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Mentorship Program: HANG
2021-08-12 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | NY

MP6 MENTEE ORIENTATION
2021-08-22 00:00 - 2021-08-23 23:59 | NY

MP6: Mentorship Program // FALL 2021 Session Starts
2021-09-01 | NY

THE ART OF WELLNESS: BREAKTHROUGH
2021-09-21 18:00 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
Welcome Back the Magic – Re-entering our Industry In a New Way!

We are beyond excited to have Holly Buczek, CSA as our incredible guest speaker for this quarter’s Speaker Series at Art of Wellness: Breakthrough at Meaux Space in NYC. The landscape of how we audition for work has changed so much and will continue to. Let’s plan together to journey into this new terrain with confidence!

Click Here to learn more about Holly Buczek!

For those who are joining the class, Holly is offering a 20 percent discount on a 30 minute on-line personal/professional coaching session. Stay tuned for more information! Holly believes that magic is everywhere and you just have to know where to look…

Let's Get Back To Work: FREE ACTING WORKSHOP
2021-10-02 11:00 - 14:00 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
JOIN DIRECTOR, ACTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE ACTORS ENSEMBLE, BOB GOODMAN FOR AN ESSENTIAL HANDS-ON, STUDENT-CENTERED PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP.

SATURDAY OCT 2ND 11a-2p @ Meaux Space

Professional Artist Branding: Virtual Workshop
2021-10-23 14:00 - 16:00 | NY
JOIN COSTUME DESIGNER, ARTIST & EDUCATOR ,TRISTAN RAINES FOR AN ESSENTIAL *VIRTUAL* WORKSHOP BASED ON BRANDING & SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST.

OFF THE LANE'S EMPOWER ARTISTS: GALA
2021-11-08 18:00 - 21:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
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Empower Artists Gala 2021- Virtual
2021-11-08 19:30 - 20:30 | NY
Over the past two and a half years, Off The Lane has been privileged to work with young creatives looking to transition from student to thriving professional. Through our mentorship, continued education and career guidance programs, we aim to empower, educate, and cultivate connections in the next generation of artists.

Our Mentorship Program continues to soar as we welcomed our 6th session of Mentees in September. Our wonderful Mentors are extremely passionate about giving back to aspiring artists. The OTL community is growing by leaps and bounds and we couldn’t be more proud. We are also celebrating 1 year of our BOOST Program. This program focuses on creative career guidance for those that need a little boost. All of our programs are thoughtfully developed by and for artists.

In our inaugural year of the Ann Reinking Scholarship Program, we will award a $5000 grant to an aspiring dancer seeking to move to NYC to accomplish dreams of professional employment. This grant will be accompanied with 1:1 Mentorship, Educational Events and Resources, Accountability Check-Ins, and a community through the fast growing OTL Family, carrying forward Annie’s passion for mentoring and cultivating young talent! In only 7 months, we’ve witnessed a world full of yes, as Annie’s friends, colleagues and our passionate staff at Off The Lane have jumped in head first to establish and launch a program and scholarship that will inspire and empower a future generation of diverse and talented artists. We’ve created a framework for our Adjudication Process, valuing transparency and. inclusion, designed and built a custom software for the Application and Adjudication Process, and are ecstatic to announce this year’s award! We are humbled by the incredible work of this devoted group and are looking forward to the development and expansion of this program for many years to come.

On November 8, 2021, two days shy of Annie’s birthday, we will be announcing our inaugural year winner of the Ann Reinking Scholarship Program during OTL’s 2nd Annual Empower Artists Gala and are once again thanking you for your support. Not only will your support directly impact these young artists and help set them on a path for. success, but you are helping build the groundwork for a program built for and by artists for many years to come.

Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you at this year’s Empower Artists Fundraiser!

*Due to the size of the venue, space is limited. If you are interested in attending in-person ($150) email hello@offthelane.org to join our waitlist. Covid Protocols will be in place and all attending must show proof of vaccination.

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Past and Future: A Revue
2022-02-21 19:30 - 21:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
In the first ever cabaret hosted by Off The Lane, members of the OTL community take the mic (and the floor) to share the pieces that made them fall in love with the performing arts and the ones that make them excited for the future of theatre. The salon-style event is promised to bring cozy vibes and theatre nostalgia!

Space is limited! Free Admission. $5 Drink Tickets available for purchase at the door.

Meet the team

Talia Friedenberg (Director)

Talia Friedenberg is thrilled to be making her solo directorial debut! In addition to directing, she is a playwright, songwriter, performer, and theatre administrator. Her original one-act “Become the Flowers” is available for licensing with Uproar Theatrics; her original album “im/patience” is available on all streaming platforms. Thanks to Sophie for making her revue idea a reality!

