(North
Bergen, NJ—December 11, 2014) Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) and High Tech Musical
Theatre joined forces to provide Musical Theatre majors with a chance to
partake in script analysis, see the Broadway play The Lost Lake, and visit with Director Victor Maog, actors Frank
Hartz (from HBO’s The Leftovers), and
Jonathan David (from Showtime’s Shameless),
announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
In
a series of visits, majors read an advance copy of The Lost Lake, starring Traci Thoms and John Hawkes. The team responsible for the Pulitzer
Prize-winning Proof and The Columnist returned
to MTC with The Lost Lake, a
riveting and spirited world premiere play written by Tony Award-winner David
Auburn and directed by Tony winner Daniel Sullivan. An engrossing, revealing portrait of two strangers
bound by circumstance, The Lost Lake
dramatizes the struggle for human connection in an imperfect world.
The Musical Theatre majors worked on improvisational theatre and original script work based on the
play. They also composed original material,
performing it in class with professional actors. Already in deep preparation for their
upcoming Magic of Disney production in
January and spring production of A Chorus
Line, the majors visited MTC’s production of Country Home with Blythe Danner and look forward to the
upcoming Constellations with Jake
Gyllenhaal. They will be working closely
with the play Airline Highway this
spring, helmed by Tony winning director Joe Mantello (of Wicked and The Normal Heart).
“I feel
that it’s imperative that students are exposed to artists working in the
professional theatre world,” says Alex Perez, director of High Tech Musical
Theatre. “We are excited to create new
alliances with such an incredible theatre company like Manhattan Theatre
Club.”
Founded
in 1970 and committed to the creation of new plays and musicals through an
intensive Artistic Development Program, MTC presents original works on its
stages. MTC’s Education Program promotes
active participation in the arts through in-class instruction, student and
family matinees, teacher training, internships, and online distance learning. MTC
includes a subscriber base of 20,000 at present and showcases its productions at
the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
