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Full Radius Dance

Queens Theatre is proud to present Full Radius Dance as part of its
Forward festival of the Arts, is a national festival of theatre, dance, music,
storytelling, multi-media, circus, and experimental work that centers the
aesthetics, ideas, art, and human narratives of incredible and diverse
artists who are Deaf/Disabled. This is a long time coming – the Deaf/Dis-
abled represent 25% of our population but are significantly underrepre-
sented in every aspect of the performing arts. This disparity and lack of
opportunity became abundantly clear to Queens Theatre in 2016, when
Queens Theatre made an intentional effort to work with more disabled
artists and to learn from other cultural institutions who were offering
more accessibility services. Through this experience, Queens Theatre
came to more fully understand the staggering gap in representation
onstage and access at performance venues and committed to engage
artists and audiences with disabilities in all aspects of its work.

Queens Theatre formed an Advisory Board comprised of an integrated
group of disabled and non-disabled individuals with backgrounds in the-
ater, activism, academia, and arts administration and launched its The-
atre For All (TFA) Initiative with a goal to increase the visibility and par-
ticipation of disabled individuals in performing arts: as artists, students,
cultural workers, and audience members, and hired Gregg Mozgala as
Queens Theatre’s first Director of Inclusion.

Through TFA, Queens Theatre has increased accessibility services at
performances, piloted new in school education programs for children/
teens, trained all staff in disability inclusion, launched an annual profes-

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sional training program for Disabled/Deaf actors, produced readings
of short plays by disabled writers and/or featuring disabled characters
at Queens Theatre, and at Lincoln Center, served as a partner for Lin-
coln Center’s Big Umbrella Festival, co-produced and presented EMILY
DRIVERS GREAT RACE THROUGH TIME & SPACE, an original play by
Gregg Mozgala and A.A. Brenner with Museum Arts and Culture Access
Consortium (MAC), provide school theatre education programs inclusive
of children with disabilities in Queens public schools, and held a National
Disability in Theater Convening to discuss issues at the nexus of Disabili-
ty and Theatre which was attended by over 130 representatives of cul-
tural organizations throughout the U.S. and more.
The Festival has been a natural outgrowth of TFA and with our work
experiences and collaborations with Deaf/Disabled people and organi-
zations from across the country.
The Festival will run from May 13th - 22nd and features performanc-
es and presentations by Omnium Circus, Phamaly Theatre Company
(Denver, CO), Full Radius Dance (Atlanta, GA), composer Molly Joyce,
and new works by playwrights from across the country involved in The
Apothetae/Lark National Playwriting Fellowship (recently rehomed at
Queens Theatre). Festival events will include Audio Description, Open
Captioning, ASL interpretation and other accessibility services. The
Forward Festival of the Arts will also include a conversation on Disability
Artistry at Lincoln Center with artists from the festival.
All information at www.queenstheatre.org

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Forward Festival of the Arts

Circus
Saturday, May 14th
Omnium, A New Circus - I’m Possible (World Premiere), 2pm
Dance
Sunday, May 15th Full Radius Dance, 3pm
Theatre
Saturday, May 21st
Phamaly Theatre Company’s The Spitfire Grill, 8pm
Sunday, May 22nd
Phamaly Theatre Company’s The Spitfire Grill, 3pm
Music
Sunday, May 15th Molly Joyce, 5pm
Readings of New Plays
Friday, May 13th
We Will Never Reach The Shore by Tim J. Lord, 8pm
Saturday, May 14th
The Things We Carry by Oya Mae Duchess Davis, 5pm
Sunday, May 15th 3 Bodies by Jerron Herman, 7pm
Saturday, May 21st Say It Ain’t So by Nikki Brake-Silla, 5pm
Friday, May 20th Blanche and Stella by A.A. Brenner, 8pm
Sunday, May 22nd
The Life And Times Of Stephen Hawking by Magda Romanska, 5pm

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Queens Theatre Thanks Its Major Funders

Support for Queens Theatre’s Forward Festival for the Arts includes
funding from: APAP ArtsForward for Phamaly Theatre Company’s per-
formances of The Spitfire Grill, The Apothetae/Lark National Playwriting
Fellowship, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and Jeffrey Steinman for
the The Apothetae/New American Voices Reading Series and the Mertz
Gilmore Foundation, in part, for Full Radius’ performance.