Sophie Brubaker (Producer and Performer)

Sophie is an NYC-based actor, singer, and host (and now producer? wowie). She recently graduated from UC Davis with degrees in Theatre and Human Development. Some of her favorite credits include Sydney Summers in Ranked, a Musical, Annie Londonderry in the touring educational musical Light The Way: A Bike Safety Musical, Rae in The Unfortunates, and serving as the community coordinator for Off The Lane and social media manager for Uproar Theatrics. She is an extrovert to her core, fueled by coffee and creative, communal projects, and always a little too busy. Enjoy this adventure from our artsy beginnings to what inspires us for the future of this frustrating and precious industry!

Stephanie Nielsen (Performer)

Stephanie Nielsen is a multidisciplinary performer from Benicia, California. She began her dance training at age seven, and has since trained in ballet, color guard, and modern techniques. She continued her dance training at the University of California, Davis, where graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a minor in Communications in June 2021. Throughout her education at UC Davis, Stephanie trained as an actor and singer under Mindy Cooper, Judy Blazer, Jeff Saver, Lisa Quoresimo, among others. She has also choreographed multiple original works under the supervision of David Grenke. She is currently based out of New York, New York. Stephanie joined the Stoopid Dance Company in Fall 2020 as one of its original company members.

Vivianna DeSantiago (Performer)

Vivianna DeSantiago is the inagural winner of the Ann Reinking Scholarship Program. She grew up in Yuma, Arizona where she began dance training at age 11. She graduated with a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona School of Dance. During her time there, she got to perform works choreographed by Larry Keigwin, Martha Graham, and George Balanchine. Vivianna spent summers training and gaining inspiration from Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Perry-Mansfield, and Ate9. After beginning her professional career with Modern American Dance Company, she decided to take a chance and move to New York City to pursue her dreams! She is excited to explore the city, watch live theatre again, and make new connections!

Tamara Denson (Performer)

Tamara Denson is an artist based in the DMV area, earning her BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of Dance and Media. She began her exploration into the arts at age ten, miming at her church, and at age 14, she began training in ballet, modern, and jazz at her local studios. In recent years, Denson has attended the Joffrey Ballet summer intensive on scholarship, attended hip-hop workshops held by Shellshock DC, appeared in a music video for the VCU Brandcenter, and teamed up with the VCU Neurology team as a virtual mover. Currently, Tamara Denson is a research assistant in Media and Dance for Dr. Kate Sicchio, researching live coding through dance.

Rachel Sabo-Hedges (Performer)

Rachel is an North Carolina native and has loved all the opportunities she’s had in the city. Most recently with Off The Lane, Rachel performed at the Ann Reinking Scholarship Fundraiser and is so excited to be performing at the Meaux space once again. Upcoming, Rachel will be assistant directing Bridges of Madison County with Hunter Foster at the Axel Rod theatre company in New Jersey. She hopes you enjoy the Past and Future revue!

Oliva Mitterando (Performer)

Olivia is a recent graduate of Temple University. She is currently living in Philadelphia where she just served as Wardrobe Supervisor for Temple University’s production of Head over Heels. She is so excited to be performing live again with Off the Lane and is so thankful for all of the advice she received in their mentorship program from her mentor Liarra. Her most recent credits include: ensemble in Grease, acting in student-run productions, serving as hair/makeup supervisor at Temple, and being a costume intern at a summer stock theater. Her future plans include participating in the Disney College Program this upcoming fall!

Julia Segal (Performer)

Julia Segal is a singer, actor, songwriter, and teaching artist based in NYC. She is a recent graduate of Colgate University where she received her B.A. in Theatre and Psychology. Julia has also studied at the London Dramatic Academy and is a member of the Off The Lane and Maestra mentorship programs. Julia’s recent performance credits have spanned from musical theatre, to devised work, cabaret and Shakespeare. She is also a jazz vocalist and sings for the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. In addition to performing, Julia has worked as a music director and vocal arranger. Recently, she was the Vocal Music Director for Hamilton Central School’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and for the Colgate Resolutions a cappella group, where she performed and arranged for eight-part vocal a cappella. She is also a Teaching Artist at Treasure Trunk Theatre where she leads kids ages 3-8 in imagination adventure and sing-along classes.

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ColLab Workshop
2022-06-02 18:30 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
ColLab: An Experimental Workshop: Through a mixer-like setting, “ColLab” will help cultivate and connect NYC-based artists of various disciplines to create innovative pieces. Let’s connect, create and collaborate!

Created and developed by Off The Lane’s Community Coordinator, Sophie Brubaker, you are invited to connect with artists, share stories, practice, and conceptualize a potential collaborative project. These interdisciplinary artists will include, but are not limited to actors, singers, musicians of any and all genres, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers.

We envision creating new works of performing and visual arts that are cross-genre, cross-discipline, and cross-cultural in a way that unifies the arts and gives new voices and partnerships a platform that they’ve never had before.

