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BOOST Banters: July 2022
2022-07-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 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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