Citi Performing Arts Center Presents FREE School Vacation Theatre Workshops

Citi Performing Arts Center will host 25 City Spotlights Theatre Workshops during April school vacation week, adding 9 sites based on the success of last year’s vacation programs. Youth and adults, ages 9 and up, will enjoy an hour of performing arts and fun including theatre games and improvisations focusing on their personal stories and the stories of their neighborhood. The workshops will be led by City Spotlights high school interns. The free events will be held at the Boston Public Library branches and Boston Centers for Youth and Families Community Centers listed below. To register, call the branch library or community center directly, or for more information, call (617) 532-1256.  

 ·         TUESDAY, APRIL 20

o    11 am Paris Street Community Center

112 Paris Street, East Boston, MA, (617) 635-5125

o    11 am Jackson-Mann Community Center

500 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA (617) 635-5153

o    1 pm Dudley Branch Library

65 Warren St., Roxbury, MA, (617) 442-6186

o    2pm Mattapan Branch Library

1350 Blue Hill Ave., Mattapan, MA, (617) 298-9218 ext. 1508

o    3pm Grove Hall Branch Library

41 Geneva Ave., Dorchester, MA (617) 427-3337

o    3pm Tobin Community Center

1481 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA (617) 635-5216

o    4pm Leahy-Holloran Community Center

1 Worrell Street, Dorchester, MA, (617) 635-5150

 ·         WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

o    1pm Archdale Community Center

125 Brookway Road, Roslindale, MA, (617) 635-5256

o    1pm Kent Community Center

50 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, MA, (617) 635-5169 or (617) 635-5177

o    1pm Perkins Community Center

155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA, (617) 635-5146

o    1pm Shelburne Community Center

2730 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA, (617) 635-5213

o    2pm Cloud Foundation

647 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, (617) 262-2949

o    2pm Roslindale Community Center

6 Cummings Highway, Roslindale, MA, (617) 635-5185

o    3pm West Roxbury Community Center

1205 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA (617) 635-5066

 ·         THURSDAY, APRIL 22

o    11am Connolly Branch Library

433 Center Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, (617) 522-1960

o    11am Mildred Avenue Community Center

1-5 Mildred Avenue, Mattapan, MA, (617) 635-1328

o    1pm Agassiz Community Center

20 Child Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, (617) 635-5191

o    1pm Honan-Allston Branch Library

200 N. Harvard Street, Allston, MA, (617) 787-6313

o    2pm Curtis Hall Community Center

20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, (617) 635-5244

 ·         FRIDAY, APRIL 23

o    11am Field’s Corner Branch Library

1520 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA, (617) 436-2155

o    11am Ohrenberger Community Center

175 West Roxbury Parkway, West Roxbury, MA, (617) 635-5183

o    2pm Egleston Square Branch Library

2044 Columbus Ave., Roxbury, MA, (617) 445-4340

o    2pm Hyde Park Community Center

1179 River Street, Hyde Park, MA, (617) 635-5178

o    3pm Cleveland Community Center

11 Charles Street, Dorchester, MA, (617) 635-5141

o    4pm Nazzaro Community Center

30 N. Bennet Street, Boston, MA, (617) 635-5166

City Spotlights is an education and cultural program for youth exploring and celebrating four Boston neighborhoods through the performing arts (Beacon Hill and Back Bay, Fenway, the North End and Mission Hill/Roxbury). The program consists of high school internships, community performance workshops, intergenerational neighborhood ensembles, and culminates in a community event featuring local artists at the Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre on May 15, 2010.  Past performances highlighted themes important to our City’s teens: heroes, cultural identity, violence and education.  Participants also talked about their dreams, aspirations, and hopes for the future.  The identities of Boston neighborhoods are portrayed through original dance, spoken word, theatre, song and multimedia, creating a story honoring the uniqueness and richness of Boston.

How to get tickets for City Spotlights: Thanks to the support of the Atlantic Charter Insurance Company, Citi Performing Arts Center is able to offer complimentary tickets. Call 617-532-1265 to reserve tickets.