Upcoming Performances
Molly Daughter
2011-2012 Season - Our Planet. Our People. Our Plight.
Upcoming Events
Monday, January 23, 2012
Summer Camp and Counselor Applications now being accepted
Applications are now being accepted for Campers and Counselors for our 2012 Performing Arts Summer Series. (PASS).
Counselor Application Deadline is March 15, 2012.
Read more...
Special Event
Leading Theologian Stanley Hauerwas to Speak at JTP Community Forum in February
Theologian Stanley M. Hauerwas speaks on how people of faith should respond to hatred, hostility, and violence at The Justice Theater Project’s February Community Forum.
In conjunction with its performances of Witness from February 18-20 and 24-27, 2005, The Justice Theater Project is pleased to welcome esteemed theologian Stanley Hauerwas to speak at its February Community Forum on Sunday, February 27 at 7:00 PM at the Catholic Community of St Francis of Assisi. The forum will include staged readings from the novel Witness by Newberry Award winner Karen Hesse and “Hauerwasian” insights around key themes from the play and novel including how people of faith should respond to acts of hatred, violence, and hostility increasingly present in the modern world.
In the Sept. 17, 2001 issue of Time magazine Hauerwas was described as “contemporary theology’s foremost intellectual provocateur.” He “has been a thorn in the side of what he takes to be Christian complacency for more than 30 years,” says Time author Jean Bethke Elshtain, a professor of social and political ethics at the University of Chicago. “For him, the message of Jesus was a radical one to which Christians, for the most part, have never been fully faithful.” Hauerwas, she goes on to say, challenges people of a variety of faiths to be committed to what they believe. “He urges people to be faithful Roman Catholics or Orthodox Jews or evangelicals or Muslims,” Elshtain said of Hauerwas. “It is faithfulness to a complex tradition that forestalls being overtaken by majoritarianism or convention.”
In April 2000, Christianity Today named his book, A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic (Notre Dame Press, 1981), one of the 100 most important books on religion of the 20th century. Hauerwas was the first United Methodist theologian to deliver the Gifford Lectures in St. Andrews, Scotland. The Giffords are widely regarded as the world’s most distinguished lecture series in the fields of philosophy, natural theology and religion. His series of eight lectures, collectively titled With the Grain of the Universe, was published in 2002 by Brazos Press. Also in 2002, Duke University Press published The Hauerwas Reader, a 752-page collection of essays and book chapters written by the Duke theologian.
Hauerwas was born in 1940; raised in Texas; graduated with a bachelor’s degree in religion from Southwestern University in Texas and a doctorate from Yale Divinity School; taught for 14 years at the University of Notre Dame; joined Duke University in 1984 as the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at the United Methodist-related divinity school where he also holds a faculty appointment at Duke Law School; and was named by Time magazine as “America’s Best Theologian”.
Special Event
From the Artistic Director
"Somewhere between my home in Raleigh and the Farmworkers office in Benson, the earth changes color..."
Somewhere between my home in Raleigh and the Farmworkers office in Benson, the earth changes color. The exact spot is neither a point of restriction nor a blemish…and I still do not know where it is. My body has traveled over this spot on Saturdays and Sundays from April of 2007 to last Saturday, where we met as a group for a final time. On those Saturdays and Sundays I traveled to the homes of the teens, picked them up, met with their parents, chattered and laughed away in the car moving from one home and then to another. We wound our way through a rural country side – talking over the teens involved with this project, their lives and the latest songs and clothes. The landscape changed significantly over the course of the ten months.
In the beginning the tobacco plants were in a growth stage, spring was pushing open and the barometer was just beginning to climb; June, July, August and September were hot. Hazy sunsets on my way back home, sweat, disappearing tobacco leaves revealing naked stalks marked the fields where the hands of Farmworkers toiled under the sun, and returned to dwellings where air-conditioning does not run and water can be scarce. Because I am the mother of three, a student, an instructor and an artistic director – often I was late. We held our workshops and rehearsals inside the Farmworker office, outside in the park, the parking lot, anywhere that was available.
In September we began to present our work; these “community forum” performances, influenced by the work of Augusto Boal, have been created, developed and shared with migrant farm workers throughout eastern North Carolina. The purpose of the work as envisioned by Student Action with Farmworkers was to get important information about health care and other basic rights out into the fields…but much more happens when you find yourself in the throws of work. We sat together on front porches with Christmas lights, food and wafting music and on naked mattress springs under trees beside cinder blocked dwellings – bodies intermingled, aware, open, smiling, and connected regardless of language or societal separations….sharing with a community typically hidden in the shadows – quiet…invisible.
The works objective - to empower and engage an isolated population, and to perpetuate awareness, understanding and discourse that explicitly renounces unfair, unjust and unsafe conditions; highlights the “work” still to be done.
The teens and I thank you for taking part in this discourse.
Special Event
The Justice Theater Project’s 2ND ANNUAL FUND-RAISING GALA!
Live Jazz Trio, Great Food, Your JTP Friends and all in the Beautiful Murphy School Auditorium!
It's the Second Annual JTP "Friend-raising" gala!
Sunday, October 26th at 6:30 pm.
