Blake, education associate at Irondale Center, a newly opened theater space on South Oxford
St. in Fort Greene, wrote to let me know that they're creating a new play about Fort Greene.
But here's the deal: they're looking to gather stories and views about Fort Greene from as many who are
willing to participate.
What is the REAL Fort Greene? How do we define "community"? What are the untold stories of our neighborhood? The Irondale Center
(85. S Oxford St), Fort Greene’s newest resident theatre company,
pursues these and other questions with its latest project entitled, A
People's History of Fort Greene. Over the next year, Irondale will be
gathering interviews and holding discussions with community members in
the Fort Greene area to create an original play based on the rich past
and ever-changing present of Irondale's new neighborhood.
Beginning
this spring, Irondale will host a series of so-called “story circles,”
events at which community members will be invited to gather to share
their own opinions, stories, and memories about life in Fort Greene.
In
May, Irondale will host a "work-in-progress" performance based material
gathered during the initial story circles. Following that, in mid-2010,
Irondale plans to produce a fully-mounted production in which members
of
Irondale's permanent performing company will work alongside area
residents to present a special one-of-a-kind performance.
Do
you live or work in Fort Greene? Would you or your community group like
to share YOUR stories with us? Give us a call! Contact Blake Wilson,
Education Associate at 718-488-9233.
Participation is open to ALL who have a connection with Fort Greene
regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, income,
or sexual orientation/identity