Hiawatha Project

Hiawatha Project is a professional theatre company located in Pittsburgh. Established in 2010 by Anya Martin and Michelle Carello,[1] the company's mission is to "create original performances exploring specific social questions through myth, free association, and movement."[2] Hiawatha Project's premiere production of Camino, an original play by Martin, was researched, developed, and had a workshop presentation in 2008 and 2009, had a public reading in August 2010, and received a full production in September 2011 at Dance Alloy Theater.[3][4][5][6] Inspired by the true experiences of Milton Mejia and Stephany McMullen,[7][8][9] the production is the first in a series of planned productions that connect the experience of living in Pittsburgh to larger social questions.[10] A production exploring the contemporary role of parenthood titled Helicopter Parents Anonymous is planned for 2013.[11]

See also

Theatre in Pittsburgh

References
  1. "Press Info". Hiawatha Project. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. "About". Hiawatha Project. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. "Production Timeline". Hiawatha Project. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. "Pop Filter". Popcitymedia.com. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. "Camino – It's like sticking an Anderson Cooper segment in the middle of "Watership Down." – Stage – Theater Reviews & Features – Pittsburgh City Paper". Pittsburghcitypaper.ws. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  6. "Impassioned 'Camino' tells painful immigration stories". Post-gazette.com. September 23, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  7. "El Camino – Main Feature – Pittsburgh City Paper". Pittsburghcitypaper.ws. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  8. "Immigrant's story of hardship, love, deportation". Webcache.googleusercontent.com. August 23, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2011.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. "The travails of a Honduran immigrant in Pittsburgh inspires the play 'Camino'". Post-gazette.com. September 11, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  10. "About". Hiawatha Project. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  11. "Shows". Hiawatha Project. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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