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Mission

Superhero Clubhouse is a sustainable collective of artists and scientists. We make original eco-plays via a collaborative, green and rigorous process. Through the creation of new mythologies, experiments in storytelling and science-inspired events, we work to ignite environmental conversations among audiences and communities in order to revolutionize theater and save the world.

History

Superhero Clubhouse was founded in 2008 by Jeremy Pickard. The Planet Play series will be presented in its entirety for the first time in 2015.

Values

1. The tenets of environmentalism, the methodology of our productions' artistic process and the content of our plays intertwine to create events that are exciting, essential and ecological.

2. We seek to extend the life of a production's resources beyond apparent limitations. We create our productions' physical worlds using found/recycled, repurposed/reused and sustainable/efficient materials. We seek to build and nurture relationships based on sharing with greater theatrical communities so that Green Theatre can blossom beyond any single production or company.

3. We seek to renew theatre and make it a sustainable art form for future generations. We question theatrical traditions, conventions and expectations; we celebrate the new, the experimental and the unique.

4. We seek to ignite discourse, to unite communities and to inspire individuals to think bigger. Our productions' resources and processes are inspired by and echo the local community the show serves. We seek to leave the community better and cleaner than we found it.

5. We do not wish to preach. We make stories that are unmistakably theatrical, and then we surround those events with relevant information. Our fiction strives to inspire, our information strives to activate.

Collaborators

The Bushwick Starr
A full-scale non profit performance venue and presenting organization dedicated to bringing a continuum of art and artists to the Bushwick community. Focusing on the presentation of theater, dance, and music, The Bushwick Starr offers a professional and supportive space in which to develop and present new work. We aim to foster an open social environment for artists and audiences to interact within the growing neighborhood of Bushwick.

Odyssey Productions
A theater company dedicated to ensemble driven collaboration, Odyssey Productions creates dynamic and innovative performance through a uniquely collaborative and experimental process of collective creation. Odyssey develops new works through a fusion of movement and design, and focuses on the journey as much as the destination. Odyssey is committed to mentoring and training emerging artists so as to inspire generosity and innovation in the artistic community.

Upright Egg
A Twin Cities-based company established in 2006, Upright Egg creates magical pieces of theatre that are always unique and consistently attuned to their community. Upright Egg's spirit of play and their collaborative processes go hand in hand with the ideals of Superhero Clubhouse; in this way, they are blood brothers.

Company

CAPTAIN
Jeremy Pickard

FIRST MATE
Maria Portman Kelly

SPECIAL TASK FORCE
Ava Eisenson
Sarah Hughes
David Roberts
Teale Sperling

MEMBERS 2011-2012
Jon Erdman, Prysm Freedman, Marguerite French, Danny Gardner, Matt Luceno, Katey Parker, R.B. Schlather, Kelsey Siepser, Hannah Wolf

Write us at info@superheroclubhouse.org to get involved!

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