Programs

Expanding the Canon: a play reading circle

Check back for more information on the next Expanding the Canon play reading circle.  A guest dramaturg will curated the list of five plays we’ll read and provide a rich dramaturgical packet for each as a resource. Participants read the play and materials on their own and gather once a month over Zoom for a lively and enriching conversation. Participation in this program is FREE.

theatre KAPOW launched Expanding the Canon: a play reading circle in January 2021 to expand our familiarity with the works of Black, Indigenous, and global majority playwrights. We simply must do the work to change “the canon.” Becoming familiar with these works is one small thing that we can do to move toward the equity we want to see in the world. Previous circles have focused on works by contemporary Black playwrights, Asian American playwrights, Native playwrights, playwrights highlighting the Disabled voice and Latiné playwrights.

Open Training

Training is open to everyone 16 and older, with any level of experience or none. Participants should come comfortably dressed to move (no jeans). Arrive 15 minutes early to check in and stretch.

Open trainings are USUALLY held on the 3rd Saturday of every month and are pay what-you-will.

Sessions take place in different locations, so please check each month carefully.

ARTiculate Playreading Series

Hear the play, see the art, talk about it.

Hear new or rarely produced plays that relate to special exhibitions at the Currier Museum of Art or objects or artists in the museum’s permanent collection. After each of the readings, stay for a conversation led by local experts in the fields of fine art, dramatic literature, or societal conditions. Following each reading and discussion, visit the galleries to view related artwork.