Actors from the American Theater Company production of "The Project(s)" perform the newest iteration of the work. (From L to R: AnJi White, Linda Bright Clay, Joslyn Jones, Kristin Ellis, and Maurice Demus.); Actress Joslyn Jones, who plays character Miss Beatrice Harris in the production, with the real Miss Harris. Photos courtesy of the National Public Housing Museum
The National Public Housing Museum is excited to deepen our relationship with the American Theater Company to co-create a curriculum around the hit play The Project(s) which brought the voices of public housing residents to the stage to rave reviews in 2015.
The curriculum and a condensed touring version of the play will be coming to Chicago Public Schools beginning this spring through American Mosaic, a program pairing teaching artists with ninth-grade English teachers to deliver an intensive six-week arts residency in Chicago Public Schools. In addition, the ATC’s Youth Ensemble will perform The Project(s) this summer.
NPHM will contribute to the curriculum in order to give teachers the resources they need to lead conversations about the fundamental role that housing plays in building thriving communities.
The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times recently covered the collaboration. Click here to see the original coverage of The Project(s) by the Chicago Tribune.
At a press conference on Wednesday, we got a sneak peek at the touring version, timed to fit inside of a class period, and actor Joslyn Jones, who plays Miss Beatrice Harris in the production, got to meet her character’s namesake.
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