NACL Theatre
A Brief Company History

2003

• January-- The Time Cycle at Theatre of the World Festival, San Diego State
  University, Don Powell Theatre
  
  February-- The Time Cycle at Theatre of the World Festival, San Diego.
  Singing Workshop taught by Tannis Kowalchuk, Brooklyn Arts Exchange
  
  NACL teaches at Rutgers University, NJ. Students work with NACL
  to develop a new performance adaptation of a "Happy Days" TV episode,
  presented on campus.
  
  10 Brecht Poems at Dixon Place, NYC
  Venue: HERE Arts Center
  
  
• March--"Make Art, Not War" Performance Carnival
  in Collaboration with THAW (Theatres Against War)
  at The Brecht Forum, NYC
  
  The Passion according to G.H.
  Misher Week of Theatre at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
  
  10 Brecht Poems
  Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
  and
  The Brecht Forum, NYC
  and
  Seelig Theatre, Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake, NY
  
  
• April-- 10 Brecht Poems at the Goethe Institute, Washington, DC
  
  
• July-- The Time Cycle, Seelig Theatre, SCCC, Loch Sheldrake, NY
  
  
• August-- The Catskill Festival of New Theatre, Highland Lake, NY

2002

• January-April, rehearsal and creation of Invisible Neighborhood.
  
  
• May, premiere run of Invisible Neighborhood in NYC parks, including Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn and Washington Square Park in Manhattan
  
  
• May-June, Balkan tour of Invisible Neighborhood, to Belgrade, Yugoslavia with DAH Teatar/Bitef Teatar; Russe, Bulgaria "Bohemian Street Theatre Festival;" Varna, Bulgaria "International Summer Festival;" Sibiu, Romania "Sibiu International Theatre Festival."
  
  
• June 22-July 6, The NACL Performer Training Retreat, held for two week-long sessions at NACL Catskills.
  
  
• July 13-22, The Performance Getaway Series is held at NACL Catskills, presenting a variety of disciplines, including Spoken Word, Modern Dance, and Singer/Songwriters.
  
  
• NACL hosts the 3rd Annual Catskill Festival of New Theatre, August 2-11.
  
  
• July-September, Invisible Neighborhood plays throughout New York City and State.

2001

• February, NACL premieres a new performance for children, The Time Cycle at Brooklyn Arts Exchange and in New Jersey schools.
  
  
• The Passion according to GH enjoys a six week Spring run at Access Theatre, New York City. Workshops are given throughout the performance run.
  
  
• June Crazy Weekends, workshop/retreats for actors are held at NACL Catskills.
  
  
• The Catskill Festival of New Theatre is held July 27 to August 5. Artists from Canada, the USA, Italy, and Brazil perform and participate in the exchange.
  
  
• NACL participates in The Network of Ensemble Theatres conference held in Maine.
  
  
• The Time Cycle is picked up by Young Audiences/New Jersey and Young Audiences/New York and begins playing in public schools.
  
  
• Stilt performances in New York City including The Halloween Day Parade, Culture Fest in Bryant Park, Fort Greene Park, and The Williamsburg Day of the Dead.
  
  
• The Passion according to G.H. plays at The National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal and at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Centre in New York City.
  
  
• November- December, NACL holds a six week intensive workshop in NYC in preparation for the creation of a new performance, Invisible Neighborhood.

2000

• NACL hosts a free two-week Open Work Session at Charas in the East Village. Sixteen artists were chosen by application to participate in this intensive workshop.
  
  
• NACL hosts a cultural exchange with DahTheatre of Yugoslavia. The event was held at La MaMa and included a work/training exchange between the two groups, discussions, and public performances of Dah's work, and of NACL's The Passion according to G.H.
  
  
• The Passion according to G.H. tours to Washington, D.C., and is hosted by The Brazilian-American Cultural Institute and the Open Theatre of Washington, DC.
  
  
• NACL assembles a group of 8 actors and begins daily morning training and rehearsal for the troupe's new ensemble show, Arca Nova at Washington Square Church.
  
  
• May and June, the company moves up to NACL Catskills to complete Arca Nova.
  
  
• NACL holds The First Ever Catskills Experimental Theatre Festival at NACL Catskills, August 4 - 13. The festival presents troupes and artists from across North America who practice actor training and their own unique theatre creation techniques.
  
  
• October, Arca Nova premieres in New York City at Washington Square Church.

1999

• NACL collaborates with NY-based playwright and poet, Henry Israeli and sound artist, John Sullivan on ASPHYXIA and Other Promises which premieres at La MaMa E.T.C. in April.
  
  
• The Passion according to G.H. plays at Joint and Several, an alternative festival of solo work in Toronto, Canada.
  
  
• The company takes possession of NACL Catskills, a church-turned- theatre and a 13 bedroom artists' residence in the Catskill Mountains.
  
  
• Summer months are spent on building renovations at NACL Catskills. Various exchanges and workshops are also facilitated with guest artists from Israel, Italy and from across North America.
  
  
• A Gift to the River, an outdoor spectacle is presented in Narrowsburg, NY
  
  
• NACL presents ASPHYXIA and Other Promises at the DUMBO Arts Festival in Brooklyn, NY.
  
  
• The Passion according to G.H. plays at Context Studios in NYC, accompanied by panel discussions facilitated by NACL and invited guest presenters.
  
  
• ASPHYXIA and Other Promises plays at The Piano Store Theatre on Manhattan's Lower East Side.

1998

• Allison Waters joins NACL as a core member, actress and administrator.
  
  
• The Passion according to G.H., a solo performance featuring NACL actress Tannis Kowalchuk premieres at The Loon Tree Experimental Theatre Festival in Cleveland. The performance has its New York premiere at Nada Theatre's, House of Candles.
  
  
• NACL works with guest Canadian and American actresses for four months on a performance, A Canon for the Blue Moon. The show premieres at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, NYC, in June 1998 and goes on to tour New Jersey and Italy at La MaMa Umbria.