When afraid, hum a song
Date: 16 Sep 2022
Local Start Time: 11:00am
Location: Duffy Square, Times Square, Manhattan
In Times Square Amal is astonished by the lights, the sounds, the imagery, the crowds of people from every part of the planet. She is overwhelmed.
New friends from the Broadway community comfort and reassure her with a musical performance of Broadway favorites that reminds us that Times Square is for everyone. Featuring performance from over 200 NYC Schools students and Broadway performers Lindsay Roberts, Tamar Greene, Marissa Rosen, Holly Butler, Michael Maliakel and Sonya Balsara.
Musical performance
Free – no booking required
Outdoor
Time: 11:00am
Location
All of Amal’s events are suitable for children and families
With Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Music Director / Keyboard), Matt Hinkley (guitar), Sean McDaniel (drums), Aaron Romero (bass) and Salar Nadat (percussion, with grateful thanks to The Kite Runner.
Lead Producer: Peter Avery
Associate Producer: Sarah Priest for Good Sense & Company
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Little Amal Walks NYC is a co-production between The Walk Productions and St. Ann’s Warehouse in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Between 14 September – 2 October Amal will be welcomed at 55 events across the five boroughs of New York City.
NYC Department for Education
NYC Department for Education: Through theater that fosters creative expression, discipline, collaboration, self-awareness and personal transformation, students of diverse backgrounds and abilities channel their energies into inspired artistic endeavors. Students engaged in Theater Making learn to respect differing perspectives while valuing the literary, oral, cultural traditions of societies. They learn multiple ways to express themselves, cultivate identity and develop empathy for others’ circumstances. Teaching and learning in theater develop confident learners, better prepared to participate actively in their education and contribute to their community.
Peter Avery
Peter Avery is the Director of Theater for the New York City Department of Education–focused on the significant impact a dedicated theater education has for all youth, their teachers and school communities in the nation’s largest public school system. Avery prioritizes producing innovative theater programs focused on youth artistry, access, equity, and inclusion for NYC public school students of all ages and abilities.
A few of the dynamic initiatives he has launched include the Shubert High School Theatre Festival on Broadway, the international Digital Theatre Project, the Arthur Miller Foundation Teacher Fellowship Program and New York City’s first ever All IN(clusive) All-City Theatre Ensemble for teens of all backgrounds and abilities who collectively compose and produce an original musical together. A leading voice in the field of theater education, Avery presents nationally and internationally, studying theater in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2017 as one of seven international artists to receive the Likhachev Foundation Fellowship. With professional experience directing and working in nonprofit theaters, teaching at universities, leading the theater education charge in government, and partnering with Broadway, Avery brings a unique ability to create space for diverse perspectives, producing lasting programs that serve current youth and communities as well as those not yet served.