Initiatives
Silk Road Theatre Project continues to distinguish itself as an important thought leader. The company’s commitment to education, theatre, and conversations has led us to establish a number of ground breaking initiatives that have garnered local and national attention.
In addition to being an important voice in our national conversations about diversity and representation on America's stages, Silk Road Theatre Project is today recognized as an innovative force in creating new models of collaborative partnerships between cultural organizations.
We encourage you to learn more about the following initiatives:
Looks Like Chicago
Looks Like Chicago is a diversity-through-theatre subscription series. The series unites four of Chicago’s most celebrated performing arts organizations: Congo Square Theatre Company, committed to producing works spawned from the African Diaspora; Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, specializing in European-American and British plays; Silk Road Theatre Project, showcasing playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean backgrounds; and Teatro Vista "Theatre with a View,” committed to sharing the riches of Latino culture and the diversity of Latino experience.
Middle East America
Middle East America: A National New Plays Initiative is a first-of-its-kind tri-coastal collaboration involving San Francisco’s Golden Thread Productions, New York’s Lark Play Development Center, and Chicago’s Silk Road Theatre Project. The initiative is designed to encourage and support the development of Middle Eastern American playwrights and Middle Eastern American plays through a $10,000 bi-annual commission, developmental support from the Lark Play Development Center, and staged readings and possible productions at Golden Thread Productions and Silk Road Theatre Project.
SouthAsianPlays.org
SouthAsianPlays.org is an on-line resource for North American based playwrights of South Asian backgrounds who write plays in English. The goal is to create greater visibility for participating playwrights and promote awareness of their work within theatre companies, cultural organizations, and schools and universities, as well as amongst theatre artists, producers, editors, publishers, and other interested parties.