proposal and application form to
info at ancramoperahouse.org by *April 14, 2023*. All proposals will be
reviewed by a selection committee convened by AOH. Selection will be made
on or around May 1 with the residency to begin the week of May 15.

Central to AOH’s mission is the act of telling stories—whether through
spoken word, song or other means—as a way for our community to connect and
learn. With the Summer Play Lab program, AOH continues to support visionary
artists in their creative journeys and invites the community to take part
in the process.

*About Ancram Opera House*
Under the leadership of directors Jeffrey Mousseau and Paul Ricciardi,
Ancram Opera House presents a mix of contemporary theater, alternative
cabaret, and community arts programs. Located in the Hudson River Valley in
a former grange hall converted into an intimate and flexible space, AOH
offers a unique opportunity for audiences to directly engage, up close,
with visionary theater artists at the top of their field yet rarely seen in
our region. AOH programming is made possible through support from the New
York State Council for the Arts and the generosity of community members.
For more information, please visit https://www.ancramoperahouse.org
Gail M. Burns (she/her)
Press Representative, Ancram Opera House
pr at ancramoperahouse.org
Gail's phone: 413-458-4246
AOH phone: 518-329-0114
https://www.ancramoperahouse.org
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