People's Theatre Project

We proudly announce that our Executive Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Mino Lora, will be honored as a Latina of Influence at the Hispanic Lifestyle’s Connecting Latinas of Influence event🌟 See you there!

This is what happened at We The People, our youth theatre festival created and performed by the Young Artists of the PTP Academy, this year! ✨🎭 Our students from Year 1B devised a piece called "Chef Boyardee and the Immortal Hope": A comedic yet thought-provoking exploration of mortality and divine intervention that celebrated resilience and the power of collective action. 🌟❤️ #artseducation

✨ 🎭 Enroll your K-5 kids in our Pre-Academy to develop foundational theatre skills and celebrate their identities! Free classes every Saturday at United Palace-NoMAA Studios. Fall & Spring semesters available. 🗓 Fall: Sep 21 - Dec 14 🗓 Spring: Jan 11 - Apr 5 ✅ Scholarships for all students! Registration is closing on August 16th! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ekPHtNGC 🔗

 🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce that submissions are now open for our inaugural 2024 Playwright Unit! 🎭 This groundbreaking program is seeking powerful voices from Latiné, Black, Queer, and immigrant playwrights ready to share their unique stories with the world. 🌎 ✊ From these submissions, three talented playwrights will be selected to develop their One Act plays under the mentorship of award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rodriguez. These new works will have their culmination in PTP’s One Act Reading Festival scheduled for December 2024. ⏰ Don’t wait! Submit your work by July 15, 2024, or before we hit 100 applications. For all the details and to apply, head to https://lnkd.in/e3bhaVjx or check out the link in our LinkTree! #playwrights #immigrantstories

Celebrating 15 Years of People's Theatre Project! For 15 years, we've harnessed the power of the arts to uplift our community and amplify voices that need to be heard. From the trailblazers who laid our foundation, to the changemakers of today, and the dreamers shaping our future, PTP stands strong in our mission to inspire and transform. Here’s to the stories we’ve told, the lives we’ve touched, and the vibrant community we continue to build together. ¡Sí se puede! 🌟 Thank you to Mino Lora, David Dishy, Luis Miranda, Carmen De La Rosa, Ydanis Rodriguez, Andres Nieto, Zahira Perez, Zafi Dimitropoulou Del Angel (She/Her), Ellen Hagan, and Zahaira Curiel for participating in the video.

🌟 With just 2 weeks until the big day, we are honored to introduce the third of our 2024 Gala Honorees, David Dishy, 🎉 David leads LMXD, the L+M-affiliated development and investment company responsible for creating innovative mixed-income and mixed-use communities in the Northeast and around the country, including the Inwood development that will house The People’s Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante. He began his professional life working in city planning and economic development before joining HR&A Advisors to focus on public-private development strategy and housing finance. He has held senior residential roles at Forest City Ratner Companies and Tishman Speyer in New York. Previously L+M’s President of Development, David brings over 25 years of new mixed-income, public-private development and acquisitions experience to LMXD and has been a key participant in transactions involving over 25,000 apartments and $10 billion of investment. B.A., Urban American Studies, Harvard University; M.S., Real Estate Development, Columbia University. Join us to celebrate him on June 6th at The Edison Ballroom! Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ed6xaDkC  #artseducation #socialimpact #philantrophy

🌟Honored to introduce the second of our 2024 Gala Honorees, Daisy Auger-Dominguez (she/her/ella)! 💪 Daisy is a global leader recognized for driving organizational transformations on the leading edge of people and culture. A bold advocate for inclusive, compassionate, and courageous management in the modern workplace, she has held leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, Google, Time Warner, Viacom, and Vice Media Group. She is the founder of Auger-Domínguez Ventures, a workplace strategy consultancy, and is a sought-after advisor for private and non-profit boards. Daisy is the author of Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace and has a forthcoming book, Burned Out to Lit Up: How to Rekindle The Joy of Leading People. Honors include Brooklyn Community Service's Social Impact award, Hispanic Executive's Top 10 Leaders, People en Español's 25 Most Powerful Women, ADCOLOR Legend, Council of Urban Professionals Change Agent, Walter Kaitz Foundation Changemaker, and the New York City Council Leadership in Community Service Award. Join us to celebrate her on June 6th at The Edison Ballroom ✨ Tickets: onecau.se/ptpgala2024 #artseducation #socialimpact #philantrophy

🌟Honored to introduce the first of our 2024 Gala Honorees, Liza Colón-Zayas! Bronx-born with Puerto Rican roots, she's the powerhouse behind Tina in The Bear. From LABryinth to Broadway, her talent shines bright. Join us on June 6th at The Edison Ballroom to celebrate this icon!🌟 Colón-Zayas has been a member of the Labyrinth Theatre Company in New York since 1992. At LAB, she was encouraged to write and then perform her first solo show Sistah Supreme, a semi-autobiographical play in which she portrayed thirteen characters. She went on to originate roles in eight of Adlym Guirgis’ plays, including the Broadway run of the Pulitzer Prize-winning and TONY-nominated Between Riverside and Crazy. 🎭 Select Off-Broadway credits include Our Lady of 121st Street, In Arabia We'd All Be Kings, Little Flower of East Orange, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, all directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Liza also originated the role of Haiku Mom in the Pulitzer-winner Water By The Spoonful by Puerto Rican playwright Quiara Algería Hudes. During her stage career, she earned the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, HOLA, Audelco, The Lilly, Outer Critics Circle, and Kingsley awards.🎖 Select TV credits include In Treatment, David Makes Man, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Blue Bloods, Dexter, Nurse Jackie, and The Bear, the latter of which earned 10 Emmy Awards in 2023. Select film credits include IF, Cat Person, United 93, Righteous Kill, The Purge: Election Year, and others. Join us to celebrate her on June 6th at The Edison Ballroom! https://lnkd.in/eKug9c5k ✨ #artseducation #nyctheatre #socialimpact #philanthropy

We are excited to announce that People’s Theatre Project was awarded 2.4M by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) on the Arts for The People’s Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante. This grant is part of a capital project funding announcement by NYSCA, which totals over $32 million to 102 capital projects across New York State.🙌 “The over 100 projects we’re supporting through this funding will showcase arts and cultural organizations across the state and spur economic development for decades to come,” Governor Hochul said. “From historic sites to new multi-use arts centers, these diverse projects will expand the accessibility and the sustainability of arts and culture organizations while growing local economies, driving tourism and creating jobs all across New York State.” We're deeply grateful for this significant support from the New York State Council on the Arts, which will enable us to further enrich our community through The People's Theatre: Centro Cultural Inmigrante. Together, we'll continue to champion inclusivity, creativity, and cultural exchange.🥳 #community #artseducation

PTP said presente this past weekend at SOMOS at their 2024 Albany conference! Congrats to Karines Reyes RN on a successful and engaging conference promoting Latino issues. Grateful to the Hispanic Federation for bringing together fellow Latino-led nonprofits to be in conversation with Governor Kathy Hochul. Many thanks to our legislative sponsors Senator Serrano and Manny De Los Santos for our Panel on the Impact of the arts on mental health in immigrant youth! #advocacy