Actors of the World
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Actors of the World is a London based theater company. It was founded in 2001 by Marco Aponte
and Lance Lattig in New York City. For seven years the Company was part of the New York off-off Broadway theater scene before relocating to London
in the summer of 2008.
Actors of the World is committed to producing plays of high artistic quality that reflect different realities from around the world. The Company's first production was El Día que me Quieras (The Day You'll Love Me) by Venezuelan playwright José Ignacio Cabrujas. The play was performed in English at the Pulse Theatre in New York City during the Fall of 2001. The translation was done by Cuban American playwright Eduardo Machado
http://www.oobr.com/top/volEight/fourteen/DayYou.htm.
Other plays produced by Actors of the World include Winter Under the Table, Manhatitlán, Cloudtectonics, Las Pinzas, Una Cordial Discrepancia and Huis Clos (A Puerta Cerrada). In addition to producing their own plays, the Company participated two times in the New York International Fringe Festival
, once in 2002 (with the US premiere of Winter Under the Table, a play based on L'Hiver Sous La Table by Roland Topor
), and a second time in 2003 (with the US. premiere of Manhatitlán, based on Simonne Schwartz-Bart's play Ton Beau Capitaine)http://www.curtainup.com/fringe2003.html.
In 2005, Actors of the World was nominated for two New York Latin ACE Awards
for their production of Huis Clos (A Puerta Cerrada) in New York City. Marco Aponte
was nominated for his interpretation of Garcin, and Francisco Bustamante was awarded the ACE for his direction of the playhttp://latinACEawards.org/index-06.html.
In 2007, the company started a pilot program based on teaching Spanish through drama. The program took place at Regent's College
and resulted in three short films made by students of Spanish. The program was replicated at Aston University
in 2009 and 2010 http://www1.aston.ac.uk/clipp/projects/2008/making-short-films-in-the-second-language-classroom/.
In the summer of 2008 Actors of the World announced the beginning of its 2008-09 season in London, England. The company organized a playwrighting contest won by Venezuelan playwright Johnny Gavlovski with the play The Final Session. In the 2009-10 season, the Venezuelan playwright Gennys Pérez won the Actors of the World playwrighting contest http://www.actorsoftheworld.com.
In the summer of 2009 Actors of the World produced Gavlovski's Final Session in London as part of the Camden Fringe
Festival. Also, in the summer of 2010, the company presented the play The Ghost of Hiroshima by Gennys Pérez at the Camden Fringe
Festival in London http://www.camdenfringe.org/.
Marco Aponte
Marco Aponte Moreno is a Venezuelan/French actor and academic born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.-Acting career:Aponte's acting career started in the late 1990s in the off-off Broadway theater scene of New York City. He studied drama at the HB Studio and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute...
and Lance Lattig in New York City. For seven years the Company was part of the New York off-off Broadway theater scene before relocating to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in the summer of 2008.
Actors of the World is committed to producing plays of high artistic quality that reflect different realities from around the world. The Company's first production was El Día que me Quieras (The Day You'll Love Me) by Venezuelan playwright José Ignacio Cabrujas. The play was performed in English at the Pulse Theatre in New York City during the Fall of 2001. The translation was done by Cuban American playwright Eduardo Machado
Eduardo Machado
Eduardo Oscar Machado is a Cuban playwright living in the United States. Notable plays include Broken Eggs and Havana is Waiting and The Cook. Many of his plays are autobiographical or deal with Cuba in some way. Machado teaches playwriting at New York University. He has served as the Artistic...
http://www.oobr.com/top/volEight/fourteen/DayYou.htm.
Other plays produced by Actors of the World include Winter Under the Table, Manhatitlán, Cloudtectonics, Las Pinzas, Una Cordial Discrepancia and Huis Clos (A Puerta Cerrada). In addition to producing their own plays, the Company participated two times in the New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The New York International Fringe Festival, or FringeNYC, is a Fringe theater festival and one of the largest multi-arts events in North America. It takes place over the course of two weeks every August, spread across several neighborhoods in downtown Manhattan, notably the Lower East Side, the...
, once in 2002 (with the US premiere of Winter Under the Table, a play based on L'Hiver Sous La Table by Roland Topor
Roland Topor
Roland Topor , was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work...
), and a second time in 2003 (with the US. premiere of Manhatitlán, based on Simonne Schwartz-Bart's play Ton Beau Capitaine)http://www.curtainup.com/fringe2003.html.
In 2005, Actors of the World was nominated for two New York Latin ACE Awards
New York Latin ACE Awards
New York Latin ACE Awards are given annually to honor achievement in Latino cinema, television, radio and theatre by an organization of New York-based Hispanic journalists and correspondents....
for their production of Huis Clos (A Puerta Cerrada) in New York City. Marco Aponte
Marco Aponte
Marco Aponte Moreno is a Venezuelan/French actor and academic born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.-Acting career:Aponte's acting career started in the late 1990s in the off-off Broadway theater scene of New York City. He studied drama at the HB Studio and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute...
was nominated for his interpretation of Garcin, and Francisco Bustamante was awarded the ACE for his direction of the playhttp://latinACEawards.org/index-06.html.
In 2007, the company started a pilot program based on teaching Spanish through drama. The program took place at Regent's College
Regent's College
Regent's College is located in Regent's Park, London, England. It is one of the two largest groups of buildings in the park, along with the London Zoo, and was built on the site of South Villa, one of the original eight Regent's Park villas....
and resulted in three short films made by students of Spanish. The program was replicated at Aston University
Aston University
Aston University is a "plate glass" campus university situated at Gosta Green, in the city centre of Birmingham, England.Established in 1895 as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School, Aston was granted its Royal Charter as Aston University on 22 April 1966...
in 2009 and 2010 http://www1.aston.ac.uk/clipp/projects/2008/making-short-films-in-the-second-language-classroom/.
In the summer of 2008 Actors of the World announced the beginning of its 2008-09 season in London, England. The company organized a playwrighting contest won by Venezuelan playwright Johnny Gavlovski with the play The Final Session. In the 2009-10 season, the Venezuelan playwright Gennys Pérez won the Actors of the World playwrighting contest http://www.actorsoftheworld.com.
In the summer of 2009 Actors of the World produced Gavlovski's Final Session in London as part of the Camden Fringe
Camden Fringe
The Camden Fringe takes place over 4 weeks in the summer to provide an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe in one of London's most vibrant and exciting areas....
Festival. Also, in the summer of 2010, the company presented the play The Ghost of Hiroshima by Gennys Pérez at the Camden Fringe
Camden Fringe
The Camden Fringe takes place over 4 weeks in the summer to provide an alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe in one of London's most vibrant and exciting areas....
Festival in London http://www.camdenfringe.org/.
Sources
- http://www.actorsoftheworld.com
- http://latinACEawards.org/index-06.html
- http://www.curtainup.com/fringe2003.html
- http://www.oobr.com/top/volEight/fourteen/DayYou.htm
- http://www.dramateatro.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=18
- http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/review_view.php?uid=4035
- http://www.camdenfringe.org/
- http://www1.aston.ac.uk/clipp/projects/2008/making-short-films-in-the-second-language-classroom/