Internship: July 1-August 1, 2013; 10am-4pm.

To schedule an audition/interview, contact Julia Rosenblatt (860) 548-9144 x 11 or email julia.rosenblatt@hartbeatensemble.org.

Experience not necessary, desire to learn is a must.

Frequently Asked Questions

Must be 16-21 years old.

Friday, April 26, 2013
7:30pm Performance
Followed by an After Party

Carriage House Theater, 360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford

$50 Per Guest
Drink and Lite Fare provided by Black Eyed Sally’s

RSVP to hartbeatensemble.org/rt or call (860) 548-9144.

Proceeds go to support the creative work of HartBeat Ensemble.

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Create jazz-inspired art, tour the Contemporary Memories exhibition, listen to music by Artists Collective musicians, and experience the influence of the Harlem Renaissance in Hartford by watching a performance by Hartbeat Ensemble. The Café will be open for dinner. Film: The Cotton Club.

In collaboration with the Amistad Center for Art and Culture and Artists Collective.

$5; free for members and students with ID.
Wear green and get in free!

Film: The Cotton Club

GENDER BENDERS is a new one-act play that tells the story of the struggle of two sisters wrestling with their parents’ expectations of their womanhood, while the men in their lives wrestle with what it means to be a man.

April 24-May 18, 2013
Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30pm

A new play inspired by the book, The Berlin Turnpike: A True Story of Human Trafficking in America, written by Raymond Bechard.

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As a complement to presenting its own theater and educational work, HartBeat will also establish a presenting season that will include two new reading series: First Reads and Truth & Power: A to Z as well as the presentation of local and national theater artists. Details of the ensemble’s first season at The Carriage House Theater are close to being completed and will be announced by the end of the month. In addition, The Carriage House Theater will be available to other local groups for performance and rehearsal at a subsidized rate.

The Carriage House Theater is a project of Immanuel Congregational Church, UCC. “We realize the importance of supporting the arts in our community. HartBeat’s work is aesthetically dynamic as well as socially important and we are thrilled they will be in residence at The Carriage House Theater,” says Bob McNair, Co-Chair of the Properties Committee at the church.

Friends of HartBeat will have a chance to visit the new space at a Welcome Reception on March 5 from 5:30 – 6:30pm. Please call Jen Yanko at 860-548-9144, x115 for more information. HartBeat currently operates out of Theater Work’s City Arts on Pearl building in downtown Hartford, and presents their work at various venues throughout the Greater Hartford area. Moving to The Carriage House Theater is the beginning of HartBeat’s quest to find a permanent home in Hartford Recently the company received support from the Department of Economic Community Development, Office of the Arts and the Travelers Foundation to support the exploration of developing a selfsustaining, performing arts facility in Hartford. Over the course of the next two years, HartBeat will conduct feasibility studies to address three major capacities: Financial Analysis and Modeling, Arts Market Analysis and Community Needs, and Site Analysis.

Founded in 2001 by Steven Ginsburg, Julia B. Rosenblatt and Gregory Tate (1952-2012), HartBeat Ensemble is a Connecticut-based performance company that creates theater drawn from contemporary life. The company uses their own unique play-creation process, which focuses on firsthand accounts and interviews to extend the boundaries of theater. Through Mainstage Productions and Education Programs, HartBeat develops innovative theater works that are accessible beyond the barriers of class, race, geography and gender.

HartBeat Ensemble’s Youth Play Institute (YPI) is a 5-week professional paid internship in acting, playwriting, theater design or stage management for young adults between the ages of 16 and 21 years old. In this YPI session, a group of 12 young people will create and perform their own one-act play.

How Does The Process Work?

The group will be given a broad topic and will then conduct research and interviews on the issue. Based their findings, the group works together to write their play with guidance from HartBeat Teaching Artists. Once the show is written and revised (multiple times), the casting is done and rehearsals begin.  The program culminates with three public shows of the group’s work.  Each performance is followed by a talk-back with the audience.

When And How Often Does YPI Meet?

• There is a mandatory YPI orientation on Saturday, June 29th (times to be decided)

• The session then begins on Monday July 1st and meets Monday through Thursday from 10am to 4pm for 5 weeks.

• Designers’ hours will vary.

• The Stage Manager is expected to work for an additional half hour before each rehearsal.

• The shows are on August 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Where Does YPI Meet?

At HartBeat’s new home, the Carriage House Theater at 360 Farmington Avenue in Hartford.

Would I have To Be At Every Workshop/Rehearsal?

YES!

How Much Would I Get Paid?

Each intern is given a stipend of $200 per week for 5 weeks.

(Stage Manager is paid for extra time)

Do I Have To Be A Student Enrolled In a School?

No. Anyone between the ages of 16 and 21 is eligible to try out for YPI.

What kind of training would I receive?

Although all interns have a part in creating the final show, each intern enters the program as either an actor, set designer, sound designer, costume designer, lighting designer, prop designer or stage manager. HartBeat Teaching Artists will train each intern for their specific position.