List of Contributions

We are producing Music Man as well this spring.   Even my kids looked at me and said, "we're not going to do the Wan Tan Ye thing, right?"    I contacted MTI and my representative said to just replace it with any kind of patriotic tableau.   ------------------------------ Mark Weissman Staten ...

We also have produced The Laramie Project twice. The first time, we were the first production on Staten Island. We made no cuts and also brought in Members of the Tectonic Theater Company to work with the students. Both times, our community responded most favorably. The reason for our second production ...

I am a strong advocate for doing the show. I teach in an independent school on Staten Island and although we do have a diverse population,  the percentage of Hispanic students is small.  We produced "In the Heights" four years ago and it was a huge success and a great learning experience for the students.  ...

As I am sure most high schools are discovering , many of our students, both male and female, are dealing with issues regarding body image.   It seems that there is information/literature dealing with female body image, but we are having difficulty finding anything for the young men in our community. ...

I also think this is an incredible idea. How do we contact Jonathan for a perusal copy? Thank you for bringing this to our attention. ------------------------------ Mark P. Weissman Chairman of the Arts Staten Island Academy ------------------------------