What do you have inside that makes you unique?
Join the actors of A.B.L.E. as they share 4 stories about 4 very different people and the talents and strengths that lie beneath the surface. Over the course of 10 weeks, the cast of 21 actors with developmental disabilities, supported by a team of teaching artists and volunteers, devised their own tales for performance. Working in a variety of mediums including, scenes, monologues, movement and music, the ensemble will share their true colors and diverse talents.
Gems Unseen premiered Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre
Actors: Colleen Altman, Quincy Bane, Marissa Bloodgood, Emma Burkhalter, Jack Butler, Benjamin Collins, Alena Counter Brown, Samuel Floersheimer, Peter Grzeslo, Natalia Janik, Emily Lavin, Emily Kwidzinski, Anna Luzadder, Mila Medina, Maria Meyer, Lucas Miezal, Claire O’Leary, Samuel Petri, Sam Radinsky, Hannah Vilic, Lucy Walsh
Facilitators: Marcus Chestand, Braden Cleary, Lawrence Kern, Kate Magon, Matt Maxwell, Jenna Rapisarda, Michael Russell, Beth Sherwood, Susan Sjodin, Lindsay Stock, Adele Wilhelm, Polly Yukevich
Teaching Artists: Kaylie Honkala, Sean Okerberg, Katie Yohe
Music Director: Peter Van Kempen
Choreography: Kendra Van Kempen
Sign Language Consultant: Emma MacLean
Lighting & Sound: Eric Van Tassell
Properties: Alison Perrone
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Rehearsal Log: Week 1!
Our ensembles kicked off rehearsals last week! This fall, the A.B.L.E. team will be devising our own show. We’ve done this before in 2013’s Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On and 2015’s What You Will. The process is always a little scary, but a lot of fun for our actors to pool their imaginations and share more…
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Rehearsal Log: Week 2!
Our ensembles let their imaginations loose and started creating characters for our big show during week 2 of rehearsals! After getting to know each other and establishing our ensemble contracts in week 1, we were ready to start building our play. After dance party and warm ups, this week we played two improvisation-based games designed…
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Rehearsal Log: Week 3!
Our devised stories are starting to take shape! This week our ensembles focused on SETTINGS and figured out details big and small about where our characters live and where their stories will take place. As with last week, this week’s rehearsals called on our actor’s imaginations and teamwork to create the worlds our characters live in. After dance party,…