Drink tickets will be sold at the door. All proceeds and donations made on 6/2/22 will go towards the development of ColLab.

Margaritas (or mocktails!) & Milestones
2022-06-24 18:30 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
Join us for our next OTL Hang: a chill evening of summer sips and mingling while we celebrate our goals and successes! OTL’s current milestone is having 89 Mentees graduate our Mentorship Program! We hope to see you there.

ColLab Workshop #2
2022-06-30 15:29 | NY
If you found yourself unable to attend our first artist brainstorming and collaboration event, or if you just want to keep watering the idea seeds that you started planting at our first event, please join us!

This event is for creatives who are interested in finding collaborators for their artistic projects. Our focus is interdisciplinary, innovative new work! Artistic exploration and experimentation is deeply encouraged! And if you’re unsure if you’re right for this community and this event, the answer is that YOU ARE. We want you and all your beautiful ideas. See ya there!

— Sophie Brubaker, Community Coordinator

ABOUT ColLab:

ColLab: An Experimental Workshop: Through a mixer-like setting, “ColLab” will help cultivate and connect NYC-based artists of various disciplines to create innovative pieces. Let’s connect, create and collaborate!

Created and developed by Off The Lane’s Community Coordinator, Sophie Brubaker, you are invited to connect with artists, share stories, practice, and conceptualize a potential collaborative project. These interdisciplinary artists will include, but are not limited to actors, singers, musicians of any and all genres, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers.

We envision creating new works of performing and visual arts that are cross-genre, cross-discipline, and cross-cultural in a way that unifies the arts and gives new voices and partnerships a platform that they’ve never had before.

BOOST Banters: July 2022
2022-07-12 19:00 - 20:30 | NY
**This is a private event.**

BOOST Banters was set up to help build a bridge between early-career and seasoned artists through a mixer style event. What is so special about this event is how intimate and personalized it is. Each guest is hand selected and paired with our BOOSTers. The event has been so successful in the past, and we’re excited for the current round of BOOSTers to experience it – Dominic Bradley, Alix Curnow, Caroline Strange, Miranda Stuck, and Katrina Tutschek will all meet with experts whose current artistic focuses are in alignment with theirs. Past BOOSTer Chinelo Okpala said about the event, “It was amazing, I am very grateful to [BOOST] for creating this space.”

When asking our BOOST Co-Chairs, Ayana Bey and Jillian Vitko, why this event was so important to them, they said they “wanted to demystify the word networking and create a space for artists to connect in an informal, fun way. Taking the pressure off and just having a conversation as humans who happen to be in the same field.”

Learn more about BOOST!

Read more about our BOOSTers and their experts!

ALIX CURNOW

Alix Curnow (they/them) is an actor, writer and theatre educator. Last year they graduated with honors from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and are currently studying with Broadway’s “The Barrow Group.” Alix is passionate about finding theoretical and material freedom through art. Currently, Alix is based in New York City where they work as a theatre education apprentice for Broadway’s “Roundabout Theatre Company.”

Fun facts:1. Riding my bike in the city is my favorite pastime2. I can juggle but want to learn more tricks so please teach me if you know any!3. I have lived in five different cities in my 22 years of life!

Instagram: @unicornsprinklepie

STACEY RAYMOND

Stacey Raymond has worked with such theaters as New York Theatre Workshop, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ensemble Studio Theater, Page 73, LAByrinth Theater Company, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, to name a few. Select Film credits include Alice in Andrew’s Land, August In The City and Romance In The Digital Age. Select TV credits include a recurring role on New Amsterdam (NBC), The Legend Of Vox Machina (Amazon Prime), Mr. Robot (USA), Bull (CBS), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Good Cop (Netflix), and Alpha House (Amazon Prime). Stacey has a BFA in Acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts (Rutgers University).

Fun facts:1. When I was a little kid, one of my favorite games to play with my sister was Barbie Funeral.2. I once found a very sick cockatiel at the park who I nursed back to health and she became my pet bird for 8 loving years. I named her Ricky and she was the best. 3. I’ve wanted to be an actor since I was 8 years old after playing the leading role of a turtle in a 2nd grade classroom play titled The Turtle Who Wanted to Fly.

Website: www.staceyraymond.comInstagram: @staceyraymond

MIRANDA STUCK

Miranda Stuck is a professional dancer from Seattle, Washington and currently resides in New York City. Prior to graduating from the Ailey/Fordham Bachelor of Fine Arts program, Miranda trained classically at Pacific Northwest Ballet School. While working as a freelance artist, Miranda is currently an apprentice with Stubborn MVMT and has previously danced with company Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Matthew Westerby Company, and performed in Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 New York Fashion Week closing runway show. Miranda has presented her choreography with the New Work Series at Tada! Theatre and at Alpha Omega Dance Theatre’s Studio to Stage Program.

