Organization: MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC
Mission: MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC ("MOSAIC") IS A PROFESSIONAL REGIONAL THEATER COMPANY THAT DEVELOPS, PRODUCES AND PERFORMS THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND ENTERTAINING PLAYS AND MUSICALS.
Activities: MOSAIC THEATER COMPANY OF DC PRODUCES INTERCULTURAL, SOCIALLY RELEVANT THEATER THAT INSPIRES EMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING. THE PLAYS IT PRODUCES ACTIVATE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE THROUGH ROBUST PUBLIC PROGRAMMING; THE COMPANY'S EDUCATION EFFORTS DEVELOP FUTURE THEATER MAKERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. MOSAIC WAS CO-FOUNDED IN DECEMBER 2014 BY PLAYWRIGHT ARI ROTH AND PHILANTHROPIST DAN LOGAN, WITH MAJOR SUPPORT FROM THE REVA AND DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATION. BETWEEN JULY 1, 2019 AND JUNE 30, 2020 MOSAIC PRODUCED FOUR PRODUCTIONS IN THE LANG THEATER AT THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. FABULATION BY LYNN NOTTAGE AND DIRECTED BY ERIC RUFFIN, THEORY BY NORMAN YEUNG AND DIRECTED BY MOSAIC ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VICTORIA MURRAY BAATIN, EUREKA DAY, WRITTEN BY JONATHAN SPECTOR AND DIRECTED BY MOSAIC MANAGING DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER SERGE SEIDEN, AND PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI IN THE NEW WORLD, WRITTEN BY YUSSEF EL GUINDI AND DIRECTED BY SHIRLEY SEROTSKY. TWO WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTIONS, INHERIT THE WINDBAG WRITTEN BY ALEXANDRA PETRI AND DIRECTED BY LEE MIKESKA GARDNER AND THE TILL TRILOGY WRITTEN BY IFA BAYEZA AND DIRECTED BY TALVIN WILKS, WERE IN REHEARSAL WHEN THE HEALTH EMERGENCY STRUCK. INHERIT THE WINDBAG WAS LATER VIDEO-CAPTURED FOR STREAMING. WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, THE COMPANY WILL RESUME PERFORMANCES OF INHERIT THE WINDBAG AND PRODUCTION OF THE TILL TRILOGY. THE TILL TRILOGY IS SUPPORTED BY "DREAM PRODUCTION" FUNDS FROM THE ROY COCKRUM FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN FY20 INCLUDED A READING OF FOR MY SILENT SISTERS BY TARA MEDDAUGH, A MOSAIC ON THE MOVE PRESENTATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DC PUBLIC LIBRARY. MOSAIC ALSO PRODUCED CONCERT READINGS OF BEREAVED BY JOSHUA SOBOL AND I WAS THERE BY MOTTI LERNER. IN 2020 MOSAIC CREATED A NEW FULL TIME STAFF POSITION, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, TO CARRY OUT AND GROW THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. MOSAIC PROMOTES THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE THEATER MAKERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ITS APPRENTICE AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PAID YEAR-LONG APPRENTICES IN FY20 INCLUDED PRODUCING NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT READINGS, ASSISTANT DIRECTING, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE LIKE THE EUREKA DAY BOOK DRIVE. FREE WEEKDAY MATINEES AND POST-SHOW DISCUSSION FOR SENIORS AND STUDENTS PROVIDED INTERGENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION DURING PERFORMANCES OF FABULATION, THEORY, EUREKA DAY AND PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN MARCH 2020 PIVOTED FROM IN PERSON TO ONLINE EVENTS THAT INCLUDED CREATIVE CONVERSATIONS, PEACE CAFES, AND BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS. FOURTEEN MOSAIC ALIVE VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMMING EVENTS WERE HELD ONLINE BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE INCLUDING THE ENCOUNTERING EMMETT SERIES WITH LONNIE G. BUNCH III. IN ORDER TO EMERGE AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE PANDEMIC, MOSAIC RETAINED ITS FULL-TIME STAFF AND PIVOTED FROM IN-PERSON TO ONLINE OPERATIONS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities