WOMEN’S THEATER COMPANY NOW IN RESIDENCE
AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY IN WAYNE
—"Kindertransport" is first production in University’s
Hunziker Black Box Theatre on November 20 to 22
The Women’s Theater Company, a full Actors’ Equity group
that offers a creative, educational environment for emerging and
established women theatre artists, is now in residence at William
Paterson University in Wayne.
The company, in its tenth season under artistic director and producer
Barbara Krajkowski, an adjunct professor of communication at William
Paterson, moves to William Paterson after leasing space in several
venues. In addition to presenting its productions in the University’s
Hunziker Black Box Theatre, the company will explore additional
collaborations with academic departments. Students may audition
for the company’s productions; those who participate will
earn Actor’s Equity credit.
"We are delighted that the Women’s Theater Company is
now in residence on our campus," says Ofelia Garcia, dean of
the College of the Arts and Communication at William Paterson. "Our
students will have the opportunity to work with professional actors,
which will provide them with an excellent opportunity to combine
classroom learning with practical experience."
"Our new residence at William Paterson University may be the
most exciting event in our history," says Krajkowski. "We
are looking forward to reaching new audiences as well as serving
more young women interested in careers in the theater."
"Kindertransport," the story of a young German girl sent
to live in Britain prior to World War II, is the company’s
first stage production in Hunziker Theatre on campus. Show times
are November 20 to 22 at 8 p.m. and November 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $20; $15 on Thursday evenings. For directions or to purchase
tickets, please call the Shea Center Box Office at 973-720-2371.
Upcoming productions include "I’m Getting My Act Together
and Taking It on the road," scheduled for March 19 to 28 and
April 1 to 4, 2004, and "Wit," slated for May 21 to 30
and June 3 to 6, 2004. In addition, the company will collaborate
with the University’s Department of Women’s Studies
to present "The Vagina Monologues" during February 2004.
The Women’s Theater Company, founded in 1993, is unique in
New Jersey in its focus on offering audiences an opportunity to
enjoy the full scope of theater by women artists. Through its theater
productions, educational outreach, and new works development programs,
the Women’s Theater Company supports the development of women
artists and promotes new works in the American theater. It promotes
opportunities and advantages for women artists at every level of
production. Eighty-five percent of its staff members (excluding
actors) are women and the company also assists women playwrights
in developing their work.
William Paterson University, one of the nine state colleges and
universities in New Jersey, offers 30 undergraduate and 19 graduate
programs through five colleges: Arts and Communication, Business,
Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Health.
Located on 370 hilltop acres in Wayne, the university enrolls approximately
11,200 students and provides housing for nearly 2,300 students.
The institution’s 363 full-time faculty are highly distinguished
and diverse scholars and teachers, many of whom are recipients of
prestigious awards and grants from the Fulbright Program (28 scholars),
the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation
and the American Philosophical Society.
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Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
11/17/03
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