Our Time's 8th Annual Benefit Gala
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Honoring Musical Icon Carly Simon
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At the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and the Rosenthal Pavilion at NYU
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, NYC
7pm performance, followed by dinner
About the event:
Every year, Our Time hosts a Benefit Gala that honors a famous person who stutters. This year, Our Time is fortunate enough to honor musical icon Carly Simon. Our Time's benefit gala consists of a performance by celebrities from the film, theater, television, and music industries alongside Our Time company members. The performance is followed by an elegant dinner overlooking New York City where celebrities and guests alike dine in style while bidding on exciting and unique auction items.
This year's participating artists include: Lauren Amrbose, Talia Balsam, Michael Cerveris, Ned Eisenberg, John Forté, Dominic Fumusa, Kathryn Grody, Richard Kind, Ilana Levine, Jesse L. Martin, Austin Pendleton, Ron Rifkin, Ramon Rodriguez, Amy Ryan, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Fisher Stevens, Mary Testa, B.D. Wong, and more to come!* Hosted by Edie Falco.
For tickets, call 212.414.9696 10am-6pm EST M-F, print, complete, and send us this form, or buy tickets online by clicking the button below.
*scheduled to appear as of 2.3.2010
PRICING
Table - $25,000
• VIP table for 10 guests at dinner • 10 VIP tickets for performance • Name/logo printed on lobby displays • Full page ad and special thanks printed in gala program • Verbal acknowledgement by evening’s host
Table - $10,000
• Prime table for 10 guests at dinner • 10 prime tickets for performance • Half page ad and special thanks printed in gala program
Prime Dinner Ticket - $1,000
• Preferred seating for performance and dinner • Special thanks printed in gala program
Dinner Ticket - $300
• Reserved seating for performance and dinner
Performance Only Ticket - $125
Reserved seating for performance only (please note that the performance only ticket will NOT allow you access to the post-show dinner with Carly Simon and the celebrity performers)
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Our Time's Pre-Teen & Teen Plays
June, 2010 - exact dates TBA
Camp Our Time
August 8-15, 2010
Click here to learn more!
Camp Our Time makes international news!!
Camp Our Time has been featured in an AP news article which has been placed in newspapers, websites, and TV nationwide and internationally.
Our Time featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams!
On Friday, April 17th, Our Time was featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams in a segment called "Making a Difference."
The original footage and extra footage is available for viewing at: www.nightly.msnbc.com
USA Weekend interview with Paul Rudd mentions Our Time!
On Sunday, November 2, USA Weekend published an interview with one of Our Time's Board members, Paul Rudd. Click here to read the full article.
Our Time Theatre Company Proudly Presents Three One Act Plays:
The Peter J. Sharp Theatre
416 W. 42nd St. between 9th & 10th Ave., NYC
Featuring: Kaliswa Brewster, Noah Cornman, Carl Danielsen, Danielle Diesu, Dashiell Eaves, Chelsea Lacatena, Ryan Millager, Keira Naughton, Joseph Popovich, Jr., Jaquelun Revere, Shirley Rumierk, Adam Vanker
The Album Project - Listen
Listen features original songs written and recorded by the Our Time kids alongside professional recording artists such as Carly Simon, Daryl Hall and John Oates, John Forte, Duncan Sheik, and Mandy Patinkin.
Click below to learn more about this groundbreaking project:
For more information or to reserve tickets for any of these events, please
Listen - Release Party Event at Barnes & Noble
Tuesday June 23, 2009 4:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
86th & Lexington Ave
150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028, 212-369-2180
Musical Performance:
Kelli O'Hara, Michael Cerveris, Mary Testa, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Sherie Rene Scott participated in a special performance in conjunction with Our Time Theatre Company.
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Awesomealicious and If You Go written and performed by the pre-teen and teen companies The Cherry Lane Theatre 38 Commerce St. NYC (Greenwich Village) Friday, June 19th, 8pm Saturday, June 20th, 8pm Sunday, June 21st, 3pm
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Our Time Theatre Company's 7th Annual Benefit Gala
photo credit: Douglas Kirkland |
On Monday, April 13, 2009 Our Time honored “the world’s greatest” biographer and photographer, Howard Bingham. Mr. Bingham has spent his illustrious career capturing historic events, places, and people, most notably serving as Muhammad Ali’s personal photographer. Mr. Bingham was the first black photographer to work on a Hollywood Camera Guild crew. His photographs have been published in magazines and periodicals including: Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, People, Ebony and others. Mr. Bingham has not allowed his stuttering to hold him back from achieving his dreams. |
Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, Bill Cosby and Camille Cosby, and Carly Simon served as Honorary Co-Chairs for Our Time Theatre Company's 7th Annual Benefit Gala: Capturing History, Celebrating Dreams. Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wrightpresented Mr. Bingham with the Our Time Award for being an inspiration to people who stutter. There was a performance written by and starring the Our Time kids alongside guest artists including: Lauren Ambrose, Talia Balsam, David Alan Basche, Michael Cerveris, Maddie Corman, Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, Dominic Fumusa, Kate Jennings Grant, Kathryn Grody, Peter Hermann, Gregory Allen Howard, Adriane Lenox, Ilana Levine, Tiffany McElroy, Greg Naughton, Kelli O'Hara, John Oliver, Alysia Reiner, Ron Rifkin, Ramon Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Mary Testa, Bill Withers, cast members from Spring Awakening, and many, many more.
