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Teen & Pre-Teen Shows
On June 20-22nd, the Our Time Pre-Teen and Teen companies performed Stupendelicious and Carrying On, at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City's Greenwich Villiage. Photos from the show to come soon!
VSA Arts, Washington, DC, May 30-31
On the evening of May 29th, eight teen members of Our Time traveled to Washington, DC to perform at the VSA arts "Start with the Arts Family Festival." The teens performed twice in two days (Friday and Saturday), and were well-received by the crowds that gathered to watch the performances which were held just outside Union Station.
VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilites learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. For more information about VSA arts and this festival, visit their website.
(from left to right) Carmine, Lauren, Edward, Alison, Taro, Nina, Jonathan, Keith, Danielle, Andre, and Dashawn.
Alison, Danielle, and Nina sing "Flaunt It."
Andre, Keith, Jonathan, Danielle, Alison, Edward, Nina, and Dashawn get down.
Dashawn's solo in "You Don't Know Hurt."
The group, in front of the Capitol Building. Back row: Justin, Carmine, & Dashawn; middle: Andre, Nina, Danielle, Edward, & Alison; front: Keith, Taro, & Jonathan.
Our Time Theatre Company's Sixth Annual Benefit Gala, Lean On Me
On Monday, April 14, 2008 Our Time Theatre Company held its Sixth Annual Benefit Gala, Lean On Me, to honor musical legend Bill Withers. The evening was filled with a star-studded cast of musicians and TV, film, and Broadway actors, including: Lauren Ambrose, Talia Balsam, Howard Bingham, Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, Kathryn Grody, Daryl Hall, Adriane Lenox, Tiffany McElroy, Jesse L. Martin, Mandy Patinkin, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Mary Testa, Callie Thorne, Sam Waterston, Bill Withers, Kori Withers, the cast of Spring Awakening, and the young people of Our Time.
Patrons enjoyed a cocktail hour starting at 6pm, followed by a 7pm performance at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Withers delivered a heartfelt and moving acceptance speech, and Daryl Hall (Hall and Oates) joined Mr. Withers and the entire performance cast with a room-shaking finale of Mr. Withers' song, "Lean On Me" (see photo below). The evening was concluded with a dinner at NYU's lovely Rosenthal Pavilion. Diners were captivated by Artistic Director Taro Alexander's hidden talent as a live auctioneer. In total, this event helped Our Time to raise over $250,000. Our Time sends a huge THANK YOU to all of those who contributed to make this evening such a success.
Event Press: BroadwayWorld.com (photo coverage)
PHOTOS (by R. Andrew Lepley)
Mandy Patinkin, Dorjee Gyaltsen, Ed Sherin, Naudia Jones, Adam Vanker, & Sam Waterston read "Love is Spelled O-U-R-T-I-M-E," a poem by the Our Time kids.
Danielle Diesu, Jesse L. Martin & the Our Time kids sing Bill Withers' "Lovely Day."
Keith Russell, Andre Gillyard, & Jonathan Greig perform "Our Time Made Us Loud" (written by Keith, Andre, & Jonathan)
Spring Awakeing cast members (past and current) Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Remy Zaken, Krysta Rodriguez, Brian Charles Johnson, & John Gallagher sing "All I Want is Love," written by Our Time member Andre Gillyard.
Mary Testa and the Our Time kids sing "Hope," written by the Our Tme kids.
Bill Withers (left) is joined by Andre Gillyard and Daryl Hall (right) and the entire performing cast to sing "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers.
Our Time attends Friends Conference: New Orleans, LA
On July 24th through July 26th, members of Our Time will be in New Orleans for the Friends (the National Association for Young People Who Stutter) Conference. For more information on the conference, please visit their website.
Camp Our Time
A sleep away arts camp for young people who stutter and their siblings
August 10th-17th, 2008.
Camp Our Time takes place at the beautiful Iroquois Springs in Rock Hill, New York, 90 minutes from New York City. To read more about Camp Our Time, click here.
The Album Project
Our Time is currently hard at work on its next album, which will feature original songs written and recorded by the Our Time kids alongside professional recording artists. The album is slated for an October 2008 release.
For more information or to reserve tickets for any of these events, please contact us.