This year the Baron Tymas Trio with special guest vocalist Theresa Richmond will sooth your soul, while JTP entertains you with a night of yummy food and drink, a silent auction featuring vacation packages, area event tickets, jewelry, and great company.
All in the gorgeous setting of the new Meymandi Theatre at the Murphy School Auditorium, 225 Polk Street, downtown Raleigh. (Burning Coal Theater) Never been there? It's a gem of a theater space.
Plenty of convenient parking!
Support your favorite theater company and have a BLAST! Reservations will be accepted until October 25th.
Tickets: $45 per person
Reservations:
Melissa
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
or call 919-215-0889
Special Event
The Justice Theater Project to Win National Award for Advocacy
The Justice Theater Project will be honored by People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) at the group’s 15th anniversary awards banquet in Greensboro on November 7.
PFADP will present The Justice Theater Project (JTP) with its Community Service Award, which recognizes outstanding efforts at educating and mobilizing people to act for alternatives to the death penalty. Deb Royals Mizerk, the organization’s artistic director, will accept the award.
PFADP’s banquet will be held at Temple Emanuel, located at 1129 Jefferson Rd. in Greensboro.
Tickets for the banquet are available at http://www.pfadp.org or by calling (919) 933-7567.
Special Event
Summer Theater Camp News
Our camp at The Franciscan School is now full. There are openings at the Emily K camp and we'd love to have you!
Go to http://www.EmilyK.org for the Emily K camp registration.
The Franciscan School Summer Theater Camps Information: CAMP IS NOW FULL
Scheduled for the weeks of July 12, 19 and 26 at The Franciscan School, St. Francis of Assisi.
Open to children in rising second to eighth grades. $195. per week, per camper.
Two week minimum. Students are encouraged to attend three weeks to experience becoming part of an ensemble.
The full day camp schedule is Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Early morning (8:00 am to 9:00 am) and afternoon (4:00 pm to 5:00 pm) childcare is available.
Information packets including registration and medical forms will be sent out upon receipt of the $50 non refundable deposit.
Additional questions can be directed to Melissa Zeph: marketing @ thejusticetheaterproject.org
Counselors must have applied by March 15th
Students immerse themselves in all aspects of the craft and artistry of theatre. In a supportive community, our participants exercise their powers of imagination, build self-confidence, and explore what it means to work in a creative ensemble. For three weeks, students work with professional theater instructors studying acting, dance, dialects, stage movement, character development, various forms of physical theatre, and design and production (costumes, makeup, props and lights) which culminate in the fully mounted production of “Fiddler on the Roof, Junior”.
The Emily K Dates:
This two week camp will create an exciting production of “Midsummer’s Night Dream”, set to hip-hop music with dance.
Weeks of August 2 and August 9, with performances on Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14. Please contact the Emily K Center for applications. http://www.emilyk.org
Special Event
Summer Camp Counselor Applications - Post marked by March 15th.
Must be post marked March 15th to our PO Box address. DO NOT DRIVE TO THE ADDRESS. This is a PO box and they legally should not physically accept your mail. Just Mail It. THANKS.
Please call us if you need an extension. 919-264-7089. Leave a message, we'll call you back.
Essay is required only for Junior Counselors (Rising 9th grade in the Fall) and NEW applicants.("Read More" for all the specifics).
EVERYONE that would like to be a counselor at our summer camps is required to fill out an application and medical form in order to be considered. Even if you have worked with us before.
Summer camp dates:
Weeks of July 11, 18, and 25 at The Franciscan School
Mandatory Performances: July 28 and 29th.
Weeks of August 1 and 8th, The Emily K Center
Mandatory Performances: August 12 and 13.
Click on "read more" below to find out all the specifics!
2011_Counselor_Application_Justice_Theater.doc
PASS_2011_MedInfo.doc
Every potential counselor must complete an application, tell us the dates they are not available during camp, and be there after the final performance to break down the set
There will be limited counselor positions at each camp this year, and NOT EVERYONE WILL BE SELECTED.
Applications are necessary to help determine vacation schedules, skill sets, how to round out our camp staff, and to add participation and mentorship during our regular season of shows. It is possible that you will be given a part time position, if you can not be there the entire run of the camp.
MORE REQUIREMENTS:
Counselors will be required to volunteer for one production during The Justice Theater Project’s regular performing season, as well as have clearly defined attendance during our camps and must participate in the striking of the set at the conclusion of the camp.
Many hands are needed to break down the camps, and to run our shows during the rest of the year.
ABOUT THAT ESSAY:
Applictions, and/or Essays for new counselors and fees must be post marked by March 15th, 2011.
NEW APPLICANTS ONLY: The essay should address why the student would like to be a part of The Justice Theater Project’s Performing Arts Summer Series, what previous theater and volunteer experience they have, and how they feel they can help create a fulfilling camp experience for our campers. Which camp are you interested in working? The Safety Club, The Franciscan School, The Emily K Center.
Essays should not be longer than one page.
Please mail all applications/essays/fees and medical forms to 9650 Strickland Road, Suite 103-210, Raleigh, NC 27615.
Include your name, age, address, email address and phone number.
