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Citizen Artists
“This book captures better than anything I have ever seen, what it was that I spent 45 years pursuing. This is the work.”Eric Booth, internationally acclaimed author and arts educator About the book:CITIZEN ARTISTS: A Guide to Helping Young People Make Plays That Change the WorldCitizen Artists takes the reader on […]
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New Play Festival
Susan Kelechi Watson presents The EPIC NEXT New Play Festival 2019 Featuring 2 epic new plays written by current Epic Next students mentored by professional playwrights directed and acted by Epic alums ENCORE PERFORMANCE ADDED! SOLD OUT! Monday, June 24th at 7:00pm Theatre Row, Theatre Five 410 West 42nd Street, […]
An Epic day
By Melissa Friedman Dear Epic Friend, I cannot believe that we’ve just begun our 18th season! It’s been quite the Epic journey and I’m so grateful to you for helping us make an impact on our audiences, students, schools, partners and communities over these 17 years. As Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, […]
Epic Takes The Met!
Friday, November 9, 2018 Epic NEXT performed a 10 min. excerpt from the student devised play “Locked” GALLERY 401 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM Grab your friends and take over The Met for the night. Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum including art making, performances, music, and more. Discover […]
The Winning Side
Epic Theatre Ensemble presents THE WINNING SIDE A new play by James Wallert Directed by Ron Russell Featuring Melissa Friedman, Devin E. Haqq, Sullivan Jones, and Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. What are we willing to sacrifice to take the next “giant leap for mankind”? Based on the true story of […]
Meet Sullivan Jones (Wernher von Braun)
SULLIVAN JONES was born and raised in the Bay Area, and is an alumnus of Brown University and UCLA’s School of Theater. On stage, Sullivan has appeared with The Denver Center (Frankenstein), Berkeley Repertory Theater (Head of Passes), Baltimore Center Stage (One Night in Miami…), The Long Wharf Theater (Smart […]
Interview: James Wallert on The Winning Side
The story behind The Winning Side Today we talked to James Wallert (Playwright, The Winning Side; Co-Artistic Director of Epic Theatre Ensemble). In 2015, James Wallert received a Smithsonian Fellowship at the National Air and Space Museum to research his play The Winning Side. As an actor with Epic, James […]