While dancing within the professional division at The Ailey School, Miranda has danced on scholarship at Perry-Mansfield and Paul Taylor American Modern Dance and trained with Ballet Hispánico and Visceral Dance Chicago. She has worked closely with choreographers including Gabrielle Lamb, William Isaac, Karole Armitage, Earl Mosley, Nicholas Garr, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Olga Kostritzky, Kyle Marshall, and Devalois Fearon.

Fun facts:1. I can speak conversational Mandarin2. I’ve been to over 15 countries3. I love sushi

Instagram: @mirandastuck

PAIGE FRASER-HOFFMAN

Paige Fraser is originally from The Bronx, NYC. She graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program.

Paige has danced professionally with Ailey II, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater. Her commercial dance credits include works with Beyonce and Chanel Iman. Ms. Fraser has been featured in international campaigns for INTEL, ESPN Latin America, and ELLE Magazine.She is a Princess Grace Award recipient (2016) and Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” (2017).

Paige made her musical theater debut in West Side Story at the Lyric Opera (2019), where she played the role of a Jet. A few months later she booked her dream job, The Lion King National Tour (2019). She is currently the new Dance Captain/Swing for The Lion King on Broadway.

Ms. Fraser is the Chief Artistic Officer of The Paige Fraser Foundation; which aims to create a safe space for artists with or without disabilities. TPFF was founded in 2017 and has offered free arts programs to the community through Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Music, and Wellness. She is currently getting her MA in Art Management from University of Denver.

Fun facts:1. Fave color is purple2. Fave food is Ramen3. I am of Jamaican descent

Instagram: @lovingthispaige

KATRINA TUTSCHEK

Katrina Tutschek graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2018 with a degree in Psychology and minor in Theater. Acting and being on stage has been a part of her life since she was young. Although she was the first in her family to go into the performing arts, she has strived to make her mark on the industry. She has been both on stage and on screen. Currently, she is gearing up for the filiming of Paraseekers: Origins. An independent film that is being shot this summer. She continues to push herself everyday to make her dreams a reality.

Fun facts:1. I graduated magna cum laude2. I no longer have my appendix3. I’m a night owl

Instagram: @katrinatutschek

BRANDON FORD GREEN

STAGE: SCAR TISSUE at The Players Theatre in NYC, APOLLO at Portland Center Stage in Portland Oregon, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and THE PENSION GRILLPARZER at The Company Rep in Los Angeles, THE DANTE CLUB at The California Repertory Company in Long Beach.

FILM/TV: LAW AND ORDER, EVIL, HIGH FIDELITY, THIS IS US, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., CSI: CYBER, EPISODES, GREY’S ANATOMY, JUSTIFIED, CRIMINAL MINDS, MONK, 24 and GILMORE GIRLS among others. He notably played comedy legend Richard Pryor on the Showtime series I’M DYING UP HERE. Most recently he was seen in the films THE HOLIDAY FIX-UP and THE WALLS ARE WATCHING on Lifetime. Brandon is also the writer/director of the independent feature film GOOD GRIEF which not only received official selection at many film festivals across the country but also won the Audience Choice Award at the Laughlin International Film Festival but also won him Best Director at the Harlem International Film Festival. You can currently find it streaming on Amazon, Tubi and Roku.

Brandon has trained at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Central California, Second City in Hollywood and The Barrow Group in New York City.

Fun facts:1. I’ve collected comic books off and on since I was 12.2. I was the lead singer of a Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band in high school3. I can name every film that has won the Oscar for Best Picture between 1967 – present

Instagram: @thatbfgguy

DOMINIC BRADLEY

Dominic is a Brooklyn-based Black disabled artist currently focusing on financial self-sufficiency, illustration and screenwriting while in BOOST.

3 Fun Facts: I’m a horror fan. I’m learning to cut my own hair. I have a cute cat named Ace.

Fun facts:1. I’m a horror fan2. I’m learning to cut my own hair3. I have a cute cat named Ace

Instagram: @domdoesdreams

L TUTHALL

Laura “L” Tuthall (they/she) an Autistic & Mad genderqueer disabled artist primarily working with lyric, music, improvisational dance, installation, and collaborative performance. L is also a Hypermobile access specialist, researcher, organizer, and educator who has been running hypermobility-specific community programming out of NYC for over 6 years. They are the co-developer of the Hyp+ accessible somatic therapy, Hypermobile Accessible Proprioceptive Therapy (HAPT), and the co-founder of Hyp-ACCESS, a care justice organization for people on the common and neglected spectrum of Hypermobile disability. They teach HAPT and other Hyp+ accessible programming as an ISMETA triple-registered professional movement educator, movement therapist, and dance educator (RSME/T, RSDE). They believe that proprioceptive therapy like HAPT is a human right and a central component of Hyp+ access. L has a BFA from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and has taught at CalArts, Berklee College of Music, and Gibney Dance. They have presented their work at Ehlers-Danlos Society, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), and American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) conferences, and their writings have been published by STAT news (Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique), the Ehlers-Danlos Society, and the Boston Conservatory’s literary journal, The Garden. They are enrolled in CUNY’s Disability Studies Masters program, where they research Hypermobile disability and the violent history of medical genetics.

