Lab Ensemble

Dates

Workshops will be on Saturdays, starting September 7, 2024 through November 16, 2024, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., with an extended workshop on November 16. No workshop on October 12.  This includes 10 workshops total

Requirements

  • Read Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN prior to the first class on September 7th

  • Young artists ages 12+ are encouraged to register.

  • No previous experience is required.

  • Registered artists are encouraged to bring a water bottle, and wear shoes and clothing that allow them to move freely and comfortably.

Location 

The ensemble will meet and workshop at 2954 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport CT 06605.

The Our town project: One Day intensive

The Our Town Project is a one-day symposium designed to engage young people (target age range: 13-18) in a creative exploration of Thornton Wilder's classic play "Our Town" through a contemporary and even futuristic lens. Set in 2038, 100 years after the original play's premiere, in a fictional eco-city called “Grove of Concord,” the project will challenge participants to reimagine the play's themes of community, life, and mortality in the context of a rapidly changing world.

The Our Town Project: Fall Semester (Weekly)

Students will collaboratively create an updated version of Our Town set in the year 2038 in a fictional eco-city named "Grove of Concord." This series of workshops include:

  • Gaining insights into all aspects of theatrical production through mentorship from experienced professionals.

  • Exploring themes of community, life, and (dis)-connection in a rapidly changing world.

  • Learn collaborative storytelling techniques by reimagining a classic play as a team.

  • Using hands-on activities weekly workshops will include: Planning, visualizing, and designing our town, and its’ inhabitants, of the future; writing scenes, shaping the environment using found space and objects, lighting, projection and soundscapes, and using collective physicality and movement to imagine this world as a group.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Young artists train in the Lab Ensemble devising process, design and storytelling techniques once a week during the semester focusing on reimagining Thornton Wilder’s OUR TOWN for the future. What would OUR TOWN look like in 2038? The ensemble meets with master teaching artists to create and workshop an original, theater piece to be presented on the last day of class.

Need-based financial assistance is available by contacting info@lookuplab.org. Assistance is available on the basis of financial need and availability.