A Message from Artistic Director…
September 10, 2020
Dear Green Room Friends and Family:
Like many of you, Green Room Theatre Company staff and leadership have spent the past weeks in deep discussion and reflection on the unjust murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer - abetted by three other officers - over the course of a staggering eight minutes and 46 seconds.
The call for justice for George Floyd has expanded to justice for Breonna Taylor; for Ahmaud Arbery; for countless others whose lives and human rights have been violated by deep-rooted, systemic anti-Black racism. Our nation’s outcry has voiced a plain truth: our systems are actively failing communities of color, especially the Black community. We know the impact of this structural racism is not limited to the police, nor the criminal justice system. It has been woven into the fabric of our society for 400 years, and it will take time and hard effort to reweave the nation’s fabric so that it includes and nurtures every American.
Green Room Theatre Company was formed to serve the diverse communities of the Coachella Valley - a region comprised largely of communities of color - and also for the benefit of children and youth in our desert. While we have long sought to focus intentionally on these communities, as Artistic Director I realize that we need to take further steps to support them: to redouble our efforts, to shine more light on inequities, and help point a way forward for peaceful social change. I know that many of you have already been leading this effort within your own institutions and communities. When our board meets again in September, I will advocate that we affirm loudly and clearly in our words and actions that Black Lives Matter. I invite you, our partners and community, to join us in this work.
We have made an encouraging start with our programming, most notably last summers successful production of Sister Act and our February production of Fences, which provided support and great roles for many talented Black actors, singers, dancers, directors, and other theatre artists. As Artistic Director, I plan to work harder than ever to serve our diverse audiences with more plays by the best Black, Asian, Native American, and Latinx writers - because they are some of the most truthful and entertaining plays being written today. They will complement our engagement with the theatrical brilliance of Shakespeare and other classics, as well as the best of modern musical theatre. Green Room Theatre Company has much to learn and much to grow to become the inclusive and effective artistic force that we aspire to be. I humbly ask that you support us each step of the way, and invite you to hold me accountable.
In this letter, I speak only for myself and our President, Karen Lin. However, I feel confident that our Board of Directors will join me in enriching our mission. Thank you for being part of our ongoing project and mission.
I gratefully acknowledge my sister, Lisa Catanzarite, and the UNITE-LA organization, whose Black Lives Matter statement inspired this letter. I have appropriated several key phrases from their statement because I could not have expressed my own feelings any more clearly.
Sincerely,
David Catanzarite
Founding Artistic Director
September 10, 2020
Dear Green Room Friends and Family:
Like many of you, Green Room Theatre Company staff and leadership have spent the past weeks in deep discussion and reflection on the unjust murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer - abetted by three other officers - over the course of a staggering eight minutes and 46 seconds.
The call for justice for George Floyd has expanded to justice for Breonna Taylor; for Ahmaud Arbery; for countless others whose lives and human rights have been violated by deep-rooted, systemic anti-Black racism. Our nation’s outcry has voiced a plain truth: our systems are actively failing communities of color, especially the Black community. We know the impact of this structural racism is not limited to the police, nor the criminal justice system. It has been woven into the fabric of our society for 400 years, and it will take time and hard effort to reweave the nation’s fabric so that it includes and nurtures every American.
Green Room Theatre Company was formed to serve the diverse communities of the Coachella Valley - a region comprised largely of communities of color - and also for the benefit of children and youth in our desert. While we have long sought to focus intentionally on these communities, as Artistic Director I realize that we need to take further steps to support them: to redouble our efforts, to shine more light on inequities, and help point a way forward for peaceful social change. I know that many of you have already been leading this effort within your own institutions and communities. When our board meets again in September, I will advocate that we affirm loudly and clearly in our words and actions that Black Lives Matter. I invite you, our partners and community, to join us in this work.
We have made an encouraging start with our programming, most notably last summers successful production of Sister Act and our February production of Fences, which provided support and great roles for many talented Black actors, singers, dancers, directors, and other theatre artists. As Artistic Director, I plan to work harder than ever to serve our diverse audiences with more plays by the best Black, Asian, Native American, and Latinx writers - because they are some of the most truthful and entertaining plays being written today. They will complement our engagement with the theatrical brilliance of Shakespeare and other classics, as well as the best of modern musical theatre. Green Room Theatre Company has much to learn and much to grow to become the inclusive and effective artistic force that we aspire to be. I humbly ask that you support us each step of the way, and invite you to hold me accountable.
In this letter, I speak only for myself and our President, Karen Lin. However, I feel confident that our Board of Directors will join me in enriching our mission. Thank you for being part of our ongoing project and mission.
I gratefully acknowledge my sister, Lisa Catanzarite, and the UNITE-LA organization, whose Black Lives Matter statement inspired this letter. I have appropriated several key phrases from their statement because I could not have expressed my own feelings any more clearly.
Sincerely,
David Catanzarite
Founding Artistic Director
Green Room Theatre Company (GRTC), seeks an Education Associate for its Fall and Spring 2020-2021 Online Conservatories. We are a professionally oriented, 501(C)3 nonprofit theatre company in its eleventh successful season, serving the culturally and economically diverse communities of the Coachella Valley from Palm Springs to rural Indio and Coachella. For more information, please click here!~
Desert Theatre League nominations are out!!! Green Room got nominations in ALL THREE of our performances last year - 100% success rate! We would like to thank all cast and crew for great teamwork and camaraderie. These nominations would not possible without the the participation of everyone together! For more info and names of nominees, Click Conservatory News ~
Summer Conservatory
You are cordially invited to view recordings of five live-streamed short plays on this page, OR go to the Conservatory News page to view astonishing student projects from elementary and teen classes. Original monologues and plays; short, short films; commedia dell'arte sketches; audition scenes; original makeup designs and more! -
Featured on this Homepage
- fresh from the Summer Conservatory -
are recordings of our five livecast one-acts (click on links):
Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream (by Invitation Only)
Adam Sends A Cake -
VIDEO LINK
Desperate Desmond's Dastardly Deed
(Spanish & English) VIDEO LINK
Social Media -
VIDEO LINK
Kiss Me, Death -
VIDEO LINK
Links to class performance recordings located on Conservatory News page.
