Conch shell productions receives 2019 QCA art access grant
QCA Supports HEAR HER CALL
Conch Shell Productions is proud to announce that HEAR HER CALL Women's Theatre Festival has been awarded an Arts Access Grant funded by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater New York Arts Development Fund (DCLA).
About Conch Shell Productions
OUR MISSION
At Conch Shell Productions, our mission is to develop, workshop and produce new plays by writers of Caribbean heritage who have an expanded view of reality. The blowing of the conch signifies purification, unification, victory over suffering...the hearing of the divine word. We believe that art can and should provoke social change. We are interested in new works that - like the blowing of the conch shell – inspire audiences to redefine their reality and to find news ways of thinking when presented with challenges. Our productions create an opportunity for diverse audiences to explore and celebrate the unique ethnic/cultural diversity of the 28 multi-lingual Caribbean cultures that have immigrated to the Americas.
Conch Shell Productions is a Queens, New York-based organization and a member of the Alliance of Residence Theatres/NY.
SUPPORT OUR MISSION BY DONATING TODAY
Conch Shell Productions is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non‐profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of Conch Shell Productions must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” and are tax‐deductible to the extent permitted.
Donors who prefer to mail their contribution are welcome to send a request for our mailing address to conchshellprod@gmail.co
Magaly Colimon-Christopher - Artistic Director/Founder
Magaly is a first-generation Haitian-American actress/playwright/ director/producer. She writes new works from a viewpoint heavily influenced by the stories her family members shared about the complexities and wonders of Haitian culture and history. She co-founded Conch Shell Productions with her husband Calvin Christopher (a native of St. Thomas, USVI) to support/showcase new works by Caribbean-American artists who have an expanded view of reality and share her passion for innovative story telling.
Magaly’s writing credits include SILENT TRUTH (2018 O’Neill NPC Finalist), THE HUNTING SEASON (Winner of OUTSTANDING PLAYWRITING FOR A NEW SCRIPT - Planet Connections Theatre Festival), “Butterscotch and Fudge” (Ah-Ha Moments One-Act Play Festival); DESTINATION: OOOH, AAH, YUMMY (Princess Grace Awards – Semi-finalist); and STRAIGHT TALK AGAINST THE GRAIN (New Perspectives Theatre, PSNBC @ HERE, Haitian Consulate). Her directing/writing credits include BN4REAL (webseries), YES MADAME (Official Selection: Pan African Film Festival, Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, Reel Sisters Film Festival, and HBREC Film Festival) HER TORY (Semi-Finalist NATIV Caribbean Film Festival and Market). Magaly's acting credits include television shows (Blue Bloods, Law & Order SVU, ER, Sex and the City, Law & Order Criminal Intent, The Closer) national commercials, short films and regional theater productions. Memberships: Actor’s Studio Playwright’s and Directors Unit; The Actor’s Center; SAG/AFTRA; AEA; ART/NY. A native New Yorker, she received a B.A. from Columbia University, an MBA from Binghamton University, and an MFA from Yale School of Drama.
Conch Shell Productions' "The Hunting season" is a winner
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