If you are a senior counselor and will be receiving compensation, you will not be paid for days that you are on vacation.
“Junior Counselors” are considered rising 9th Grade students and are not paid.
The $50 application checks are payable to The Justice Theater Project.
Please email Melissa at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions or concerns.
Summer camp dates:
Weeks of July 11, 18, and 25 at The Franciscan School
Mandatory Performances: July 28 and 29th.
Weeks of August 1 and 8th, The Emily K Center
Mandatory Performances: August 12 and 13.
Special Event
2011 Summer Theater Camp!
Summer Theater camp at St. Francis of Assisi is now full. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to find out about any cancellations.
Contact the Emily K Center in Durham about enrollment in the August drama camp. http://www.emilyk.org
Camps are for rising 2nd to rising 8th grade students. The cost is $200 per week, Monday through Friday. Hours are 9 to 4 with before and after care available each day.
July 11 - 29th The Franciscan School at St. Francis of Assisi, Leesville Road, Raleigh
August 1 - 13 The Emily K Center, Chapel Hill Street, Durham.
Please call 919-264-7089 with any questions.
Emily K application:
http://www.emilyk.org/worxcms_published/headlines_page170.shtml
Special Event
Hip Hop and the Bard
Thank you to the Emily K Center for hosting us for the fifth year of summer theater camps!
WRAL tv
Durham News Article
Special Event
Dinner and Wine Pairing at Capri Restaurant
The Justice Theater Project invites you to join us…
Dinner and Wine Pairing
Sunday, January 22nd 6:30 pm
Dino’s Capri Restaurant 6325 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh
JTP invites you join us for a fun evening of fellowship that includes a four course dinner with wine pairings and entertainment.
The artistic team for Molly Daughter is hard at work creating a beautiful aesthetic for the show in February, and you will get a sneak peek on the 22nd. Molly Daughter features musicians on stage and charming Irish dialect. This two person show features JTP Artistic Director Deb Royals, and JTP acting veteran Renee Wimberley. (Dancing at Lughnasa, Our Town, and Secret Garden)
~ Please reply by January 13th to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call 215-0889. Include the names of everyone in your party for name tags.
The price for the evening is $89 per couple, and you also receive two tickets to one of our upcoming shows.
Save the Dates!
“Molly Daughter” February 10-26
“Light on the Horizon” June 8 – 24
Art inspiring change.
Special Event
Summer Camp and Counselor Applications now being accepted
Applications are now being accepted for Campers and Counselors for our 2012 Performing Arts Summer Series. (PASS).
Counselor Application Deadline is March 15, 2012.
Applications are now being accepted for our 2012 Performing Arts Summer Series. (PASS).
Camps are for rising 2nd to rising 8th grade students. The cost is $210 per week, Monday through Friday. Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with before and after care available each day for $25 per student, per week.
Interested families should fill out one Interest form per child, and include a $50 nonrefundable deposit per application. Payment in full is due by the first day of camp. Please deduct your deposit from the total fee camp fee.
July 9 - 27th The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi, Leesville Road, Raleigh
Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for your Interest Form.
Limited Scholarships are available each summer. Please email us.
This camp does fill to capacity each year, usually by May.
July 30 to August - 11 The Emily K Center, Chapel Hill Street, Durham. (Go to EmilyK.org to register for this camp)
Please call 919-264-7089 with any questions.
Counselors must apply separately.
Applications for Summer Camp Counselors now being Accepted.
The Justice Theater Project is now accepting applications for our three Performing Arts Summer Series (PASS) summer theater camps.
The Safety Club- June 18 to the 29
The Catholic Community of Saint Francis of Assisi - July 9 – 27
The Emily K Center, Durham – July 30 – August 11
This year counselor positions will be limited.
There is a one-time $50 application and processing fee for all new counselor applications. An essay is also required. Please refer to the application for specifics.
The Safety Club Camp:
6 Senior high school (grades 11 & 12) and college counselors
2 Junior counselors in 10th grade
6 Ninth grade Interns
Saint Francis of Assisi Camp :
8 Senior high school (grades 11 & 12) and college counselors
4 Junior counselors in 10th grade
9 Ninth grade Interns
The Emily K Camp:
8 Senior high school (grades 11 & 12) and college counselors
4 Junior counselors in 10th grade
8 Ninth grade Interns
NEW:
Counselors 18 years of age and older who are employed by JTP MUST complete the Safe Environment Training. Counselors in this category not completing the training will not be allowed to work for JTP.
Training dates are as follows: (Please call the church to register)
Saturday – February 18, 2012 2:30-4:30pm, Founders Room Anthony Hall on the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Campus
Saturday – April 21, 2012 12-2pm, Founders Room Anthony Hall on the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Campus
Additional information regarding Safe Environment Training, registration and driving directions are at http://www.stfrancisraleigh.org/safe_environment
How to apply:
Please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for an application. New applicants must submit an essay.
Please note: We will have limited counselor positions open for our camps this summer. Applications must be post marked no later than March 15, 2012.
All counselors must be available to work the entire time the camp is in session. We are not able to accommodate part time and rotating counselor schedules.
