PIPER IS:
Free High Quality Summer Theatre. Opportunities for Emerging Artists. A nurturing and exciting education program for children.
2012 SEASON:
PIPER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Since 2000, Piper Theatre Productions has produced some of the most exciting youth theatre in New York City. In residence at the Old Stone House of Brooklyn, with its brand new playground and beautiful gardens, children spend their July creating great characters, working together as a team, playing games and producing full-scale theatre productions. Piper’s education programming provides a creative, nurturing transformative experience.
Our popular education team from last year will be returning and we’re happy to announce that our popular film program, under the direction of Jeff Woods, will return as well. This summer could prove to be our best yet. Learn more about Piper Education…
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS
Piper Plays: Smart Plays for Young Actors. A festival of 10 short one act plays that investigate the complicated lives of young people. To be performed on June 15, 16, 17 at BAX (Brooklyn Arts Exchange) 21 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Three of these plays will be selected to be presented July 18 outdoors at the Old Stone House in Washington Park. All three will be published in the inaugural publication, Piper Plays: Smart Plays for Young Actors, and one will win a cash award. Interested in submitting a new play? Contact John P. McEneny at john@pipertheatre.org before March 30, 2012.
Breakfast with Mugabe. Produced by Ezra Barnes. “The place is set, food is served from the kitchen, all for a person no one can see but Robert.” Robert Mugabe is haunted by ghosts. And he has an election to worry about.Luckily, he has summoned a noted psychiatrist to help. Fraser Grace’s thriller premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2005, in a production the Times of London called “riveting.” To learn more, visit www.breakfastwithmugabe.com.
GREAT OUTDOOR THEATRE: 2012 SEASON
Stay tuned for our official announcement of the mainstage
HISTORY OF PIPER
2000 – 2011
Since 2000, Piper has been committed:
- To creating free accessible and dynamic theatre for families.
- To creating opportunities for emerging artists,
- and creating a safe and nurturing theatre experience for children.
Piper Theatre Productions is a not for profit theatre company created by siblings, Rachel and John P. McEneny, in order to offer free and accessible dynamic theatre for families. In the summer of 2001, with the help of Hudson River Arts and Reverend S. Burt Ulrich, Piper made our home in Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NY and then in 2005 moved operations to J.J. Byrne Park (now Washington Park) at the historic Old Stone House.
Actors/Artists who have worked with Piper Theatre Productions 2000-2011 include:
Lauren Adler Katz, Anna Aronson, Virginia Avetisian, David Bachman, Kesh Baggan, Tessa Barlow Ochshorn, Todd Bartels, Jessica Bates, Claudia Berring, Elaine Bianchi, Ezra Barnes, Matthew Bondy, Art Bonnano, Jordan Boughrum, Shane Breaux, Michael Buffer, Owen Campbell, Tobias Campbell, Chris Cariker, Sam Caravaglia, Deborah Carlson, Nick Chacon, John Chilemi, Francesca Choy-Kee, Andrew Christian, Eric Christian, Melinda Craig, Angela Cristantello, Crosby, Gilbert Cruz, Kelley Curran, Jennifer Damiano, Nora Dellafera, Amelia Drezinski, Laura Dillman, Ashley Disciullo, Sarah Edkins, Beth Elliott, Richard Fitzgerald, Vasile Flutur, Ed Fohzo, Duncan Forbes, Declan Ford, Zoe Frazer, Alison Friedland, Shanara Gabrielle, Joey Giambatista, Raul Garcia, Dylan Gilbert, Courtney Gilly, Darrell Glasgow, Josh Gleb, Sean Grady, William Growney, Yangchen Gruben, Lou Gruber, Nick Guestella, Meredith Hackett, Haejin Han, Jan Leslie Harding, Ryan Michele Healey, Jessica Hester, Celeste Hines, Thomas Hoagland, Zac Hoogendyk, Dan Jacobson, Jennifer Johannes, Meghan Jones, Melanie Jones, Dede Kavanagh, Katie Koster, Landsman, Joe Laueriero, Carl Louis, Will Lucas, Matt Luceno, Myles Angus MacVane, Jonathan Marks, JP Matthews, Tracy McAllister, Erica McLaughlin, Dan McMahon, Hannah Jane McMurray, Corey Michner, David A. Miller, Sean Moran, Brandon Murphy, Murphy, Shannon Noecker, Eliora Noetzel, Anne Marie Norberto, Aaron Novak, Dana O’Brien, Jack O’Brien, Masataka Odaki, Shawn Orbin, Teddy Ostrow, Rob Parker, Wendy Peace, Robyn Pearl, Arlene Penn, Will Petre, Tommy Philp, Sean Phillips, Lisa Pines, Thomas Piper, Eric Potempa, Liz Rebert, Kati Rediger, Jeremy Risch, Matthew Rini, Brandi Rhome, Cecilia Rubino, Kyle Runestad, Caroline Ryburn, Nikkole Salter, Adam Samtur, Kim Sava, Saddiq Saunderson, Rosa Schneider, Andrew Schoomaker, Elizabeth Sciacca, Christine Siegel, Matt Steiner, Ali Stover, Ashley Spivak, Michael Strong, Greg Sullivan, Tom Tammi , Robert Tarry, Ross Tatum, Ian Temple, Lia-ShaeTillett, Lilia Trenkova, Fiore Terraciano, Francesco Tisch, Karen Tumulty, Mia Van de Water, Melissa Vigado, Chloe Wakefield, Maggie Weber, Joe Willens, Alice Winslow, Welker White, Amanda Whitefield, Olivia Virta, Andrew Yee, Damian Young.
Piper Board of Advisors
Nigel Williams
Cecelia Rubino
Cecily O’Neil
Piper Board of Directors 2012
Beth Prather, Chair
Yanki Tshering, Treasurer
Stacey Duda
Dede Kavanagh
Henry C. Blazer
