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COVID-19 Response
Dear Friends of Epic, What is Epic Theatre Ensemble doing, in this state of quarantine, to continue to reach the young people we’re committed to serving and empower their joy, curiosity, collaboration, creativity, and courage? You, as a friend of Epic, are a trusted ally in our mission to level […]
Remix
Remember Me: Hamlet Remix Something’s rotten in The Elsinore Projects… Hamlet returns from college for his father’s funeral only to find the world turned upside down. His uncle proposes to his mother. His girlfriend Ophelia is forced to break up with him. And his father’s ghost appears to him – […]
Epic Duets
“Epic Duets” is a one-night-only evening to celebrate and support Epic’s education programs. It’s a unique opportunity to experience first-hand Epic’s impact in empowering youth voice through theatrical creation and songwriting, be inspired by our students college success stories, and be thrilled by performances of some of the most beloved […]
New Play Festival
Susan Kelechi Watson presents The EPIC NEXT New Play Festival 2019 Featuring 2 epic new plays written by current Epic Next students mentored by professional playwrights directed and acted by Epic alums ENCORE PERFORMANCE ADDED! SOLD OUT! Monday, June 24th at 7:00pm Theatre Row, Theatre Five 410 West 42nd Street, […]
Epic YTF 2019
March 4 – March 23 at Theatre Row Epic Theatre Ensemble is proud to announce the 2019 edition of its three-week Youth Theatre Festival: Epic YTF. Epic YTF is a celebration of a diverse and inclusive community, fighting for social justice and equality. The festival showcases original performances by students […]
Alumni Spotlight: Taysha Canales
Meet Taysha Canales After graduating from Arcadia University, Taysha made the decision to stay in Philadelphia to start her career as an actor and teaching artist. In 2018, Taysha was awarded the 2018 F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. How and when did you first meet Epic? I met Epic in […]
Johnathan Jacobs
Johnathan Jacobs, Director, Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, John Jay College/CUNY Jonathan Jacobs joined the faculty in February 2011 as Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics. Prior to coming to John Jay he taught for over twenty years at Colgate University. He is the […]
Gabriel Cwilich
Sunday, October 21, 3PM Gabriel Cwilich Professor Gabriel Cwilich is a condensed-matter-theory / statistical physicist, in the Physics Department of Yeshiva University. He works on the physics of disordered media, including at the nanoscale, and has a strong interest in the physics of complexity and computer simulations. He has also explored the connections […]
Shira Mitchell
Saturday, October 20, 8PM Shira Mitchell Shira Mitchell is a statistician and slow thinker. After her Ph.D. at Harvard and postdoc at Columbia, she spent two years at Mathematica Policy Research working on small area estimation and causal inference for federal agencies (mostly Medicare and Medicaid). Now she is at […]
Julian E. Zelizer
Friday, October 19, 8pm Julian E. Zelizer Julian E. Zelizer has been one of the pioneers in the revival of American political history. He is the author of Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress, and the State, 1945-1975 (1998), On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences, […]