Fun facts:1. I started writing songs when I was 52. I love Star Wars, especially the animated shows3. My wheelchair’s name is Joyce

Instagram: @ltuthall

CAROLINE STRANGE

Caroline Strange (she/they) is an Alaskan born actress based in NYC. New York Credits include Belfast Girls and London Assurance (Irish Rep); Regional credits include The Guthrie, Playmaker’s Repertory, People’s Light, RedHouse Arts, and more. Commercials include CVS Pharmacy, Value City Furniture, Anthropologie, Dscout, and more. Caroline loves plants, her baby corn snake (Little Biddy), her partners, and her family. A cool thing about her is that she can skateboard!

Instagram: @carolineorstrange

RACHEL JOSEFINA

Rachel Josefina (she/her) is a Mindset Coach and a Performer based in NYC. Most recently she has been seen in In The Heights at McCoy Rigby Entertainment as the Dance Captain, Ensemble and Carla understudy. Other regional credits include: Guy and Dolls (Ass. Choreographer/Ensemble), My Fair Lady (Dance Captain/Ensemble), Crazy For You (Ensemble) and more. She has sailed the high seas with Royal Caribbean Productions(Dancer/Rehearsal Swing) and Holland America Line and RWS Entertainment Group (Singer/Dancer). It has become Rachel’s mission to live a life and create a career with more mindfulness and abundance and through her Mindset Coaching she is guiding other performers to do the same. She is also the host of the Mindset in the Making Podcast where she talks about Perfectionism and Spirituality in the Theatre and Dance Industry.

Fun facts:1. Purple is my favorite color2. I have the biggest sweet tooth3. I once kissed a fish

Instagram: @rachel.josefinaPodcast: Mindset in the Making

ColLab Workshop #2
2022-07-21 18:30 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
Joins us for our next ColLab event!

If you found yourself unable to attend our first artist brainstorming and collaboration event, or if you just want to keep watering the idea seeds that you started planting at our first event, please join us!This event is for creatives who are interested in finding collaborators for their artistic projects. Our focus is interdisciplinary, innovative new work! Artistic exploration and experimentation is deeply encouraged! And if you’re unsure if you’re right for this community and this event, the answer is that YOU ARE. We want you and all your beautiful ideas. See ya there! — Sophie Brubaker, Community Coordinator

About ColLab:

ColLab: An Experimental Workshop: Through a mixer-like setting, “ColLab” will help cultivate and connect NYC-based artists of various disciplines to create innovative pieces. Let’s connect, create and collaborate!

Created and developed by Off The Lane’s Community Coordinator, Sophie Brubaker, you are invited to connect with artists, share stories, practice, and conceptualize a potential collaborative project. These interdisciplinary artists will include, but are not limited to actors, singers, musicians of any and all genres, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers.

We envision creating new works of performing and visual arts that are cross-genre, cross-discipline, and cross-cultural in a way that unifies the arts and gives new voices and partnerships a platform that they’ve never had before.

BOOST Bash: 2nd Anniversary Party
2022-09-01 18:30 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
*This is a private event*

Two years ago, we launched our second OTL programming with the goal of helping artists get that extra boost in their careers. Our wonderful Co-Chairs Ayana Bey and Jillian Vitko (the cool aunts of OTL) like to call it “career therapy.”

To celebrate, we’re throwing a party for our BOOSTers!

Thursday, September 1 @6:30pmMeaux Space 305 7th Ave, 17th FloorNew York, New York 10001

A Night of Spirits
2022-10-27 19:00 - 21:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
A Night of Spirits will be one night only featuring shows and spirits! Audience members will have the opportunity to view three 1-on-1 performance pieces from dancers, musicians, and actors. The audience will gather in a shared space for drinks and socializing, and then they will be individually invited to experience each of their 1-on-1 performances over the course of the night.

Tickets will be divided into 2 Groups.

Space is limited. October 27th 7pm-9:30pm
Group 1: 7p-8:15p
Group 2: 8:15p-9:30p
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This is the first event organized by Off The Lane’s newest program ColLab, dedicated to connecting artists and cultivating innovative, multidisciplinary projects.

