TheatreRats is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit
arts service organization. Conceived in 2003 by actors Paul and Anna
VanEtten, TheatreRats has sought to:
- Provide opportunities for artistic creativity
for all members of the theatrical community
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- Create and maintain a sense of community
and support for its associates and partners
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TheatreRats has engaged in a variety of projects since its conception,
including:
- Rats’ Nest Reading Group/Monthly Meetings.
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- Fall, 2003 – TheatreRats' debut production,
Spike Heels, by Theresa Rebeck.
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- January, 2004 – An Improvisational
Comedy Workshop.
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- September 23rd, 2004 – TheatreRats
Launches its first and current website
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- October 15 - 23, 2004 –TheatreRats
produces the world premier of Agripinna by Giovanni Affinito.
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- June 2005 – TheatreRats produces The
First Annual Chester Horn Short Play Festival
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- March 2-11, 2006 – TheatreRats revitalizes
Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's 1622 classic,The Changeling.
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- September 14, 2006 – TheatreRats is
approved for Incorporation.
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- September 21-24, 2006 – TheatreRats
renews its dedication to new works producing The Second Annual
Chester Horn Short Play Festival.
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- December 26, 2007 – TheatreRats is
officially incorporated.
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- April 26 - May 5, 2007 – TheatreRats
produces Wendy MacLeod's The House of Yes.
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- September 27 - 30, 2007 – The
Third Annual Chester Horn Short Play Festival.
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- December 31, 2007 – TreatreRats produces
3 short plays leading up to a rousing New Year's Eve in
Curtain: 2008
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In January of 2004, Paul and Anna moved to Los Angeles
and generously awarded creative control of TheatreRats to the current
company. With this change have come renewed energy and broader goals,
which include an increased number of productions each season. TheatreRats excitedly looks forward to building a
long and memorable history in New York for its company members and for
the entire theater community. |