Additional funding for the Forward Festival for the Arts is through the
generous support of the National Endowment of the Arts, the NYC De-
partment of Cultural Affairs, and by the New York State Council on the
Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York
State Legislature.

Queens Theatre’s year-round programming and operations are made
possible through the generous support of Con Edison, Howard Gilman
Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the New
York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Gov-
ernor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the Shuttered Venue
Operators Grant Program.

These contributors provide Queens Theatre with a consistent founda-
tion that allows us to bring artistically and culturally significant programs
and performances to the Queens community.

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Additional programmatic support provided by:
Crystal Window and Door Systems
Farrell Fritz
Frances A. Resheske
Gary and Marcie Kesner
Jerome Robbins Foundation
Kaufman Astoria Studios
Kupferberg Foundation
Mark and Dina Misk
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
New York Community Bank
Richmond County Savings Bank
Shubert Foundation
Silvercup Studios
The Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs CASA Program
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Su CASA Program

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Queens Theatre Presents
Undercurrents
Full Radius Dance in Concert

May 15, 2022

I. Alice, Peter, and Dorothy: excerpts from a work-in-progress
Choreography by Douglas Scott

Music: Yosi Horikawa, Lambert & Dekker, Kutiman, Fredrico Albanese,
and Ruth B.

Julianna Feracota, Courtney Michelle McClendon, Ashlee Jo Ram-
sey-Borunov, Sonya Rio-Glick, Matthew Smith, and Peter L. Trojic

Chapter I: The Maps of Fantasy
Chapter II: The Mermaids’ Lagoon
Chapter III: Curious Creatures
Chapter IV: The Witches of Oz
–brief pause–
Chapter V: Lost Boys

The choreographer gratefully thanks the dancers for their contribu-
tions in the creation of Alice, Peter, and Dorothy.

–Intermission–

II. Undercurrents (2022)

Choreography by Douglas Scott
Music: Andrew Choe

Julianna Feracota, Courtney Michelle McClendon, Ashlee Jo Ram-
sey-Borunov, Sonya Rio-Glick, Matthew Smith, and Peter L. Trojic

The choreographer gratefully thanks the dancers for their contribu-
tions in the creation of Undercurrents.

Douglas Scott, Artistic/Executive Director
Gregory Catellier, Lighting Designer and Production Manager

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Program notes

Alice, Peter, and Dorothy: Excerpts from a work-in-progress

This dance examines the fantasy novels Alice in Wonderland, Peter and
Wendy, and The Wizard of Oz through a disability-centric lens – how
does disability inform the authors’ work? What rhetoric is found in the
novels that minimalizes and/or normalizes the visual or invisible mark
of disability? The full-length Alice, Peter, and Dorothy will premiere in
2023. Funding for this work is provided by the National Endowment for
the Arts.

Undercurrents (2022)

Dancers flow on and off the stage in currents of movement, pulling the
dance in unexpected directions. Partnerships are created and washed
away, subtle shifts create dramatic effects, and hidden feelings and im-
pulses run below the surface.

Full Radius Dance Board of Directors

Isa Crescini
Erin Devine Martin
Ward Gass
Marcelo Roman
Rife Hughey
Douglas Scott
Jenna Rose Hunter
Terri Thrower
Carolyn Stine McLaughlin
Kathy Rae Wheeler
Jan Zheng

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Full Radius Dance is supported through public and private donors includ-
ing the Doris Duke Foundation Charitable Fund, the National Endowment
for the Arts, City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, the Ful-
ton County Commission under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts
Council, and Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the
Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives
support from its partner agency – the National Endowment for the Arts.

