Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to present the regional premiere of No Child... by Nilaja Sun. René Moreno directs this inspiring one-woman comedy running November 4 - November 21 at the Hardy and BetTy Sanders Theater at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
About the Play
No Child... is a tour-de-force one-woman play filled with unforgettable characters struggling to make sense of their dire situations. When a struggling actress gets a job teaching theatre to the students of Malcolm X High School in the Bronx she finds resistance, and support, in the unlikeliest of places. An insightful, hilarious, and touching story set in a school where drug use, violence, and teen pregnancy are every-day occurrences, No Child... reminds us of the power of the arts to change lives in small yet powerful ways.
No Child... played to sold-out houses Off-Broadway in New York City at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2007. For the New York run and subsequent national tour, creator and solo performer Nilaja Sun received 17 awards, including an Obie Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, a Theatre World Award, a Helen Hayes Award, and an NAACP Theatre Award. New York Magazine observes that Sun's play "tells us something vital about our world," while The Washington Post says, "A Bronx high school classroom explodes into chaos time and again in Nilaja Sun's remarkable, often riotously funny solo show ‘No Child...,' and if you think you know how such unruly episodes play out, think again."
No Child... plays in Fort Worth November 4 to November 21, with Thursday, Friday, and Saturday showings at 8:00pm and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $15 for students. For tickets and more information, theatergoers can call 817-923-3012, visit www.amphibianproductions.org, or write to boxoffice@amphibianproductions.org. The Hardy and BetTy Sanders Theater is located at 1300 W. Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107.
Please be advised that No Child... includes strong language.
About Amphibian Stage Productions
Amphibian Stage Productions is a non-profit theatre company founded in 2000 by three alumni of TCU's Department of Theatre who wanted to produce innovative and engaging works of theatre that challenge the way we see the world around us. Now in its eleventh season, Amphibian has produced numerous groundbreaking and challenging plays (some regional premieres, others US or world premieres) that foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as members of the global community. The company is widely recognized for its stylistically and thematically varied scripts.
Committed to nurturing young and diverse audiences, Amphibian has developed a strong internship program, a summer acting workshop for teens, and a dynamic outreach project, Jumbies Fort Worth!, that is steadily increasing the company's visibility and following. The group travels to schools and community centers, performing and spreading a message of multicultural collaboration and tolerance.
In addition, actors visit schools to lead acting workshops and talkback sessions with students. The company actively reaches out to young people and strives to foster a new generation of audience members by offering students very low cost or free tickets to all performances.
Amphibian is generously funded by the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas Commission on the Arts, Ann L. & Carol Greene Rhodes Charitable Trust, Amon G. Carter Foundation, Alcon Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Mrs. Lenore Barbata, Mrs. Betty J. Sanders, William E. Scott Foundation, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, Web Maddox Trust, The Rug Company, Out of Nowhere Website Design, Bates Container, Pier 1 Imports, 2clighting and the Devonian Society, a group of Amphibian's devoted donors who are proud to be the force behind nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences.
Set and costumes for No Child... generously underwritten by
The Tobin Fund for Theatre Arts
