Kitchen Theatre Company

And now for the BIG REVEAL: Introducing our Wild Card performers! 6 new teams have entered this year’s LIP SINK competition to shake things up! From Dolly Parton to Baby Groot, these groups are bringing it all. Head over to https://lip-sink-2021-ktc.causevox.com/ to watch and donate to our newest participants. You may recognize some familiar faces . Just two weeks left until we crown our ultimate champion! Can one of our newest competitors take the lead with your help? Head over to our Instagram page to view a special trailer we made for this announcement (@kitchentheatrecompany).

Rehearsals for TIMEBOMB by Carson Kreitzer, our second New Play Development Workshop, are underway! TONIGHT AT 7PM, subscribers will be able to view our Context Conversation on the Kitchen Theatre subscriber portal: kitchentheatre.org/subscriber-portal Our delightful cast, our director- Beth Milles, and Carson Kreitzer are joined by subject experts, Professor Karim-Aly Kassam & Activist Anne Rhodes to discuss climate change, activism, and the urgency of our current moment.

Last night, we were joined by Jeffrey Lo, director of the Capital Stage production of ‘Vietgone’ and a number of #KitchenTheatre patrons for yet another installment of our #ScriptClubSeries. We discussed Qui Nguyen’s ‘Vietgone’, an American love story that may or may not be about Qui’s parents. We want to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended for making this night of important kitchen conversation possible!

ANNOUNCING YOUR WEEK 1 WINNERS FOR THE 2021 #LIPSINK COMPETITION!! Raising the most funds in our first week of the competition, claiming TWO gift cards to Rasa Spa ....... Erica Steinhagen & Darcy Rose !!! We are thrilled to be participating in this fun and ridiculous way in order to raise funds for the KTC. Artists must be centered, artists must be leading the way, and artists will always show up to keep beloved arts orgs afloat. --Erica & Darcy ... #LIPSINK is FAR from over. We are two weeks away from crowning a winner on May 8. We’ve got some special surprises in store and a couple curveballs we’re ready to throw at our competitors . Make sure to check back in tomorrow for the big reveal! Donate to Erica & Darcy and watch more lip sync videos at https://lip-sink-2021-ktc.causevox.com/

#LipSink Contestant Spotlight: Mickie Quinn! I am representing the Cherry Arts in our love and support for the Kitchen Theater Company. As artists, it is important that we support each other and the organizations that give us the space to create. If we are all strong, we can make Ithaca a destination for the arts and a more inclusive community for artists. All for one, and one for all! --Mickie Quinn Check out Mickie’s full video at https://lip-sink-2021-ktc.causevox.c...om/ by clicking on her profile. Donate to Mickie's video to bring her closer to claiming victory at the 2021 Lip Sink Champion! ***STROBE WARNING FOR PHOTOSENSITIVE VIEWERS***

Who's ready for LIP SINK?! TONIGHT at 7PM we're throwing a party - a lip sync extravaganza! Join us on Zoom to meet our participants, watch their videos and help us reach out fundraising goal! You'll also get to see a special trailer for BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED by Rachel Lampert and hear exciting news about SHAPE. Register to attend at kitchentheatre.org/lipsink. See you tonight at 7PM!

Meet your 2021 Lip Sink participants! Our first 5 teams for this year's competition are raising money for the Kitchen Theatre with their hilarious, epic lip syncing. Head over to https://lip-sink-2021-ktc.causevox.com/ to watch all of their videos, read their profiles and donate to your favorite to help them win a Grand Prize safe trip to NYC with Broadway show tickets once theatre picks up again. They have 3 weeks to go head to head before we crown our Lip Sink Champion at our Closing Ceremony on May 8.

Our Lip Sink Opening Ceremony is TOMORROW, April 17th at 7:00 PM! Get ready for a night of hilarious lip sink videos, a trailer for Rachel Lampert’s brand new solo film, Bloom Where You’re Planted... A Twenty Year Artistic Journey, and special announcements about our upcoming world-premiere outdoor production of SHAPE!! Toast a glass of champagne with us and kick off the festivities as we introduce this year’s competition. You’ll have 3 weeks to donate and support your favorite videos! To register for Lip Sink, head on over to kitchentheatre.org/lipsink and click the register for opening ceremony button! There’s still time to buy a KTC Party Pack when you register. Don’t miss out on treats from Ithaca Bakery Emoticakes and Red Feet Wine Market & Spirit Provisions. We look forward to celebrating you on Saturday at 7!

GRAB ONE OF OUR PARTY PACKS FOR ONLY $50! Don’t miss your chance to help the Kitchen reach our spring fundraising goal and treat yourself to bread, cheese, prosecco and cupcakes! Thank you Ithaca Bakery , Emoticakes and Red Feet Wine Market & Spirit Provisions! Order yours here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLScrNNP3CtYdcAMCCC/viewform

Our #ScriptClub featuring Qui Nguyen’s ‘Vietgone’ is tomorrow! Remember to read the play so you can join our discussion facilitated by award-winning director Jeffrey Lo who directed the Capital Stage production of this incredibly funny play about love, the 70’s, and the immigrant experience.

