Champagne Opening: NO CHILD... by Nilaja Sun

Champagne Opening: Pop some bubbles with the cast and celebrate opening night with Gloucester Stage! Performance to begin at 6pm with champagne served after.

At Malcolm X High School, situated in the poorest congressional district in the U.S., every morning students are greeted with metal detectors and security guards. When enthused teaching artist Ms. Sun enters Ms. Tam’s 10th Grade class, she hopes to inspire students through a six-week workshop of Our Country’s Good, a play about convicts putting on a play. The room of rowdy teens do not don the “thespian” title as proudly as Ms. Sun had hoped as she muses on her choice of play. Through theatrical techniques and classroom connections, the students and Ms. Sun discover how one determined individual can make a difference in the lives of many.

Inspired by playwright Nilaja Sun’s nine years as an NYC public schools teaching artist, No Child… offers a unique perspective to the challenges facing the US education system in this multi-charactered, solo show directed by Pascale Florestalº. Running from August 7 to 23, all performances are at Gloucester Stage’s Theater 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Showtimes are Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm, and matinees Saturdays & Sunday at 3:00pm.

You may also like the following events from Gloucester Stage:

• Next Sunday, 10th August, 02:00 pm, Gloucester Stage presents: NO CHILD... by Nilaja Sun in Gloucester
• Next month, 4th September, 07:30 pm, Preview #1: MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B by Kate Hamill in Gloucester
• Next month, 5th September, 08:00 pm, Preview #2: MS. HOLMES & MS. WATSON – APT. 2B by Kate Hamill in Gloucester

Also check out other Workshops in Gloucester, Arts events in Gloucester, Theatre events in Gloucester.