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HOTLINE! 845.901.6820 How can we say we want a change in the current trend
of racially motivated violence, ignorance and hate, being perpetrated by and on our youth, if we're not willing to invest
our time and our money into changing the lives of at risk youth. And if we don't, are we prepared to deal with the adults
we produce with our neglect …this is
the reason we were founded. Would you like to
know more? Passing the Torch Though the Arts
is now endorsed by the Daily Freeman, Big Brothers and Big Sister, DCC, Boys and girls Club, Kingston Cares, Herzog's,
Ulster County Savings Bank, Roundout Savings Bank, The Mayor's office of the City of Kingston, Veritos Villa, The New
York City Board of Education, Phoenix House and Stewart's
“King and Kennedy” written by Michael Monasterial directed by Elizabeth Barrows and “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck directed by Dorothy Regina of STS. This new Drama stars Brett Owen and Michael Monasterial and is part of our school education series. Our goal is to send 20 Kingston kids to a BROADWAY show!! What: A Gala Award ceremony and performance Friday October 24 at 6:00pm, where twenty young people from each 5 Kingston programs, will be awarded with a trip to NYC to see a Broadway show. Presenting the awards to the recipients is Kingston’s City Council member Tom Hoffay. The programs youth are selected are: CCE Center for Creative Education, the Hodge Center; Sandy Hopgood. Big Brothers and Big Sisters, The Boys and Girls Club of Kingston: Dennis Washington. AWARENESS: Marie Shultis. All family members and press welcome. Where: The Muddy Cup of Kingston. 516 Broadway Kingston 3 shows will follow at ASK, 97 Broadway, Kingston: Saturday, November 1, at 8:00pm, and two shows onSunday, November 2, at 3:00pm and 8:00pm. Why: We are reaching out to local groups to help us in our goal of passing the torch of literacy, social and life skills through the soul expanding experience of live theater. We are looking to reach as many people and businesses as we can. We will begin a tour of local schools, synagogues and churches. Our goal is to reach 2000 youth and turn them on to books by Taking literature off the Page and putting it on the Stage. As an added feature: The music of Joseph Marchetti, will be featured during the Gala, and we will sell donated copies of his music to benefit ASK and Passing the Torch in our mission to help at risk youth in Kingston. About the play… “King and Kennedy” examines the struggle behind the civil rights movement that changed the way we all live. It shows the human side of these two great men and the decisions that saved a nation but cost them their lives...perfect for middle to high school age children…and completely Free. The youth will be chaperoned and bused to NYC to see a Broadway Play. We believe these experiences broaden the minds of youth by exposing them to the highest form of the kind of art that we provide…. live theater, with the backdrop of one of the greatest cities on the planet. This program is age appropriate for middle school, and high school age children. As always all performances are free for students, but they must be supervised as ASK is also an Art gallery and works of art hang from all the walls.
Coming in October: Both plays "King and Kennedy" and "Where's Hector?" will tour the Hudson Valley in Venues in Woodstock, Poughkeepsie, and Kingston New York. All events will be fundraisers,($10 suggested donation) but as always… all performances are free for children and students! This
program is age appropriate for middle school, and High school age children.
Would you like to make theatrical history and improve your community at the same time? We are pleased to announce that we will be beginning our theater workshops
for "at risk youth". So far we are scheduling dates with The Hodge Center, through Family
of Woodstock, The Rondout Rereation Center, and at Kingston High School we will
be presenting a workshop entitled "Lift Every Voice", which will encourage students to express
their feelings and experiences through the mediums of Music, Theater and Poetry.So far our workshops at the Rondout Community
Center every Wedensday night have been an astounding success!
Passing the Torch - Through the Arts, Inc. is based in The Arts Society of Kingston, located at 97 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401. All of our productions begin their tour there.
The soundtrack to this website was recorded & produced by John
Trent @ mysterious sound laboratory
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For more information, please contact Michael Monasterial @ 845-790-0400 or email us @ passingthetorchthroughthearts@gmail.com
Call our new Hotline!
845-901-6820