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Our Mission
ETNY Theater Company's vision: To create new plays which serve
our outreach purpose; that is; to bring original, unusual, and thought provoking
theater with the highest level of acting and directing to student of English as
a Second Language.
In most cases,
students that attend an ETNY production are seeing theater in the United States
for the first time.
We are 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization,
registered with NYC DOE vendor.
When Language Lessons Make for Good Theater
New York Times
October 2008 Schedule
Update October 2008.pdf
The Short Happy Life of
Francis Macomber
by Ernest Hemingway
Performance schedule:
Monday, October 20 at 6:30 pm.
Tuesday, October 21 at 10 am.
Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 pm.
Thursday, October 23 at 10 am.
Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm.
Friday, October 24 at 10 am.
Saturday, October 25 at 12 noon.
RESERVE TICKETS NOW!
646-733-7685 bbregstein @ etnyarts.org
NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE
about Educational Theater of NY
NEW YORK REGION
| April 9, 2008
When Language Lessons Make for Good Theater
By FERNANDA
SANTOS
A
theater production in Greenwich Village is one part theater, one part language
lesson.
COMMENTS FROM TEACHERS April 12, 2008
WOW! !!The interactive show for
ESL students was really pleasurable. There was great interactive participation
with the audience. Tonight I will discuss the reactions of my students when I go
to class at St. Brigid , Brooklyn and see what comments they have. I didn't get
a chance to discuss their feelings after the show last night but I know that
they were laughing appropriately and must have understood a whole lot. Nestor
did a great job of questioning the audience and most importantly, he accepted
their responses and questions in a positive way with a smile. I believe that
this manner gave other ESL students the freedom to feel they too could raise
their hands and answer or ask questions without being embarrassed. I love the
idea that the audience could decide whether to have the actors do a scene over
again and the scenes were short enough ( Just right- as Goldilocks would say in
the Three Bears (smile)). The actors/actress did a great job-especially of
reenacting the scene in a refreshed way. I did read a summary of Hemmingway's
play ahead of time but was glad that I hadn't had time to discuss it with my
students beforehand because the audience , as a whole, was quite surprised that
Margo fired the shot that killed her husband. Please inform me if there are
future free or low cost events of this nature. Thanks
again for giving my students and myself a great, unique, unusual, rewarding
experience and good luck in all of
your endeavors. Sincerely, Jacque Ferrer ESL adult
instructor at St. Brigid
The play was VERY GOOD! Your actors did
their parts well! Your direction and artistry mattered a lot . . .
Congratulations. The experience in Wings Theater opened a new perspective for
our ESL students in line with theater and the English language.
Thank you very much . .
.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY HIGH SCHOOL
DR. NERISSA CALUB
Brochure Education Theater of
New York 2008 PDF
at WINGS Theatre 154
Christopher St. NYC
Reserve tickets at info@etnyarts.org
October 2007 Plays accomplished successfully!
Thanks to all teachers and students
who attended the performances!
Please send us your comments and ideas
about our work. etnyarts@etnyarts.org
ETNY THEATER'S UNIQUE FORM
ETNY Theater Company also
known as Educational Theater of New York now in its sixth season.
ETNY
Theater developed a unique form of presenting theater to ESL students in the
year 2000 with the theatre's first play , a double bill called
No Answer and Mr. Edward's Appointment. After each scene, the actors freeze;
the Presenter enters and engages the students in conversation about the plays'
characters and themes. Like a rewind button on a video, the students then have
the chance to see the scene again for deeper understanding or continue to the
next scene. The plays are then performed in their entirety at the end of the
evening so the students can have a full theatrical experience. This new format
is used in all the theater plays in repertory.
After the
play is completed the students talk directly to the actors about the ideas of
the play.
Staff
Developer's Quote
"If you are looking for something special 'and unique' to
do with your students, check out Educational Theater of New York which
produces plays which have been specifically written for ESL students. What, you
might ask, distinguishes plays done 'in front of' ESL students from plays done
"for" ESL students? Well. for instance, during the original plays, students can
ask to have the scene repeated if they want to see it again, and they can ask
questions after each scene, as well as after the play in discussions with the
actors." Deryin Verity, OAA CUNY
Prof. Lynda Dalgish
International Center for ESL
Concordia College
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, New York 10708
U.S.A.
Thank you to everyone
involved in this play! We attended the performance on Wednesday, March 24,
with a group of our international students. They all really enjoyed the play,
and many of them were very enthusiastic about the "repeat/continue" idea. The
presenter also did a very good job - showing patience and encouragement for
students to participate in the learning process. He was a great role model,
being someone who perhaps had been an ESL student once.
Again, thanks to all of you, and we hope to see you again next year!
Sincerely,
Prof. Lynda Dalgish
Contact Information
We are currently performing at WINGS
THEATRE.
Our office is at:
140 E 46 St. NY, NY 10017
- Telephone
- 646-733-7685
- Fax
- 212-972-0672
- Postal address
- 140 East 46 Street Suite 10K New York, NY 10017
- Electronic mail
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info@etnyarts.org
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