The Gingold Theatrical Group
Irish Poetry Slam
live streamed on the GTG Faceook page
from 6 pm
Various Artists
Now celebrating its 16th year, Gingold Theatrical Group‘s Project Shaw made history in December 2009 as the first company ever to present performances of every one of Shaw’s 65 plays (including full-length works, one-acts and sketches).
The Gingold Theatrical Group announced that in lieu of the 2021 Golden Shamrock Gala, they will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an Irish Poetry Slam. To be held online on Wednesday, March 17th at 6 pm, the event is free to attend but you must register ASAP. Since there is a cap to the amount of guests who can join via Zoom, it will also be live streamed on the GTG Faceook page. Since this is late in the game, check with the website as to registering.
Speakers include: Robert Cuccioli, Tyne Daly, Melissa Errico, Jessica Hecht, Daniel Jenkins, Andrea Marcovicci, Tonya Pinkins, Thom Sesma, Renee Taylor, Sally Wilfert, Karen Ziemba.
We will recite many Irish writer such as Shaw, Yeats, Wilde, Joyce, Friel, Beckett, Keane, O’Brien, Johnston, Edgeworth, Heanèy, Lady Gregory, Goldsmith, Moore, etc. Along with a plethora of speakers, the event includes a digital open mic so add in your favorite poem or your own inspired words.
Said Gingold Theatrical Group Artistic Director David Staller, “Ordinarily, we’d be having our annual Golden Shamrock Gala on the 17th, but…nope! This shindig will take place over Zoom! Not Irish? Not a problem. On St. Pat’s, we’re ALL a little Irish. This is just a party. Not a performance. Not a fundraiser. Just a chance for us all to raise a glass and be together.”
The compamy now embraces plays by writers who share Shaw’s activist socio-political views embracing human rights and free speech, including work by Chekhov, Ibsen, Elizabeth Robins, Rachel Crothers, Pinero, Barrie, and Harley Granville-Barker.
GTG’s other programs include its new play development and educational programs. For those interested in lively off-site discourses, each Project Shaw event is followed by a talk-back with cast members. GTG’s David Staller and Associate Director Ilana Becker also host Speakers’ Corner which brings together six to 10 writers each year who will spend the year exploring a specific Shaw play and writing new work in response to that text.
For more information about all programs of Gingold Theatrical Group, including the acclaimed Project Shaw, contact 212-355-7823 or info@gingoldgroup.org, or visit online at www.gingoldgroup.org