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Causes: Arts & Culture, Theater
Mission: Toy box theatre company inc creates and produces original multi-disciplined theatrical performances in new york city. Toy box serves a diverse audience base while working with emerging and seasoned performers off all genres. Toy box offers their community professional quality productions at an extremely affordable cost.
Programs: Theater programs: fy08 toy box theatre company inc produced a nine performance run of an original play entitled when it stands still written by a guest playwright from portland, or. The piece was developed over a stretch of nine months with the playwright being flown in for showings along the way. It featured the talent of five actors and one musician performing original compositions created for the production. Setting a new company record, the show was attended by a diverse audience of 315 people. The production was hailed a huge success by critics, audience and company members. The company continued to uphold its commitment to developing original works with their newly founded pub theatre series which allows performing artists of all genres the opportunity to share their original works with an audience. One work form this series went on to be produced off-off broadway by a fellow production company. Toy box also awarded its annual scholarship at the founding members alma mater to a senior graduating with a degree in acting.
theater programs: fy09 toy box theatre company inc produced an eleven performance run of an original adaption of the classic play entitled 'tis pity she's a whore. This adaptation of john ford's fifteenth century classic was written and developed by the company over a stretch of ten months. It featured the talent of nine actors and three musicians performing original compositions created for the production. This production set many records for the company. One of the biggest records was the attendance. This production was viewed by an audience of 401 diverse members, many of whom were at the theater for the first time in their lives. The production received a recorded amount of reviews and was unanimously hailed a huge success by critics, audience and company members. The company continued to uphold its commitment to developing original works with their pub theatre and blueprints new works in development series which allow performing artists of all genres the opportunity to share their original works with a diverse audience. Toy box also awarded its annual scholarship at the founding members alma mater to a senior graduating with a degree in acting.
theater programs: fy10 toy box theatre company inc produced a fourteen performance run of an original adaption of the classic play entitled woyzeck. This adaptation of georg buchner's nineteenth century classic was written and developed by the company over a stretch of ten months. It featured the talent of six actors and three musicians performing original compositions created for the production. This production set many records for the company. One of the biggest records was the attendance. This production was viewed by an audience of 622 diverse members. The production received a recorded amount of reviews and was unanimously hailed a huge success by critics, audience and company members. The company continued to uphold its commitment to developing original works with their pub theatre development series which allow performing artists of all genres the opportunity to share their original works with a diverse audience. Toy box was able to host eight of these developmental readings. Toy box also awarded its annual scholarship at the founding members alma mater to a senior graduating with a degree technical theater.
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