The event was held at:
Skirball Center for the Performing Arts & Rosenthal Pavilion at NYU
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South
7pm performance, followed by dinner
Click on the picture to download a PDF of the invitation
Honorary Chairs
Muhammad & Lonnie Ali
Bill Cosby & Camille Cosby
Carly Simon
Co-Chairs
Scott M. Delman
Fred Nelson
Kathleen A. & Dr. Joseph F. Popovich
Liz Tuccillo
The One Act Plays
On December 12th & 13th, 2008, Our Time presented its annual One Act Play Program. This year's program featured three one act plays: A Playlist Worth A Thousand Words
(written & directed by Danielle Diesu), Cherish Every Moment (written & directed by Tom King), and Mendacity (written & directed by Edward Mawere). The plays included performances from: Jace Alexander, Taro Alexander, Maddie Corman, Noah Cornman, Carl Danielsen, Andre Gillyard, Jonathan Greig, Pancho Gutstein, Marianne Hagan, Joel Higgins, Keira Naughton, Ryan Millager, Victoria Perlman, Joseph Popovich, Jr., Armando Riesco, Keith Russell, Tim Short, Laurel Steinhauser, Kristine Stolakis, & Emily Whyte.
Our Time congratulates Danielle, Tom, & Edward on their enormous success!!
Our Time's One Act Play Progam allows three senior company members to write and direct their own one-act plays, that feature professional actors. To learn more about this program, please click here.
On August 10th-17th 2008, for the first time ever, Camp Our Time served as a sleepaway arts camp for young people who stutter and their siblings. The week was filled with joy, laughter, and triumph as 27 campers found their voices through Our Time's unique programming. Campers wrote songs, plays, and poems, and performed them onstage in front of an audience of parents, staff, and peers. Campers participated in performing arts workshops, played sports, tiedyed shirts, enjoyed campfires, sang karaoke, and made beautiful friendships. To see more photos from the week at camp, visit: http://campourtime.blogspot.com
Camp Our Time kids and staff, on the last day of camp; Sunday, August 17th.
Morning "Hype."
Camp-wide performance finale on Saturday, August 16th.
Our Time campers in the woods.
Campers perform on Saturday in front of friends & family
Camp Our Time took place at the beautiful Iroquois Springs in Rock Hill, New York, 90 minutes from New York City. To read more about Camp Our Time, click here.
Teen & Pre-Teen Shows
On June 20-22nd, the Our Time Pre-Teen and Teen companies performed Stupendelicious and Carrying On, at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City's Greenwich Villiage. Photos from the show to come soon!
VSA Arts, Washington, DC, May 30-31
On the evening of May 29th, eight teen members of Our Time traveled to Washington, DC to perform at the VSA arts "Start with the Arts Family Festival." The teens performed twice in two days (Friday and Saturday), and were well-received by the crowds that gathered to watch the performances which were held just outside Union Station.
VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilites learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. For more information about VSA arts and this festival, visit their website.
(from left to right) Carmine, Lauren, Edward, Alison, Taro, Nina, Jonathan, Keith, Danielle, Andre, and Dashawn.
Alison, Danielle, and Nina sing "Flaunt It."
Andre, Keith, Jonathan, Danielle, Alison, Edward, Nina, and Dashawn get down.
Dashawn's solo in "You Don't Know Hurt."
The group, in front of the Capitol Building. Back row: Justin, Carmine, & Dashawn; middle: Andre, Nina, Danielle, Edward, & Alison; front: Keith, Taro, & Jonathan.
Our Time Theatre Company's Sixth Annual Benefit Gala, Lean On Me
On Monday, April 14, 2008 Our Time Theatre Company held its Sixth Annual Benefit Gala, Lean On Me, to honor musical legend Bill Withers. The evening was filled with a star-studded cast of musicians and TV, film, and Broadway actors, including: Lauren Ambrose, Talia Balsam, Howard Bingham, Nadia Dajani, Ned Eisenberg, Kathryn Grody, Daryl Hall, Adriane Lenox, Tiffany McElroy, Jesse L. Martin, Mandy Patinkin, Rosie Perez, Ramon Rodriguez, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ed Sherin, John Slattery, Mary Testa, Callie Thorne, Sam Waterston, Bill Withers, Kori Withers, the cast of Spring Awakening, and the young people of Our Time.
Patrons enjoyed a cocktail hour starting at 6pm, followed by a 7pm performance at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Withers delivered a heartfelt and moving acceptance speech, and Daryl Hall (Hall and Oates) joined Mr. Withers and the entire performance cast with a room-shaking finale of Mr. Withers' song, "Lean On Me" (see photo below). The evening was concluded with a dinner at NYU's lovely Rosenthal Pavilion. Diners were captivated by Artistic Director Taro Alexander's hidden talent as a live auctioneer. In total, this event helped Our Time to raise over $250,000. Our Time sends a huge THANK YOU to all of those who contributed to make this evening such a success.
Event Press: BroadwayWorld.com (photo coverage)
PHOTOS (by R. Andrew Lepley)
Mandy Patinkin, Dorjee Gyaltsen, Ed Sherin, Naudia Jones, Adam Vanker, & Sam Waterston read "Love is Spelled O-U-R-T-I-M-E," a poem by the Our Time kids.
Danielle Diesu, Jesse L. Martin & the Our Time kids sing Bill Withers' "Lovely Day."
Keith Russell, Andre Gillyard, & Jonathan Greig perform "Our Time Made Us Loud" (written by Keith, Andre, & Jonathan)
Spring Awakeing cast members (past and current) Skylar Astin, Gerard Canonico, Lilli Cooper, Remy Zaken, Krysta Rodriguez, Brian Charles Johnson, & John Gallagher sing "All I Want is Love," written by Our Time member Andre Gillyard.
Mary Testa and the Our Time kids sing "Hope," written by the Our Tme kids.
Bill Withers (left) is joined by Andre Gillyard and Daryl Hall (right) and the entire performing cast to sing "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers.
