Things are about to get prehistoric at Kaiser’s Room!
JURASSIC ADVENTURE will be our newest 45-minute multi-sensory, interactive theatrical production specifically designed for people with developmental disabilities. We'll create a safe space where five performers will take a maximum of 10 "Junior Paleontologists" back in time to when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth and help a Mama Dinosaur find her nest, using costumes, projections, song, movement, a map for reference, and most importantly: their imagination!
WHEN
October 14 at
11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm
WHO
10 participants max per show
FOR ALL AGES
PRICE
$50 per participant
(family watch for free)
October 14 at
11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm
WHO
10 participants max per show
FOR ALL AGES
PRICE
$50 per participant
(family watch for free)
Jurassic Adventure performs at
THE STUDIO LAB
at the Drama League Theatre Center
32 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave)
New York, NY 10013
New York, NY 10013
Tickets to JURASSIC ADVENTURE
$50.00
OPEN TO ALL AGES.
Only purchase tickets for participating individuals. Accompanying family members watch for free!
Performance Time:
A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHOW
This 45-minute immersive musical is tailored completely to each participant's individual differences, giving them an opportunity to experience a live theater performance without the restrictive boundaries of a traditional show. There are no walls between the performers and the audience — all are invited to participate in the show through vocal and physical interaction, and are assigned a performer "buddy" who will stay with them through the entire experience. Our goal is to make theater accessible to anyone!
Jurassic Adventure
Music, Lyrics, & Book
Polly Hilton & Brian Dratch
Polly Hilton and Brian Dratch have been writing musicals together for 10 years, since attending Emerson College together in Boston, MA. Their previous credits include Molly The Manatee (developed and performed at the 92nd St. Y), Follow My Light, and the 2020 Kaiser’s Room broadcast of The Imagihouse. Polly was recently commissioned to write the musical adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s book Ramie Nightingale and is currently in her second year of the BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop. When not composing, Brian is the Social Media Director at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Brian previously led the Social Media team at SpotCo, where he developed online content for Broadway and live entertainment properties around NYC.
Jurassic Adventure
Director
Najah Imani Muhammad
Najah Imani Muhammad is an arts educator and administrator, as well as a multi-disciplined theatre artist. Regardless of the project, Najah's goal is to use the arts as a communicative tool to bring people together and start a conversation. She has used this drive to direct young people in theatrical productions, helping to foster an environment of leadership and growth, while finding cultural relevance in each performance to further strengthen the voices of tomorrow’s leaders. In addition to teaching theatre in the classroom, Najah has worked with organizations such as Disney Theatrical Group, The Leadership Program, Leaders By Choice, Girl Be Heard, and Kaiser’s Room, as the former Director of Education and Imagination. As an artist, she splits her time between acting and directing, always working on material that is thought-provoking and engages a diverse audience. Recently she has directed shows in NYC’s Fringe Fest as well as the EstroGenius Festival, the longest-running festival celebrating the work of women and gender non-conforming artists in NYC. In her spare time, Najah enjoys talking to strangers as a host using her brand #najahknows, and amplifying the voices of the often unheard in her new podcast, UnderRepresented Representatives (available for listening on Spotify and Apple).