Westchester Collaborative Theater and Ossining Arts Council Present The 2014 Living Art Event - An Innovative Merger of Art and Theater

From the Westchester Collaborative Theater

In an innovative merger between art and theater, The Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) and the Ossining Arts Council (OAC) will present The 2014 Living Art Event, weekends from Friday, October 17 through Saturday, November 8th (no performance on Halloween, October 31) at the Steamer Co. Firehouse in Ossining, NY.

Docent-led tours will take ticket-holders through a gallery of artwork created by members of the Ossining Arts Council. When the tour reaches an artwork that inspired a WCT playwright, a short play based on that piece will be performed. This event is an expansion of the hugely successful pilot performances held in 2013.

Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 3 pm.

The Sunday, October 26 performance includes a talk-back with the Artists. The Steamer Co. Firehouse Theater is located at 117 Main St., 2nd Floor in Ossining, NY. The venue is not handicap accessible. Contact OAC or WCT for further information. Advance ticket sales start at $15. Discounted tickets are available for WCT and OAC members, students, seniors and groups of 5+. Pre-Halloween special performance Thursday, October 30 – buy one $15, get one free. Since tickets are limited for each performance, advance online purchase is strongly recommended. Visit www.wctheater.org or www.ossiningartscouncil.org to purchase advanced tickets.

As part of this event, five short plays will be performed by an ensemble of WCT actors including, Femi Alao, Anne-Marie, Lorraine Federico, Tracey McAllister, Pat O’Neill, Rahiem Wilson and Bob Zaslow. All of the plays will be directed by WCT Executive Producer, Karina Ramsey. The plays are: Bird Play by Pat O’Connor, A Different Kind of Beauty by Carol Mark, Fish Lady by Stephen Hersh, Long Train Running by C.J. Ehrlich, and Whidbey Grey by Virginia Reynolds.

Twenty-two artworks by local Ossining artists will also be featured in the gallery tour. Artists include Jerry Smath, Michael Washburn, Tom Wills, John Wunderlich, Anne Zimmerman, and Joel Zaklin.

Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) is a 501 (C)3 multicultural, cooperative theater company located in Ossining, N.Y., solely dedicated to the development of new plays by its member playwrights, actors and directors. The Ossining Arts Council is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote and showcase the talent of all artists, whether professional or amateur, to unite diverse talent across other arts-based organizations through collaborative programs, and to build awareness and inspire passion for the arts within our community.

www.wctheater.org

www.ossiningartscouncil.org