A Parkville Gathering
with Verandah Porche and
"Parkville Project" playwright Michael Bradford

Thursday, May 13, 7 PM/6:30 PM reception
$5/Free for members

Hartford, Connecticut  – Real Art Ways presents a celebration of Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood as a kick-off to Bated Breath Theatre Company’s “Parkville Project.” Verandah Porche and Parkville project playwright Michael Bradford, both of whom have created works based on extensive research into the Parkville community, will read from their works and lead a discussion about the words and experiences of Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood residents. The event is Thursday, May 13, at 5 PM. Admission is free and includes refreshments. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford's Parkville neighborhood. For more information, contact Real Art Ways: 860.232.1006 or realartways.org

In celebration of both the Parkville community and the upcoming “Parkville Project,” Verandah Porche and Michael Bradford will read from their works and lead discussions that focus on the words and experiences of Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood residents.
 
Porche previously partnered with Real Art Ways in 2002 on Listening Out Loud: A Hundred Days in Parkville – a collection of “told poems” aimed at creating a living history of the Parkville neighborhood.
 
In October 2008 Helene Kvale and Michael Bradford interviewed the Parkville community’s diverse residents and explored its rich history to craft “The Parkville Project,” which is set to premiere at the Playhouse on Park in July, 2010.


About the Artists

Verandah Porche listens, probes, and records the told poetry or shared narrative of a diverse community. She has created these collaborative writing projects in literacy and crisis centers, hospitals, factories, nursing homes, senior centers, a 200-year-old Vermont tavern, and an urban working-class neighborhood.

Michael Bradford is a director, playwright, and founding member of the Bated Breath Theatre Company. He is currently an Associate Professor of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches theatre history, dramatic literature and playwriting.

Read More:

Where We Live @ Real Art Ways: "Bated Breath Intergrates Audience Into New Project" By Meghan Maguire Dahn

The Hartford Courant: "The Poem Catcher: Verandah Porche's Project For Real Art Ways Made Her Into A Street Beggar ... For Words" By Helen Ubinas


About The Parkville Project
Created by the Bated Breath Theatre Company, “The Parkville Project” hopes to bring to life the experiences of Hartford’s diverse Parkville community by incorporating professional and community actors in a devised, promenade piece. It runs at the Playhouse on Park from July 7 – July 18. Call 860.523.5900 x10 for tickets or visit www.playhouseonpark.org.


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