For bios of the artists, please visit
fullradiusdance.org/members
 

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Queens Theatre Thanks Its Major Funders

These contributors provide Queens Theatre with a consistent founda-
tion that allows us to bring artistically and culturally significant programs
and performances to the Queens community.

Queens Theatre’s year-round programming and operations are made
possible through the generous support of Con Edison, Howard Gilman
Foundation, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the New
York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Gov-
ernor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the Shuttered Venue
Operators Grant Program.

Additional programmatic support provided by:

APAP ArtsForward
Apothetae/Lark Fellowship Program
Crystal Window and Door Systems
Farrell Fritz
Frances A. Resheske
Gary and Marcie Kesner
Jerome Robbins Foundation
Kaufman Astoria Studios
Kupferberg Foundation
Mark and Dina Misk
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
New York Community Bank
Pierre & Tana Matisse Foundation
Richmond County Savings Bank
Shubert Foundation
Silvercup Studios
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs CASA Program
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Su CASA Program

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Special thanks to Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Council Member
Joann Ariola, Council Member Selvena Brooks-Power, Council Member
Tiffany Cabán, Council Member Robert Holden, Council Member Fran-
cisco Moya.
Queens Theatre deeply appreciates their generous support.

About Queens Theatre

Queens Theatre (QT) is a performing arts center located in Flushing
Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY. Its mission is to provide high-qual-
ity performances and programs that are accessible to the residents
of Queens, the most diverse county in the nation. The Theatre’s work
reflects and celebrates its community. QT presents dance companies,
produces, presents, and develops new works of theatre, family program-
ming, community engagement events and initiatives, and offers a
range of education programs onsite, in schools and in senior centers.
In 2016, QT launched, and has since expanded, Theatre For All (TFA), a
ground-breaking initiative to advance the inclusion of disabled people in
the performing arts.
Since COVID-19, QT has produced a range of digital programming –
readings of new plays, wellness checks with performances for seniors,
original dance showcases, a Storytellers series, an online round of its
TFA training program for Deaf/Disabled actors, and more, as well as
outdoor performances in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and at Coro-
na Plaza. During the 2021-2022 Season, Queens Theatre reopened its
doors to the public, and resumed presenting and producing a range of
performances.

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Queens Theatre Staff

Taryn Sacramone, Executive Director

Programming

Dominic D’Andrea, Director of Community Engagement
Richard Hinojosa, Education Director
Rob Urbinati, Director of New Play Development

Operations

Jay Rogers, Director of Operations
Connie Baker, Rentals & Events Manager
Charles Bennett & Jorge Toro, Building Attendants

Development

Bernadette Ott, Development Manager

Finance

Angelica Rodriguez, Finance Manager
James Cooke, Senior Financial Advisor

Front of House

Willy Mosquera, House Manager
Gabriel Rodriguez, Box Office Supervisor
Vasilios Leon, Box Office Assistant
Jordi Toro, Box Office Assistant
Robert Lavin, Shuttle Service

Production

Victor Catano, Production Manager
Steve Wolf, Assistant Production Manager/Lighting Supervisor

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Queens Theatre Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Gary Kesner, President
The MBS Group

Tracy Capune, Vice President
Kaufman Astoria Studios

Bruce D. Levine, Treasurer
Real Estate and Finance Consultant

Mark Misk, Secretary
Nash Builders, Inc.

Alfonso Quiroz,
Con Edison

Frances A. Resheske, President Emeritus
Con Edison

Members

Georgiana Benatti
New York Community Bank

Steve Chen
Crystal Window and Door Systems, Ltd.

Salvatore DiMartino
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

Susan B. Lipsky
Kepco, Inc.

Irene Zoupaniotis
Farrell Fritz

Cameron R. Hernandez
Mount Sinai Queens

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Ex- Officio Members
The Honorable Eric Adams
Mayor of the City of New York
The Honorable Donovan Richards
Queens Borough President
Laurie Cumbo, Commissioner
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
Michael Dockett, Borough Commissioner of Queens Parks
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

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