Jess Evans is one of six Arts Access playwrights whose works will be performed by professional actors at “Plays by People.”
“Plays by People,” a performance of original dramatic works by Matheny’s Arts Access playwrights, will be part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Stages Festival, the state’s largest annual theatre festival which provides discounted and free theatre performances, workshops and events for all ages throughout the month of March.
The performance will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 in the Robert Schonhorn Arts Center on the Matheny campus. It’s free and open to the public. It will include staged readings of short plays written by Arts Access playwrights with disabilities and performed by Equity actors and Kean University’s Premier Stages professional theatre staff. The playwrights will be an integral part of the staging process, directing and instructing the actors as to how to present their work. The six playwrights are: Cheryl Chapin, Jess Evans, Amanda Kochell, Taty Manousakis, Natalia Manning and Cindy Shanks.
The Stages Festival offers more than 100 performances, workshops, classes and events at the state’s professional theatres, performing arts centers, libraries, schools, senior centers, museums and other community venues. The program was developed to encourage New Jersey’s residents to attend their local professional theatres by making the experience more affordable, accessible and fun.
Arts Access empowers individuals with disabilities to create art without boundaries. Through the use of innovative systems and techniques, participants can take part in the visual, performing and literary arts.