MEET THE PERFORMERS:

RJ CHRISTIAN

RJ Christian is a Singer, Actor, Composer-Lyricist, and TikToker. He graduated from NYU Steinhardt with a BM in Vocal Performance. During the pandemic, RJ created a musical TIkTok account (@RJtheComposer) that now has 104k followers and contributed music and lyrics to the Ratatouille TikTok Musical, a fundraiser for the Actors Fund that raised over $2 million. He also co-wrote the song “Beyond the Dome” for the musical For You Paige, the first ever TikTok Commisioned live they’re event. Currently, RJ is co-head of TheHeartyMeal, the theatre company behind Morbin’ Time: The Morbius Parody Musical. (@TheHeartyMeal)

TALIA FRIEDENBERG

Talia Friedenberg is a playwright, songwriter, director, and performer. Her one act play Become the Flowers is available for licensing with Uproar Theatrics, and her original music can be found on all streaming platforms. IG: @tal.frie

STEPHANIE NIELSEN

Stephanie Nielsen is a multidisciplinary performer from Benicia, California. She began her dance training at age seven, and has since trained in ballet, color guard, and modern techniques. She continued her dance training at the University of California, Davis, where she graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a minor in Communications in June 2021. Throughout her education at UC Davis, Stephanie trained as an actor and singer, and has choreographed multiple original works. She is currently based out of New York City. Stephanie joined the Stoopid Dance Company, part of the TICM Dance/Theater Company, in Fall 2020 as one of its original company members.

LIZZY RYLAND

Lizzy Ryland: Playwright:Seagulls Making Love (Chelsea REP Lab), Amuse Bouche (Self-Produced), Grandmother’s Defiled Couch (Staged Reading, The Acting Studio), Trader Hoes‘ (In Production), Actor: Mary Lennox (The Secret Garden, USC School of Dramatic Arts), Autolycus (The Winter’s Tale, Aeneid Theater Company), Film: Eve (May Be Unholy). B.A. USC School of Dramatic Arts. lizzyryland.com

RACHEL SABO-HEDGES

Rachel Sabo-Hedges is a Director and an Actor based in NYC. Her work is mainly centered on new works and devised creations but has most notably Assistant Directed with Hunter Foster for the Bridges of Madison County with Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar. Having been directed by Talia Friedenberg, she’s excited to get to work side by side with her and bring her written piece to life.

MICHAH L. YOUNG

This is Micah L.Young, and she would like all of you to know that dogs are better than humans. That’s the tweet. Anyhoo, she has recently graduated from AMDA a performing arts college for musical theatre last year. She’s still waiting for that one person to say yes but until then, cabarets and piano bars it is! She’s done a few things in background work so look out for the back of her head in Gossip Girl S2, Gilded Age S2 and Mr.&Mrs.Smith! Remember the back of this head, it’s going places!

MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM:

SOPHIE BRUBAKER

Sophie Brubaker is an actor, singer, and event host in NYC. She is also the co-founder of the ColLab program at Off The Lane alongside her other OTL team members, which seeks to explore new interdisciplinary works!! Sophie believes that art and food are the most universal vehicles for authentic human connection, and she also believes that nothing matters if not for loving people. If you leave A Night of Spirits feeling more seen and valued (and maybe a bit spooked and silly) than when you came in, then this night was everything it was supposed to be.

RYAN GERBERDING

Ryan Gerberding (He/Him) is an actor, director, and writer from Rocklin, CA. He studied at University of California, Davis, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Dance. Ryan is a founding company member at Placer Repertory Theatre, where he served as Digital Media Director, and Red Axe Productions, an independent filmmaking collective, where he wrote and directed several short films. www.ryangerberding.com

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MP9 Mentee Orientation
2023-02-12 15:00 - 16:00 | NY
PRIVATE EVENT

MP9 Graduation
2023-04-23 19:00 - 20:00 | NY

ColLab Presents: Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet
2023-06-03 19:30 - 21:00 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
Our next ColLab production is an exploration of a selection of songs from Dave Malloy’s Ghost Quartet, featuring professional actors, live music, and dancers participating in a dance painting practice to create visual art pieces. The performance and art pieces will be presented on June 3rd, 2023 at 7:30pm and 8:30pm, with the visual works available for auction throughout the evening. Doors open at 7:15pm for performance #1 and 8:15pm for performance #2.

This multimedia, interdisciplinary project was conceived by E Gomez, a queer trans/non-binary director in NYC. E has been an avid and vocal supporter of Dave Malloy’s works, and is passionate about honoring what has come before, while also bringing a new perspective to light.

Part of this Ghost Quartet exploration includes an invitation to join us for one or BOTH of the evening’s performances. If you choose to purchase tickets to both performances, our stellar cast will take on new roles and new staging.

Thank you for supporting ColLab: An Experimental Workshop as we challenge artists to create interdisciplinary work that expands their artistic community and expertise.

Guests are welcome to stay after the performance and socialize in the space. Drinks will be available for purchase throughout the evening. All proceeds go towards the ColLab program and supporting our artists’ incredible work.

