FAU's Theatre Lab Celebrates Successful First Season
Since its grand opening in August 2015, more than 1,500 people have attended a Theatre Lab event.
Theatre Lab, Florida Atlantic University鈥檚 professional resident theater company, has closed its curtain to a successful first season on FAU鈥檚 Boca Raton campus. Since its grand opening in August 2015, more than 1,500 people have attended either a reading of a play, a concert-reading of a musical, a cabaret, an improv comedy show, or an art exhibition.
Theatre Lab is dedicated to the development and production of new works in American theater, and offers FAU 啵啵直播秀 an opportunity to be a part of it. So far, 19 graduate 啵啵直播秀 and eight undergraduate 啵啵直播秀 have played a role in an on-stage production, while another 42 undergraduate 啵啵直播秀 have served as front-of-house team members and assistant stage managers. Not only do these 啵啵直播秀 obtain professional credits for their resume, they also are paid for their work.
鈥淲e want to build that bridge to the professional world for these 啵啵直播秀,鈥 said Matt Stabile, associate artistic director of Theatre Lab. 鈥淗aving our 啵啵直播秀 sit at a table with playwrights such as Israel Horovitz and reading his work is an experience they鈥檒l never forget.鈥
In addition to the opportunities provided to FAU 啵啵直播秀, Theatre Lab also has launched the Future PAGES Project, which allows local 啵啵直播秀 in grades 3-12 the chance to share their voices and stories. Students participate in writing workshops and then are invited to attend a live performance at Theatre Lab. After the show, 啵啵直播秀 can submit original pieces of writing based on the themes of the production they attended. The program ends with a live performance of the 啵啵直播秀鈥 original work as part of the New Play Festival.
Since last fall, the Future Pages Project has produced 32 creative writing workshops and 15 live theatrical performances with more than 1,500 elementary, middle and high school 啵啵直播秀 in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
"One of our primary goals here at Theatre Lab is to use the power of theater to bring our community together. This program accomplishes that goal,鈥 said Stabile. 鈥淭he Future Pages Project provides 啵啵直播秀 the skills and confidence to share their thoughts and voices with the world.鈥
Next season, Theatre Lab plans to fully produce its plays and build out the theater space to accommodate larger productions.
鈥淲e are cementing ourselves as a part of the South Florida theater community,鈥 said Louis Tyrell, artistic director of Theatre Lab. 鈥淲e want to be a nationally-renowned playwright center.鈥
For more information on Theatre Lab or to find out about its upcoming events, visit 听
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