We are impressed by the myriad ways that the team of White House Wives: Operation Lysistrata! has committed to being eco-conscious in their theatrical endeavors, proving that small efforts add up to big impact.
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Twinbiz, the producers of "White House Wives: Operation Lysistrata!" is proud to share with you a few of our Company's efforts to "Go Green" during the run of our show in Planet Connections Theatre Festivity! We have two more shows left in our run: Thursday, June 16th @ 6pm and Saturday, June 18th @ 6pm at The Robert Moss Theatre, 440 Lafayette Street, 3rd floor (across from the Public Theatre, take the R, N, or #6 train). Visit our show page to buy tickets, read cast bios, or to find out how you can participate in supporting our charity, AdoptAPlatoon at: http://planetconnections.org/
- Yvette sent in the application to the festival on the back of a previous draft of the script.
- Yvette signed up to become an Organ Donor when she renewed her driver's license.
- Terria, Pam, Yvonne and Yvette ate at an eco-friendly restaurant that makes its food fresh daily and give any un-purchased food at the close of business day to charity.
- Mary rode her bicycle to and from rehearsals
- Pam took the LIRR into Manhattan instead of driving.
- The cast recycles their MetroCards by refilling them instead of buying a new one every time. Yvonne who lives in Los Angeles with husband, Larry, has been re-using a MetroCard Larry purchased during his last trip to New York a year ago! It expires September 2011.
- Yvette makes trips to her grocery store's recycling machines with a cart full of her family's bottles and cans. She gets back five cents for each can or bottle returned. - Mary rode her bicycle to and from rehearsals
- Pam took the LIRR into Manhattan instead of driving.
- The cast recycles their MetroCards by refilling them instead of buying a new one every time. Yvonne who lives in Los Angeles with husband, Larry, has been re-using a MetroCard Larry purchased during his last trip to New York a year ago! It expires September 2011.
- Larry donated 40 year old prop guns to the production which are used in the closing showstopper number.
- Natasha created an online marketing Facebook page for our show. She was also designated a "Green Walker" in this year's AIDS Walk.
- Leslie Lynn turns her garbage into compost which nourishes her garden, and sews old clothing and scraps into quilts. Leslie Lynn also sewed all of the bedding that graces the "Rosewood Bed," the centerpiece of our set, as well as the throw pillows found on the couch and chairs using materials she had from previous bedding projects.
- In the spirit of re-using, "The Declaration," another show in the Festivity, shared a key set piece with our show, their twin-sized hospital bed. We transform their bed into the "Rosewood Bed," found in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House and which was intended for Lincoln himself to sleep in. Of course, the actual Rosewood Bed is much bigger and more ornate, as it is hand crafted from wood and graced by a canopy. With the help of our set designer, Patrice, and Leslie Lynn, we have done our best to create a little theatrical magic!
- Donald discontinued our family's delivery of bottled water from Poland Spring and had a water filter installed in our kitchen sink. We now use stainless steel thermos' to carry our drinking water in.
- Pam, Terria and Yvette all donated key set pieces to the show from their own homes.
- Props and set decorating pieces came from Materials for the Arts, as well as from our own cast. Pages from old scripts were used as fillers for the "Lincoln Bedroom Historical Restoration Project" folder props.
- Kate donated Pam's costume as LAURA BUSH to the show. You may notice it matches the outfit worn by the First Lady on our postcard. The entire cast donated their own personal clothing as costumes for the play - We had our postcards printed by a company which uses earth friendly papers and soy based inks.
And now for the piece de resistance...
In the photo below, Gabriel Harell who works at Bread and Puppet Theatre constructed a phallus out of recycled materials especially for "White House Wives: Operation Lysistrata!"
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| Top: Natasha Yannacanedo, Pamela Jusino, Yvonne Farrow, Leslie Lynn Meeker, Mary Tierney and Kate Konigisor. Bottom: Terria Joseph sporting the phallus. (Cast member Clark Jackson not shown.) |
You can see White House Wives: Operation Lysistrata! at the Robert Moss Theatre. Remaining showtimes include:
Thursday, June 16 at 6:00PM
Saturday, June 18 at 6:10PM
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We also all used our SIGGS to drink water ; )
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