The Princess of Atlantis is possessed! The possessor, a greedy sea witch, schemes to manipulate the King into building a lucrative (and environmentally unsustainable) car factory in the lost city. Help!
So goes one of many wildly imaginative narratives you’ll find at The Bushwick Starr this weekend during their 5th annual Big Green Theater (BGT) Festival, a collaborative presentation from eco-theater masters Superhero Clubhouse and a dauntless group of playwrights: fifth graders from local Bushwick schools P.S. 123 and P.S. 075.
That’s right. Fifth graders. “We wanted to create a program for kids in the area,” said Artistic Director Noel Allain as he rushed between rehearsals. Six years ago, attending community board meetings with fellow Bushwick Starr co-founder Sue Kessler, Noel noticed “a real lack of after school and arts programming in schools.” They hatched a plan: organize a green theater festival (something they already had a desire to do) with local students.