You are cordially invited to view recordings of five live-streamed short plays on this page, OR go to the Conservatory News page to view astonishing student projects from elementary and teen classes. Original monologues and plays; short, short films; commedia dell'arte sketches; audition scenes; original makeup designs and more! -
Featured on this Homepage
- fresh from the Summer Conservatory -
are recordings of our five livecast one-acts (click on links):
Seussification of A Midsummer Night's Dream (by Invitation Only)
Adam Sends A Cake -
VIDEO LINK
Desperate Desmond's Dastardly Deed
(Spanish & English) VIDEO LINK
Social Media -
VIDEO LINK
Kiss Me, Death -
VIDEO LINK
Links to class performance recordings located on Conservatory News page.
2020 Summer Online Conservatory has wrapped.
Get ready for fall offerings!
Green Room Summer Conservatory finished brilliantly on July 17. We served 57 talented and highly engaged students ages 8 to 18 with 21 accelerated classes. We employed 5 college interns, 3 high school interns, 15 highly qualified professional teaching artists, and held 3 Friday Master Classes with special guest artists.
Professional instruction and student safety are paramount. We offer the most comprehensive theatre and film training program in the desert, and the only program designed and led by a core of highly qualified, credentialed teachers. Each and every class is taught by an adult professional teaching artist, and class sizes are kept small. Our most gifted teens and skilled college students serve as interns, but are never asked to teach classes by themselves.
We are one of a small handful of theatre companies nationwide who were able to turn on a dime after March 13 and generate a richly diverse, top-quality career pathway acting, film, and tech program online.
Your financial support: purchases on Amazon Smile or tax-deductible donations in any amount will enable us to offer free or affordable classes again in the fall. Your family and friends can underwrite an entire tuition-free conservatory course for only $1000... a fully tax-deductible donation!
Get ready for fall offerings!
Green Room Summer Conservatory finished brilliantly on July 17. We served 57 talented and highly engaged students ages 8 to 18 with 21 accelerated classes. We employed 5 college interns, 3 high school interns, 15 highly qualified professional teaching artists, and held 3 Friday Master Classes with special guest artists.
Professional instruction and student safety are paramount. We offer the most comprehensive theatre and film training program in the desert, and the only program designed and led by a core of highly qualified, credentialed teachers. Each and every class is taught by an adult professional teaching artist, and class sizes are kept small. Our most gifted teens and skilled college students serve as interns, but are never asked to teach classes by themselves.
We are one of a small handful of theatre companies nationwide who were able to turn on a dime after March 13 and generate a richly diverse, top-quality career pathway acting, film, and tech program online.
Your financial support: purchases on Amazon Smile or tax-deductible donations in any amount will enable us to offer free or affordable classes again in the fall. Your family and friends can underwrite an entire tuition-free conservatory course for only $1000... a fully tax-deductible donation!
Alliance of Desert Theatres
Green Room Theatre Company has joined a coalition with six other theatre companies in the desert to discuss common business goals and industry needs. Check out the exciting news below.
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Green Room Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit business. Our education program's goal for 11 seasons has been to provide access to all children and youth in Coachella Valley, regardless of their ability to pay.
In the Fall and Spring, we have an active season of free and affordable plays featuring professional actors and directors, including our burgeoning Coachella Valley Shakespeare Festival. To keep Green Room thriving, we rely mainly upon grassroots financial support.
The easiest way to help won’t cost you, your family, or friends an extra dime.
It’s simple: instead of shopping at Amazon.com, shop at AMAZONSMILE.COM.
Just log on to www.amazonsmile.com and shop as you always do. Amazon Smile will ask which nonprofit you want Amazon to donate to. Select Green Room Theatre in Palm Desert as your nonprofit. From then on, Amazon Smile will send us .5% of the cost of all your purchases! Your purchase prices remain the same as regular Amazon prices. This program costs the buyer nothing, and the prices are not inflated. Plus you get a tax write-off. That’s a crazy good deal for everyone! Every dollar adds up to much-needed cash flow that helps sustain our small nonprofit business through these days of the pandemic. Please share this opportunity with family, friends, and coworkers.
Thank you in advance for your generous support of Green Room Theatre Company.
In the Fall and Spring, we have an active season of free and affordable plays featuring professional actors and directors, including our burgeoning Coachella Valley Shakespeare Festival. To keep Green Room thriving, we rely mainly upon grassroots financial support.
The easiest way to help won’t cost you, your family, or friends an extra dime.
It’s simple: instead of shopping at Amazon.com, shop at AMAZONSMILE.COM.
Just log on to www.amazonsmile.com and shop as you always do. Amazon Smile will ask which nonprofit you want Amazon to donate to. Select Green Room Theatre in Palm Desert as your nonprofit. From then on, Amazon Smile will send us .5% of the cost of all your purchases! Your purchase prices remain the same as regular Amazon prices. This program costs the buyer nothing, and the prices are not inflated. Plus you get a tax write-off. That’s a crazy good deal for everyone! Every dollar adds up to much-needed cash flow that helps sustain our small nonprofit business through these days of the pandemic. Please share this opportunity with family, friends, and coworkers.
Thank you in advance for your generous support of Green Room Theatre Company.
