The Untitled Othello Project: Untitling Twelfth Night – A Practicum

Facilitated by Jessica Burr, Keith Hamilton Cobb, and ensemble members of the Untitled Othello Project

 “The process of “Untitling” being developed by The Untitled Othello Project is the removal through open-ended, frank, and supported discussion of all presumption that Shakespeare’s texts over generations have imposed upon us. In this process, nothing is sacred. Ideally, we bring to the table people across myriad disciplines to question the assumptions that we as readers, educators, performers, and theater-makers of the texts perpetually have made and continue to make; people gathered around a shared text, reimagining our complicities, our passions, and our hopes for a different future. For this practicum hosted by ASC and the Blackfriars Conference, and in collaboration with the students of the Shakespeare & Performance Graduate Program at Mary Baldwin University, we depart from our two years of work on Othello, and begin with a new text: Twelfth Night. Let’s sit down together and engage in the creative discomfort of being human. All are welcome.”

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Thursday, November 2, 10am at the MBU Wharf Space. End time TBD.

2023 Blackfriar’s Conference in Staunton, VA

Accelerator participant Kolton Harris is premiering the latest installment in his music short film series with Breathe Rite. 

Kolton’s series of four music short films combine storytelling with musical exploration around the themes of equity, justice, humanity and unity. Each film is based off of a song from his EP called 4Freedom. The series includes Black Joy,  Nightmare, and The Cure.

• SPECIAL SCREENING: Tough Times (7min) directed by Connor Rousseau

• PREMIERE: Breathe Rite (@30min)

• Q&A with Kolton & guests immediately following moderated by Frances Pollock, CEO of Midnight Oil Collective

• VIP Reception to follow with DJ Mark Little

Breathe Rite follows a former secret agent as he must return to the field when a new start up company uses a life threatening aromatherapy to detox the human race and destroy a generation. The film was shot in New London County at the The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Connecticut College and The Garde. The cast and crew was composed of local talent featuring alums of both Connecticut College and the National Theater Institute.

This will be held at the Garde Arts Center in New London. More info here.

The Slate School will hold a free virtual event through their Education Idea Lab. Our CEO and COO, Frances Pollock and Emily Roller, join the Head of Slate School & Chief Innovator Julie Mountcastle for "A Conversation About Creators Supporting Creators."

Unwind and let loose at Jazzy's Cabaret! On May 31st, Midnight Oil Collective will host this live music event to close out the first day of the Yale Innovation Summit. MOC's 5015 Records and "Screw City" will present several artists from seasoned rockers to hot up-and-comers. The party runs from 9PM - Midnight, and the first 100 people through the door get a free drink!

Our latest collaboration with Tsai CITY is the Creative Economy showcase! Five Yale student ventures will pitch their new platforms, daring content, and exciting new ways to connect as creatives. MOC's guest respondents will ask questions and give personal feedback to all ventures.

We are honored to be taking part in Tsai CITY's INNOVATIVE PATHWAYS series. CEO Frances Pollock and fellow founder Sola Fadiran will take engage in a conversation with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai to discuss the state of the Arts - and what comes next. Note: this event is sold out.