Ticket options (scaling options):

$15: one performance (no drink ticket included) – choose 7:30pm or 8:30pm

$20: one performance (drink ticket included) – choose 7:30pm or 8:30pm

$30: for both shows (drink ticket included)

$10 drinks at the door

MEET THE COMPANY

STEVIE ALLEN (Performer)

Stevie Allen (they/she) is an NYC-based actor, writer, and creative—they wear a lot of hats, in short. Stevie is a rising senior at CAP21’s Musical Theatre BFA program and is set to graduate in May of 2024. They have performed, technically designed, and stage managed professionally in New York City, Long Island, and Sacramento. Stevie is overjoyed to work with an unbelievably talented team, and to be directed by one of her lifelong friends. Endless thank yous, E. Select Credits: “Lizzie” (NYS premiere), “GUMMIES: A New Play” (in partnership with the Shubert Organization’s Artistic Circle), “In the Heights” (Dir. Stephanie Klemons), “Ella: First Lady of Song” (Dir. Lee Summers). To their friends, and especially to her partner and her mom—all the love in the world. Enjoy the show! IG: @stevieeallen

SOPHIE BRUBAKER (Producer)

Sophie Brubaker is a spunky California-raised, NYC-based actor, producer, and event host! Around the city, you’ll find her auditioning with her acoustic guitar, producing secret events with her social storytelling company, In Confidence, developing the ColLab program at Off The Lane, and managing the social media for Uproar Theatrics. She works regularly in theatre, film, television and social media content creation. Sophie is a believer in art and theatre as a catalyst for human connection. We have an opportunity and obligation as artists and people to better understand and love each other. In her extra time, you’ll find Sophie belting Hannah Montana, drinking cappuccinos, and being a little too busy. www.sophiebrubaker.com IG: @sophiebrubaker

JULIA GAZZARA (Dancer)

Julia Gazzara (she/they) is an actor, dancer, choreographer, writer, director, designer, painter, make-up artist, amateur hair stylist, body positivity spokesperson, cat mom, and dad friend. Currently based in Brooklyn, she originally hails from New Jersey (go birds) where she studied dance her whole life. They received their BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and studied at Playwrights Horizons Theater School and Stonestreet Studios. Julia is so excited to be a part of this production of Ghost Quartet working in two of her favorite mediums! IG: @_juliagazzara_

E GOMEZ (Director)

E Gomez (they/them) is a trans/non-binary director based in Washington Heights. NY credits include: WeWhoWander’s Before the Ball Drops and… well, this! This is E’s solo directorial debut. Thank you to Sophie, Stephanie, Kristal, and the OTL crew who made this possible. Also, thanks Mom and Dad for answering my late night phone calls. This production, like all their other works, is dedicated to Sohrob Keynejad. IG: @ethethespian

SPENCER GONZALEZ (Performer)

Spencer Gonzalez is a young artist based in NYC. Since graduating from The Manhattan School of Music with a degree in Musical Theatre, Spencer has performed in several brand new plays in Off and Off-Off Broadway theaters. Some recent favorites include “Ghostlight” at The Tank, “Indian Summer” with Columbia University and “Here There Be Dragons” at The Players Theatre. Spencer is also Artistic Director for the site-specific theatrical ensemble, We Who Wander.

COOPER GRENKE (Dancer)

Cooper Grenke is a bicoastal performer specializing in dance and choreography. He attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, where he trained in modern and ballet techniques under Rachel Berman, previously of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Cooper is currently based in New York City.

TYLER JESSEY (Performer)

Tyler Jessey is an NYC based actor and is thrilled to be working with this wonderful cast and crew! His recent credits include “Romeo & Juliet” with New Relic Theater, and “The Bard’s Birthday Bash” with We Who Wander. Shoutout to his cat, Totoro, for being purrfect. He wants to thank YRL, for being the most supportive partner in the universe, and to all of you for coming out tonight!

JAZ KOFT (Percussionist)

Jaz Koft (he/him) is an NYC-based actor, musician, songwriter, and music director. He is a rising senior at CAP21/Molloy University pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre. Jaz has played in two youth orchestras in his hometown of Rochester, NY, and was the principal timpanist in the 2019 NAfME All-National Symphony Orchestra. He also played in several jazz bands throughout grade school. This is his first professional percussion performance, and he couldn’t be happier about it! Thanks to Stevie for bringing him along, and Zelia for putting up with all the drumming. IG: @jazkoft

JENNA LEVERE (Performer)

Jenna Levere is an NYC based actress who made her off-broadway debut in “Sherry’s Bop” at the Players Theater. Jenna also got to make her 54 Below Debut in “The History of Godspell” and her Greenroom 42 debut in “Together Again…Again” She has performed in a special orchestra concert of “South Pacific” at Sutton Parks (u/s Nellie) and performed in the play “Latebar” at the Chain theater. www.jennalevere.com.

