Freestyle Labs return in August!

Find us making the rounds of all five boroughs in August, October, and November

Last presented at the 53rd Street NYPL branch (2018-20) and virtually (2021-22), Freestyle Labs are community conversations hosted by NYSX on a variety of topics. Each lab begins with a brief performance of excerpts from Shakespeare that highlight the topics to be discussed, then the performers are joined by additional non-performer experts for a moderated discussion on those topics. Finally, we will open up the discussion for questions or observations from the audience.

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This year, we are planning to tour all five boroughs with Labs on the following theme:

Ages & Stages

What Shakespeare has to tell us about youth, experience, inter-generational relationships, and the many ways we "come of age" in a lifetime

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August 1st

3-4:30pm

Everything Goes Book Café

Staten Island, NY

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August 29th

2:30-4pm

Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch

Brooklyn, NY

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Dates, times, and locations for the labs in Manhattan, Queens, and The Bronx are TBA - stay tuned!

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We are currently seeking:

• Actors to perform in the first section of the Lab and join the panel discussion for the rest of the event. The tracks to be cast are as follows:
  • Track 1 - Juliet, Regan, Bertram (casting to play under 30)
  • Track 2 - Romeo, Prince Hal (casting to play under 30)
  • Track 3 - Lady Capulet, Goneril, Cleopatra (Actors over 40)
  • Track 4 - Lord Capulet, Antony, King of France - from All’s Well (Actors over 50)
  • Track 5 - Lear, King Henry IV (Actors over 50)
• Non-actor panelists to join the discussion and offer points of view based in personal expertise and experience. We are especially interested in panelists who may represent the following fields/professions:
  • Education
  • Health Care (physical and/or mental)
  • Social Services
  • Politics and/or Community Organizing
  • Physical Therapy/Personal Training
  • Doulas (birth, post-partum, or end-of-life)
  • HR Professionals

If you are interested in participating as either an actor or a non-actor panelist: please email us with a brief message about yourself and the perspective you bring to this conversation!

Even if you're not a fit for either of those roles, you're surely a fit for the most important role - AUDIENCE! These community discussions need a robust community to be a success, so we do hope you'll plan to join us for one of more of the five labs in the series.

 

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