My Nonprofit Reviews

I first got involved with New Play Project because a friend told me to come watch him act in a show. A month later he told me they were looking for actors for their next show. I auditioned and was cast. As part of that show I found that they needed help doing the technical things, like building the set and organizing props and scene changes, so I helped with that. Then the Artistic Director asked if I wanted to be officially the Technical Director, a post which I have held for the last two years. What I love about New Play Project is that anyone and everyone can get involved and be involved as much or as little as they want to be. We've had people who simply come watch every show, we've had people who have acted in one show and then we've never seen them again, and we've had people who come see a show, then act in a show and then we can't get rid of them; they're always around helping out in one way or another! The best thing about New Play Project, though, in my opinion is that it gives practical theatre experience to people who would not normally have those kinds of opportunities. The only theatre experience I had when I started was acting in a few shows in High School, but thanks to New Play Project I learned first hand what it's like to manage and organize scene changes and sets and props. I even got to learn how to hang lights and design lights for a show. It was great experience that I will always be grateful for. And with their focus on 'values driven theatre', I knew that all of the plays that were performed would have good, moral messages, or at least be something I wouldn't be ashamed to invite friends to see. At times they pushed the envelope, just a bit, by showing things not typically shown in such a conservatively religious community, but those shows were always tastefully done and done to bring some issues to light that are not often talked about. All in all I have loved every moment I have spent with New Play Project, and I hope to be able to recreate something similar when I graduate from college and move to wherever I end up being.

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