COMMUNAL SPACES Garden Play Festival

The Twelfth Annual Communal Spaces: a garden play festival Two New Plays to Premiere in Moore Jackson Community Garden Queens, New York (9/2/2024) — The Motor Company (Lillian Meredith, Artistic Director; Caitlin Wells, Managing Director) is thrilled to announce its twelfth annual season of Communal Spaces, a unique arts festival that makes theater accessible to everyone and connects communities through their public gardens. Free to audiences, this year’s features two new works by esteemed playwrights Dena Igusti (Apollo Theater, 2018 Teen Vogue Summit, Players Theatre, The Tank) and Jack Towhey Calk (The Asolo Rep, InVersion Theatre, Hudson Theatre Works, The Tank) in the idyllic setting of Moore Jackson Community Garden in Woodside, Queens. Each play is created for and inspired by this particular garden. This season also features live musical performances by Musiquita, Felix Slim, and Kacia Flórez that will precede the plays on select dates. Communal Spaces will kick off on September 14 at 1pm with new play readings from five local playwrights ages 9-12, who participated in the company’s education program, Play On. Communal Spaces Schedule Sept 14 & 15, 21 & 22, 28 & 29 (Saturdays and Sundays) 3:00pm to 4:00pm Saturdays 2:00pm to 4:00pm Sundays Moore Jackson Community Garden: 31-57 51st St. Woodside, Queens 11377 FREE- no tickets needed The Memory Brigade Written by Dena Igusti Directed by Susanna Jaramillo In a garden, outside of time, the Archivists search for lost memories, painting a portrait of Woodside and its people through found objects and forgotten stories. The Time I had with you Written by Jack Towhey Calk Directed by Ania Upstill Two friends connect, play, and battle trolls in this wordless musical clown play. Pre-show concerts every Sunday at 2pm September 15th : Musiquita A playful exploration in Spanish and English September 22nd : Felix Slim Blues/Americana September 29th : Kacia Flórez Cantautora Andina For more information, please visit our website at www.themotorcompanynyc.com or on Instagram @themotorcompanynyc. – About The Motor Company The Motor Company is dedicated to creating and producing theater that is accessible and community-oriented by using public spaces as the impetus for free storytelling and theatrical events since 2011. Recent site-responsive shows include 1940’s cowboys on The High Line (as part of West Side Fest), Dutch colonist clowns down in The Battery, environmental activists in a giant canoe in Newtown Creek, and AI avatars in Fort Greene Park. www.themotorcompanynyc.com “by removing the largest barrier to theater—the theater itself—as well as any financial barrier that may be off-putting—all of The Motor Company’s performances are free to watch—The Motor Company strives to make art accessible in an incredibly unique way.” —Jen Gushue, “Theater in the Wild: The Motor Company at Large in NYC,” The Brooklyn Rail