Free Theatre in A Hidden Central District Gem - The Shattered Glass Project presents TBD (To Be Devised): A Celebration

For Immediate Release

5/16/2022 – Seattle, WA

FREE THEATRE IN A HIDDEN GEM OF A PARK!

The Shattered Glass Project presents TBD (To Be Devised): A Celebration at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park, June 24-25, 2022

The Shattered Glass Project (TSGP) presents the world premiere of a completely original play created from the brains, hearts, and lives of the performers in front of you.

Created by Sophe Friedman and Darby Sherwood and the Cast, TBD (To Be Devised) is a celebration of our personal heroes - women and non-binary folks past and present who inspire and lead us forward. The performances are sponsored by the Free Seattle Parks Performing Arts Initiative and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.

CONTENT WARNING:

  • This show is recommended for ages 0+ and will make you laugh, cry, and learn. You have been advised.

AUDIENCE NOTES:

  • Admission is free and open to the public

  • Seating is in a concrete amphitheatre, without shade. Please come prepared for an outdoor experience. You may have fellow audience members seated close to you.

Co-creators Sophe Friedman and Darby Sherwood are alums of the inaugural Director and Playwright Incubator/Mentor Program sponsored by TSGP in 2021. Director Sophe Friedman is the Lead Teaching Artist and Curriculum Developer at We.APP (We. Act Present Perform), a teaching artist and director at Stone Soup Theatre, and an instructor at North Seattle College. Lead Playwright Darby Sherwood is a playwright, adapter, and dramaturg currently studying at the University of Washington; her next project is coming up at the Seattle Opera Creation Lab. The cast/creative team includes Carolynne Wilcox, Eliane Rodriguez, Jana Blumberg, and Sammy Weinert.

TBD (To Be Devised): A Celebration runs for two performances only, on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 2 p.m., at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park, 2100 S. Jackson St., Seattle WA 98144. Admission is free, as part of the Free Seattle Parks Performing Arts Initiative. Additional information is available at https://www.shatteredglassproject.org/tbd-a-celebration.

TBD (To Be Devised): A Celebration is the first in-person production of any kind produced by The Shattered Glass Project, which was founded in 2019. Other shows in the 2022 season include Want, written by Barbara Lindsay and directed by Maureen Hawkins, July 28-August 14, 2022; and Privileged written by Alma Davenport and directed by Sandra L. Holloway, November 9-20, 2022. Season information is available at https://www.shatteredglassproject.org/2022-season-1

TSGP is a theatre company with a mission to amplify the voices of theatre artists who have been marginalized on the basis of their gender or sex by offering unique opportunities to create and to grow professionally. Programming includes an online developmental reading series bringing emerging directors together with new scripts; and the Director and Playwright Incubator/Mentor Program, a professional development program building community .and relationships between gender-marginalized theatre artists. Company history and details are available at www.shatteredglassproject.org.

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Photos and creative team information available at https://www.shatteredglassproject.org/tbd-press-room