Projects often provide additional opportunities to connect with artists and audiences. Here are a few of them.
"Call Me By My Name" drew full houses for performances and TalkBacks (with guests including Liz Clasen-Kelly).
"What an unbelievable experience! We were in awe of every word, expression, and graphic we saw and heard. Bravo!"
Audience member Cricket Weston at Call Me By My Name
Some of the 23 choir members in The Christians, 2017
"I was grateful for this play, and I found that I have lived as almost every character in it."
With WFAE's Mike Collins for The Christians
Acting Our Age NC audience member Beth Monaghan
Acting Our Age/Florida group members in session, 2024
"Being part of a diverse choir that depicts us all makes me proud. Hopefully those who see it will feel the same."
Lydia Diaz, choir member in The Christians
The choir onstage in The Christians
"I was grateful for this play, and I found that I have lived as almost every character in it."
Bishop Tonyia Rawls, one of the 12 guest clergy at TalkBacks for The Christians
"Thank you for demonstrating the vibrant and creative lives of these seven people. Their stories were funny, poignant and humbling. A masterpiece."
Chris McLeod, Director, OLLI at Duke University (about Acting Our Age)
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| Post-performance TalkBack for Acting Our Age NC 2019 "This is an example of how we can save the world - conversations, empathy, engagement." |
“This gave us the spaces to open up to our challenges and accomplishments.”
Winnie Downes & Carl Denney, Acting Our Age/Florida
"I've never felt more alive, and I know that it's all related to being in this group."
Lynn Lau, group member in Acting Our Age/NC
Cirque du Soleil's Karl Baumann trains cast members for A Midssummer Night’s Dream.
"Thank you for providing students with the opportunity to see Shakespeare as it was intended - on stage with live actors."
Connie Rafferty, Bishop McGuinness High School
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| Lunch at the Piccadilly post-show TalkBack |
"The TalkBack provided an amazing bonus. The musical and TalkBack sparked so many valuable conversations."
Audience member Nancy Culp
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Author Clyde Edgerton signs books for the audience.
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"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever see a musical about assisted living. It's fun and real and sensitively presented. We often forget to look at our older loves ones as the heroes they really are. Well done!"
Andi Reese, performer, gerontologist, and Medicare counselsor
"Aldersgate's sponsorship of Piccadilly transformed our presence in the region. It gave us great market distinction in a city with significant competition. Through our work with Playworks, we elevated our standing as a leading voice."
Tim Rogers, Director of Mission Advancement, Aldersgate, sponsor of Lunch at the Piccadilly and Acting Our Age
"It's been a joy to see the connections being made among the participants, and to see how the collective story has shaped all our lives"
Jeff Weatherhead, CEO Plymouth Harbor, Sarasota FL, sponsor of Acting Our Age 2024
Photography: Donna Bise, Jay Thomas, Norris Greenlee, William Guerrant, Kathy Rowan, Amanda Delgadillo
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