By Eva Laporte One of the joys of producing Karen Zacarías’ Native Gardens is that the set is often an event in itself: two neighboring homes, lush gardens, fencing, flowers, grass, and the visible labor of transformation unfolding before the audience. It’s a world that usually asks for scale. For our PLAY DATE reading, I … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Karen Arredondo and the Art of the Native Gardens Micro-Set
Vision Boarding our New Chapter in San Antonio Theatre
Why we’re choosing imagination over resolutions this #NationalVisionBoardDay January usually invites resolutions. Be better. Do more. Fix yourself. Which usually suggests that we’re not enough already. Instead, this new year, we’re inviting our creative circle to “vision board” for their new creative year ahead. On National Vision Board Day, people around the country are cutting … Continue reading Vision Boarding our New Chapter in San Antonio Theatre
Let’s Play! Relaunching Surround Project
Surround Project is a San Antonio–based theatre company creating connective experiences around contemporary American plays—stories that speak directly to the world we’re living in right now. We believe theatre can be more than watching a story unfold in the dark. It can be something we experience together. Something that sparks conversation, builds connection, and leaves … Continue reading Let’s Play! Relaunching Surround Project
Announcing our next production!
The Surround Project, a theatre collective in San Antonio, launched in 2017 with the inaugural production of Bill Cain's critically acclaimed play, 9 Circles. Although a stack of wonderful plays was piled high in our home, we took our time to find the right story to tell next. The story and the production process have to … Continue reading Announcing our next production!
Resources – Accessibility in the Arts Seminar: ASL Services
San Antonio, Texas - On January 29, 2018, The Surround Project partnered with the Barshop JCC and their Special Needs & Inclusion Department to host a free seminar for cultural arts administrators in San Antonio. The first of a series in cultural accessibility, this seminar focused on utilizing ASL Interpretation at events. Both professionals and … Continue reading Resources – Accessibility in the Arts Seminar: ASL Services