“There is so much trauma and there is so much…to heal. But at the same time, there is so much to celebrate in every state in our life.”
“Though their companies are separate entities with distinct identities, all four note the importance of collaboration and support within Akron’s robust alternative theater scene.”
“One of the common things about the four of them is a real need and desire to make theater and to really explore the possibilities of theater. None of them are content with the status quo of conventional theater," Slowiak, 65, said of the incoming leaders.”
“They knew they didn’t want to be in the more traditional commercial theatre production space, which mandates a company maintain a regular and regimented schedule of practice and performances; they wanted something better suited to their process and craft.”
“Jaxx Cheline never acted before joining QuTheatr Ensemble in Akron, but an appreciation for art and interest in making money was enough to propel the 14-year-old to give it a try.”
“In these interviews, people seeking asylum in the U.S. seek to demonstrate to U.S. law enforcement that they have a credible fear of danger if they return to their home countries.”
“To reclaim that narrative, Jones developed and taught a free playwriting course called Reimagining the Village. Residents crafted plays inspired by public spaces in Cascade Village.”
— Akron Life, Reimagining the Village on the Chameleon Village Theatre Collective
Don Quijote (2018)
Special Mention from Cleveland Critics’ Circle 2018: New World Performance Lab for a galvanizing and inventive production of a bilingual adaptation of Don Quijote by Argentine playwright Patricia Suarez.
http://clevelandtheaterreviews.blogspot.com/2018/12/cleveland-critics-circle-2018-theater.html
Cleveland Scene awards: https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/huzzah-cleveland-scene-theater-awards-2018/Content?oid=27631247
Cleveland Scene review: https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/09/18/dont-miss-new-world-performance-labs-amusing-and-engrossing-production-of-don-quijote-in-akron
Rave and Pan: http://raveandpan.blogspot.com/2018/09/don-quijote-new-world-performance-lab.html
West Side Leader review of DQ: http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=38690
Devil’s Milk Trilogy (2015-2017)
Devil’s Milk ABJ reviews: http://clevelandtheaterreviews.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20World%20Performance%20Lab
–review of Goosetown: The Devil’s Milk, Part 2 by Yoly Glez M Heisler — Akron’s ghosts come to light in ‘Devil’s Milk’ open rehearsal (8.17.15)
-review of Death of a Man: The Devil’s Milk, Part 1 by David Ritchey, West Side Leader — NWPL’s ‘Death of a Man’ examines story of rubber (5.21.15)
-review of Death of a Man: The Devil’s Milk, Part 1 by Kerry Clawson, Beacon Journal — ‘Death of a Man’ chronicles atrocities of rubber’s dark past (5.20.15)
-review of Death of a Man: The Devil’s Milk, Part 1 by rdurbin, Knight Blog — Open rehearsal for New World Performance Laboratory’s “The Devil’s Milk Trilogy” generated good audience feedback (4.2.15)
review of ORLANDO by Kerry Clawson, Beacon Journal — Theater review: Gender-bending, thought-provoking ‘Orlando’ at NWPL (8.17.14)
review of A Couple of Poor, Polish-Speaking Romanians(6.13.12)