Tickets for SHAPE and BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED are on sale NOW! Visit kitchentheatre.org/shape to get your socially distant seats to the World-Premiere of SHAPE by Kara-Lynn Vaeni at West End's Washington Park. Tickets are being sold in pods of 1, 2 and 4. Return to live theatre with us from June 6 through June 27. Individual tickets are now available for BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED... A TWENTY-YEAR ARTISTIC JOURNEY, a film by Rachel Lampert & Lesley Greene at kitchentheat...re.org/bloom. Stream this new solo, documentary piece featuring stories from Artistic Director Emerita, Rachel Lampert with archival footage and interviews favorite KTC artists from May 13 - 27. Flex Passes with tickets and access to both, SHAPE and BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED are also available. Visit kitchentheatre.org/flexpass to view packages.

LIP SINK IS 4 DAYS AWAY! Have you registered for our opening ceremony and purchased your Party Pack? Join the party April 17th at 7PM as we usher in our annual Lip Sink fundraiser and welcome this year’s competitors with a champagne toast and watch party. We'll also be sharing some special news related to our upcoming productions: BLOOM WHERE YOU'RE PLANTED by Rachel Lampert and SHAPE by Kara-Lynn Vaeni! Visit our website to register today and purchase a Party Pack! https://www.kitchentheatre.org/lipsink

Have you seen The Roommate?Luckily for you, there’s still time! Jen Silverman’s ‘The Roommate’ will have to move out of our KTC portal after April 15th so make sure to stop by!! This is a show you will not want to miss. Follow us on Twitter (@kitchentheatre) where we’ll be dropping a Buzzfeed Quiz that will decide once and for all if you’re more of a Sharon or a Robyn!

With Act 3 underway, we want to take a second to thank WVBR 93.5 FM for being our media sponsor for this act! We are so grateful for your support! Act 3 is just getting started! THE ROOMMATE (streaming through April 15th)... VIETGONE (Script Club on April 15th) TIMEBOMB (Workshop dates: April 22, 27, & 30th) & For all your alternative music needs, tune in to 93.5fm

Our Script Club Series is back with Vietgone by QUI NGUYEN next week! Join us on Thursday, April 15th for a discussion facilitated by Jeffrey Lo who directed the Capital Stages production of Vietgone in 2019. In 1975, shortly after Saigon has fallen, we find ourselves in an American love story that may or may not be about Qui Nguyen's parents. Playwright Qui Nguyen tells a story about two Vietnamese survivors Quang and Tong who lost the people closest to them while escaping ...Saigon. After leaving, the two of them meet in an American refugee camp. While battling their inner struggles in an unfamiliar environment, will they find love with one another? Join the Journey today by becoming a subscriber! Click the link in our bio to learn more!! Your Zoom link is available on our website in the Subscriber Portal. No need to register this time around, just click to join! See more

Our #Countdown2LipSink has officially begun! We have just 10 days until our Opening Ceremony commences on Saturday, April 17 @ 7PM!! Register for your Zoom link and purchase your Party Pack to celebrate with us at kitchentheatre.org/lipsink. On April 17, we’ll be introducing this year’s fierce competitors and launching the fundraising cycle with a champagne toast. At that point, we’ll have a watch party of each participant’s original lip sync video on KTC's CauseVox page where you can donate to help your favorite performer win. We’ll be dropping special prizes and wild card elements into the competition throughout to mix things up and raise the stakes. See you there!

We are happy to officially announce our next New Play Development Workshop! We are delighted to have up and coming playwright, Carson Kreitzer who most recently wrote the book and lyrics to the new musical 'Lempicka' at Williamstown Theatre Festival (2018) in residency with us! She’ll be workshopping her enthralling new play, TIMEBOMB, a comedy about the weight of climate change and activism on our daily lives. TIMEBOMB will be directed by local director and Cornell professor..., Beth F. Milles. APR 22 @ 7PM - Context Conversation with the cast, director, and subject matter experts: Cornell Professor Karim-aly Kassam and artist/activist Anne Rhodes. APRIL 27 @ 7PM - Design Presentation where we’ll pull back the curtain on the early stage design process with Scenic Designer Melpomene Katakalos & Sound Designer Andrew Mayer. APR 30 @ 7PM Join us on live on Zoom for a full reading of the play!

ANNOUNCING OUR OUTDOOR POP UP VENUE FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SHAPE BY KARA-LYNN VAENI. KTC is excited to announce Washington Park as the performance space for the world premiere of SHAPE! Just two blocks away from the Kitchen Theatre on Washington St. in between Court St. and Buffalo St, we will be building a new pop up venue accommodating social distancing for our 98 seat theatre. Most of all, we are thrilled to premiere this hilarious new play in KTC’s home neighborhood in the West End. Tickets for SHAPE will be available on kitchentheatre.org soon. We can’t wait to return to bold live theatre and can’t wait for you to join us!