STE Sizzle Reel with Spectrum Theatre Ensemble on Saturday 1 August 2020
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2020-08-03

Spectrum Theatre Ensemble presented their Neurodiversity New Play Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv from Friday 31 July to Sunday 2 August 2020.

Spectrum Theatre Ensemble in partnership with Brown University’s department of theatre and performance studies is proud to announce The Neurodiversity New Play Festival, with online performances July 31, August 1, and August 2, 2020. The Neurodiversity New Play Festival will premiere capstones for four new 10-minute plays, four public readings of works by playwrights on the spectrum, and panels on neurodiversity in the arts. The festival will also be hosted in partnership with HowlRound Theatre Commons on their organizational website.

“The creation of The Neurodiversity New Play Festival has been a goal of STE since our inception”. states Clay Martin, Artistic Director of Spectrum Theatre Ensemble. “By launching this festival with amazing artists from around the country, we hope to expand the cannon of the American theatre to include more diverse roles for artists on the autism spectrum”.

During the festival, leaders of autism service organizations, and experts in the arts and autism field will participate in panels on topics of representation and inclusion for individuals on the autism spectrum in the theatre industry. STE is hoping to educate artists and audiences on how to how to provide inclusive and collaborative practices, while increasing the quantity of acting roles for the autism community as a whole.

More information about STE can be found at stensemble.org.

https://howlround.com/happenings/spectrum-theatre-ensembles-neurodiversity-new-play-festival