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The Angle Project is a theatre initiative that uses performance art to build communities. WE MAKE THEATRE TO CREATE MEANING, ADVOCATE, EDUCATE, AND HELP

07/31/2025

We are excited to announce that “Story Catchers,” our theatre program for young people is back this fall!

After a year of a successful run, the program will now have two tracks:

“Story Catchers” for children ages 7-12 will take place on Fridays, 4:30-6pm, September – December, 2025

“Story Catchers Junior” for children ages 3-6 will take place on Tuesdays, 10-11am, September – December, 2025

The program will take place at Aspirations Studios, 350 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148 (right across the street from Helen Plum Library).

We want to thank all of the parents and the wonderful children for attending the classes this past year and we can’t wait to create together again in the upcoming semester!

All program details and registration can be found here: https://theangleproject.com/story-catchers/

Please register soon - the spots are limited.

06/01/2025

Our “Story Catchers Program” adventures this semester are coming to a close! This semester’s topic was “Me and my World.” The students discussed what constitutes their world and had a great time learning theatre skills and creating original scenes based on our discussions. During our last class, we showcased our creative work to a friendly audience of families. Can’t wait to restart our program in the fall!

01/18/2025

We are excited about another semester of Story Catchers! Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnGqD5inI9zcv7YZSYLfxRFBZfSfIlpw4WFWc-JBW7VjbjNQ/viewform

12/13/2024

Mysteries of storytelling!

It is wonderful to see our Story Catchers program students experiment with a variety of storytelling techniques and expand their visions of narrative possibilities. Shadow theatre is so atmospheric and really fun to create!

11/30/2024

Witnessing a moment of creation… is a sacred moment! When children create stories and make them come alive on stage, they not only awaken their creative potential, but they also learn how to pay attention to and respect the creativity of their peers.

How exciting to see the students in our Story Catchers program thrive while working collaboratively.

10/12/2024

We’ve had so much fun in our first session of the “Story Catchers” program!

We played interactive games centered on building focus and team work and practiced taking on various emotions by greeting each other with a variety of moods!

We learned the main names for the parts of the stage (upstage, downstage, stage left, stage right, center stage) by moving to different spots while impersonating animals! We imagined and created different worlds (sea, jungle, etc.) by acting out their elements.

We will continue to build theatre vocabulary and will start working on creating short scenes in the sessions to come!

It is not too late to join the program- you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/T91GkXzrE3RuPcFG8

10/03/2024

We are excited to offer this new performance art program and we hope you can join us 💕

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“Story Catchers” is a performance art program for children ages 6-9. This semester, the program will take place on Fridays, 10-11am on the following days:

-October 11, 18, 25
-November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
-December 6, 13, 20, 27

This semester we will focus on:
-building team working skills through theatre games and activities
-building performance skills: we will learn about various emotions and how to embody them; we will learn how to use our voice and body to embody a variety of objects by creating stage pictures
-learning the main elements of a story and how they manifest on stage

The program will take place in Willowbrook, IL 60527.

The cost of the program is $200 (12 sessions).

Register here: https://forms.gle/T91GkXzrE3RuPcFG8

For all questions regarding the program, please contact: Irene at [email protected]

09/14/2024

We had a blast with this middle school group! The students explored the stories of refugees as part of their social studies curriculum.

Together we learned some theatre skills and enacted what displacement looks like. We discussed such terms as democracy and authoritarianism and their role in the displacement process.

In the end, we all shared the feelings that came up during our time together and how we can channel them to make the world a better place for those in need.

08/22/2024

We enjoyed an inspiring afternoon with a talented and creative group of women at Ilham Collective! We dove into the profound themes of “Quietness,” a beautiful poem by Rumi. Together, we practiced theatre skills while exploring how the essence of quietness resonated with our personal experiences.

Through collaborative discussions and creative expression, we crafted a unique theatre piece that reflected our stories and insights drawn from the poem. The workshop was a meaningful and enriching experience, full of connection and creativity among a talented group of women.

Everyone came together to share, collaborate, and discover the power of silence and stillness in our lives!

Quietness
***
by Rumi
Translated by Coleman Barks
***
Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.
Do it now.
You are covered with thick cloud.
Slide out the side. Die,
and be quiet. Quietness is the surest sign
that you’ve died.
Your old life was a frantic running
from silence.

The speechless full moon
comes out now.

08/13/2024

It has been a delight to work with this group of high school stundents. We explored displacement and refugee crisis by enacting excertps from interviews with refugees.

Within the two hour workshop the group created a cohesive theatre piece about all aspects of displacement and shared their optimistic vision for our shared future. In the end we discussed our personal connection to the refugee crisis and identified ways to act and engage.

Everyone left the workshop feeling inspired!

03/07/2023

Irene Kapustina, TAP’s Artistic Director, had such an amazing time visiting MCC Academy. A theatre class of high school students studied Irene’s play “Lost and Guided,” and invited her to speak about her work and theatre! Together, they had a discussion about theatre outside the context of pure entertainment and that theatre, in fact, can be an incredibly powerful tool to make the world a better place.

Can’t wait to be back and get to know this beautiful school and its community better!

02/22/2023

Dear Friends,
You are cordially invited to an upcoming performance night WEDNESDAY CHIT-CHAT @ Melt N Dip (13030 South La Grange Rd. Palos Park, IL 60464) - our nights of community celebration through art, conversation, and desserts!

We will have two amazing artists present their work that speak to Women’s History.

SELMA is a renowned spoken word artist, poet, singer, and activist.

Rohina Malik, a renowned playwright, will perform a scene from her acclaimed play Unveiled.

Rohina Malik is an award winning Chicago playwright and screenwriter. She was born and raised in London, England, of South Asian heritage. Her critically acclaimed one-woman play UNVEILED has been presented at theaters across the United States, and has had international presentations in Switzerland and South Africa.

Malik’s plays THE MECCA TALES and YASMINA'S NECKLACE were both nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Play.
She is a Resident Playwright Emeritus at Chicago Dramatists and an Artistic Associate at Voyage Theater Company in NYC.
Malik was selected to receive the 2018 Lee Reynolds Award, given annually to a woman active in any aspect of theater whose work has helped to illuminate the possibilities for social, cultural, or political change.
Malik collaborated with Amir Mohabbat to write a psychological thriller screenplay called "A Doll Collection."

Malik's plays have been produced at The Goodman Theater, Crossroads Theater NJ, Chicago Dramatists, Next Theater, Brava Theater, Voyage Theater Company, 16th Street theater, Victory Gardens theater, Silk Road Rising, Theater Project Baltimore, Mustard Seed Theater, New Rep in Boston,
the Greater Boston Stage Company, Water Tower Theater in Dallas, Premiere Stages in NJ and San Diego Rep.
Rohina is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

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