Benefit! The American Story Project cordially invites you to

The Lindy Hop

A Fundraiser Extravaganza
Monday, May 5, 2008
7 p.m. &ndash 9 p.m.
599 Lexington Avenue at 52nd Street

Featuring performances by Resident Composer Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, writers of College: The Musical, and the cast of What I Took In My Hand.

Join fellow friends of The American Story Project in honor of our upcoming production, What I Took in My Hand, a four-part exploration of the life of Charles Lindbergh.

Tickets are $25 suggested donation ($10 for recent graduates), RSVP to jess.chayes@gmail.com or khrich@gmail.com.

What I Took in My Hand!

The American Story Project’s latest original piece will be performed at the Ontological Theater as part of the Incubator Short Form Series.

Friday, May 16th at 7pm
Saturday, May 17th at 10pm
The Ontological Theater, 131 East 10th Street in the St. Marks Church
Tickets available soon!

And it doesn’t end there. What I Took in my Hand will be remounted at the Brick Theater’s Summer Film Festival in June. Details to follow!

Beginning inside the Spirit of St. Louis midway through its trans-Atlantic journey, What I Took in My Hand follows Charles A. Lindbergh through the death of his son, his manic attempts to build a machine to cheat death, and his eventual reconciliation with his own mortality as he digs his own grave. What I Took in my Hand is a theatrical chamber piece about hope, grief, and genius in the midst of a rapidly modernizing world.

(08 . 2 &ndash 11 . 07) The American Summer Theater Experience

The American Summer Theater Experience
(a festival with TASTE! ten days of brand new work!)

August 2 &ndash 11

The Abingdon Theater Complex
312 West 36th St. just west of 8th avenue

Including:

Daguerreotype!
Wed, 7p (Aug 8 only)
Thur–Fri, 7p (Aug 2–3 & 9–10)
Sat, 3p & 7p (Aug 4 & 11)
Sun, 3p (Aug 5 only)

The American Story Project's second historical epic production. Get tickets here.

Official TASTE festival calendar available now.

Check now showing for the most-up-to-date details on Daguerreotype and the American Summer Theater Experience.

A developmental reading series!

Five new plays by friends of the American Story Project. Open discussion with snacks.

Sat Aug 4, 5p: The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner by Anna Moench
Sun Aug 5, 5p: Bury My Heart by Bob McClure
Tue Aug 7, 7p: The Architect Ages by David Haan
Tue Aug 7, 9p: L’elue by Kevin Anthony Kautzman
Thur Aug 9, 5p: Percy & Shell by Chris Kaminstein

Late-night sketch comedy by LUNCHBOX!
Thursday &ndash Saturday, 10p (Aug 2 &ndash 4 & 9 &ndash 11)

Lunchbox Sketch Comedy, formed at Wesleyan University in CT, has performed to jam packed houses in Providence, Boston and of course, their home base, Middletown, Conn. "The Box" performs all-original sketches with gender-neutral and race-blind casting. It's not our fault if Dylan, the quarter Venezuelan cast member, happens to be best suited to play the roles of Julio, Juan and Juanita. See their videos (Gatorade, Feelin' the Flo) or their MySpace page.

The American Musical Project: New Voices in NY Musical Theater!

Wed Aug 8, 9p

Join us as New York's young and exciting new writing talent showcases a variety of hilarious and catchy new musicals in TASP's very first American Musical Cabaret.

(6 . 12 . 07) Open call for play submissions

We are holding an open call for play submissions our summer reading series at the Abingdon Theater Complex in New York City. We are looking for five plays with eight characters or less that run between half an hour and an hour and a half to go up between August 2-11 in New York City.

If you are an interested playwright, please send a one-page description of your play along with a five-page sample to Rachel at rasilverman at wesleyan.edu by Sunday June 24th. Please send submission in body of email as well as an attachment. If you are interested in acting or directing in the series, contact Rachel as well. Don’t hesitate to email with any questions. There will be more information at our blog, linked below.

(04 . 16 . 07) TASP Blog

Check out the new TASP blog, Back Story, for the latest in fundraising events, script development, set previews, parties, open rehearsals, or whatever else our contributors concoct.