Albany Park Theater Project
Albany Park Theater Project, also known as APTP, is a multiethnic youth theater ensemble based in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago. The mission of the theater is to inspire people to envision a more just and beautiful world by dedicating time to art, youth, and social justice.[1] All of APTP's theater is original, devised together by adult theater professionals and youth artists, and is based on the gathered stories and interviews of individuals throughout the city of Chicago and most often in the Albany Park community. Albany Park is the United States' third most diverse neighborhood, is a large port of entry for immigrants from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe, and is widely working class and low income.[2][3][4]
Founding and history
Albany Park Theater Project was cofounded in April 1997 by David Feiner and the late Laura Wiley. Moving about the North Side in the vicinity of Lawrence Avenue, APTP would move from Horner Park, to a church basement, to Jensen Park, before finally settling in 2001 in its current home is at
Ensemble
The ensemble consists each year of about 30 youth artists between the ages of 13 and 20. There is no audition process or application, however all ensemble members do live in or go to school in the Albany Park neighborhood. Many ensemble members joined APTP through the day programs at Albany Park Multicultural Academy and Volta Elementary School, two neighborhood
Productions
More than 19 pieces of original theater have been devised at Albany Park Theater Project.
- Learning Curve, 2016. Ellen Gates Starr High School.
- Learning Curve Workshop, 2015. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Feast, 2015. Goodman Theatre.
- God's Work, 2014. Goodman Theatre.
- Home/Land, 2012-2013. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park and Goodman Theatre.
- I Will Kiss These Walls, 2013. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Feast, 2010. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Remember Me Like This, 2009. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Aqui Estoy, 2007-2008. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park and Goodman Theatre.
- God's Work, 2006. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Saffron, 2004-2005. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Humanities Festival, Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park, Storefront Theater
- Aqui Estoy, 2003-2004. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Too Girl to Comprehend, 2002. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Number Nine, 2002. Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Leaves Growing Trees, 2001-2002, Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park and Vittum Theater.
- Matches in the Dark, 2001, Laura Wiley Theater at Eugene Field Park.
- Numerous productions prior to 2001 at assorted venues throughout Albany Park and Chicago.
References
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- ^ WGN Radio [dead link]
- ^ "A day in the life of a public school in immersive 'Learning Curve'". Chicago Tribune. August 2016.
- ^ "Albany Park Theatre Project: Acclaim - Reviews".
- ^ "2015 – Impact 100 Chicago". impact100chicago.org. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Learning Curve".
- ^ "Chicago's Lookingglass, A Red Orchid theater companies among 2016 MacArthur grant recipients". February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Albany Park Theater Project Receives $400,000 MacArthur Award".
- ^ "Albany Park Theater Project". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved July 9, 2023.