Of a Certain Age: Portraits

The verbatim documentary theatre play Of a Certain Age was created from transcriptions, audio recordings, and field notes collected by a team of ten artist-researchers trained in a specific interviewing protocol in order to answer the following research questions:

• What are the experiences of becoming an older performing artist or arts professional (over the age of 65)?
• How can gaining a clearer understanding of these experiences of older performing artists help to combat ageism within the population at large?

Portraits

Of a Certain Age was performed at the Provincetown Playhouse, February 23-March 4, 2018. The project was a production of NYU Steinhardt’s Program in Educational Theatre, in collaboration with the Verbatim Performance Lab and The Actors Fund, a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency, and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Fund serves everyone in film, theatre, television, music, opera, radio and dance with programs including social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services.

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Cast

Rai Arsa Artha
Josh Batty
Megan Conway
Sherill-Marie Henriquez
Suzy Jane Hunt
Keith Morris
Amalia Ritter Adiv
Hayley Sherwood

Production Team

Co-Creator/Director: Joe Salvatore