GEORGE LUTON (Pianist/Music Director)

George Luton (he/they) is an award-winning and internationally regarded music director, pianist, and composer. OFF-BROADWAY: “More Than This World” (The York Theatre), “Move Meant” (Prospect Theatre Company). NYC: “Alice,” “Of Sleepless Nights” (The Tank); “Mean Girls” (Theatre On the Go!); “(Pre)Scripted” (Balance Arts Center). REGIONAL: “Mary Poppins,” “Once Upon a Mattress” (Island Theatre Workshop); “Hair,” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” “Spring Awakening” (Purple Summer Productions); “Paradise Blue” (Gloucester Stage); “Nottingham: The Legend of Robin Hood” (Moonlight Productions); “Earhart,” “Stiltskin,” “Resting On Our Laurels” (Stage 284); “The Abolitionist’s Refrain*” (Punctuate 4). WORKSHOP: “Grace and the Ghost” (54 Below); “The Trojan Women” (Columbia University); “The Spitfire Grill,” “Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical” (The Powerhouse Theatre); “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Formerly Known” (Susan Stein-Shiva Theatre); “The Cherry Orchard,” “Machinal,” “A Little Night Music,” “The Northern Skies,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film); “The Conditions of Readiness,” “Facework” (In Vivo Productions). Learn more on socials @GeorgeLuton.music and at www.GeorgeLuton.com

ANTHIME MILLER (Cellist)

Anthime Miller (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed composer, cellist and teaching artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Anthime is the composer-in-residence for The Circle Theater of New York and SMPL and a regular composer and actor with the National Theater of Luxembourg. Anthime is the Principal Cellist of the Regina Opera Company and plays with New Amsterdam Opera, Protestra, City Lyric Opera and many other orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the Eastern United States and Western Europe. www.anthimemiller.com @anthimemillermusic

STEPHANIE NIELSEN (Choreographer)

Stephanie Nielsen is a multidisciplinary performer from Benicia, California. She began her dance training at age seven, and has since trained in ballet, color guard, and modern techniques. She continued her dance training at the University of California, Davis, where she graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Dance and a minor in Communications in June 2021. Throughout her education at UC Davis, Stephanie trained as an actor and singer, and has choreographed multiple original works. She is currently based out of New York City. Stephanie joined the Stoopid Dance Company, part of the TICM Dance/Theater Company, in Fall 2020 as one of its original company members.

YASMIN RANZ-LIND (Stage Manager)

Yasmin Ranz-Lind is a NYC based actor, singer and theater maker! She is excited to be taking on a behind-the-scenes role with Ghost Quartet! Recent credits include Allerleirauh (Princess/Chambermaid) with Bookworm Theatrics, Romeo and Juliet (Assistant Director) with New Relic Theatre and Twelfth Night (Maria) at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Huge thanks to the stunning Sophie, brilliant E, Tyler always and Off the Lane for all the amazing work they do! BFA: Syracuse University. yasminranzlind.com IG: @yasminranzlind

CADEN THOMAS (Dancer)

Caden Thomas is a recent graduate from Southern Utah University (SUU) with a degree in Dance Performance. Caden performed in eleven productions at SUU, in which he choreographed for two. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Senior in Dance award (2021), Thunderbird Performer of the Year award (2021), Tour-de-Force award (2019), the Outstanding Tap Performer award (2019), and is a three-time Broadway Coat recipient. Caden was able to found and serve as Artistic Director for the Southern Utah University Dance Organization during his time at SUU. Caden is currently living in New York as a freelance performer and studied in the LimónLaunch program with the José Limón Dance Foundation.

ColLab Paint & Sip
2023-06-28 18:30 - 20:30 | MEAUX SPACE, 305 7TH AVE FL 17, NEW YORK, NY, 10001, United States
Come paint, sip and network with artists of all disciplines in NYC (hosted by the ColLab program at Off The Lane)! If you have an interdisciplinary project to submit to the ColLab program, we’ll have applications available!

Open Mic Night
2023-07-22 19:00 - 22:00 | NY
OTL open mic night! Come connect with everyone in the Mustard Lane/OTL family and show off your performing chops! Whether you want to sing, play an instrument, perform a monologue or poetry (or just watch the magic), you’re invited to come drink and hang with us! (And bring friends!)

Sign-ups are first come first serve.

Drinks avail for purchase.

Open Mic Night
2023-08-24 19:00 - 22:00 | NY
We’re back with another open mic night! Join the Off The Lane and Mustard Lane community in fun night of mingling and performances. All are welcome, so bring your friends! Sign-ups are first come, first serve.

MP10 Orientation
2023-08-27 17:00 - 19:00 | NY
*This is a private event
