Founded by Angelina Fiordellisi and Susann Brinkley, the Mentor Project engages leading dramatists in one-on-one mentoring relationships with emerging artists, the result of which is a workshop production in Cherry Lane’s studio theater.
2015 Mentor Project Line-Up
peerless by Jiehae Park
Directed by Margot Bordelon
Mentor Kwame Kwei-Armah
March 4 – March 14
“The one where they’d do just about anything to get in.”
King Lear by William Shakespeare, re-envisioned and directed by Jesse Jou
Mentor Barry Edelstein
March 25 – April 4
“The one where four actors tackle Shakespeare’s great tragedy”
The Idea of Me by Kristina Poe
Directed by Jose Zayas
Mentor Chay Yew
April 15 – April 25
“The one where the girl comes home from a mental hospital and no one hides the scissors.”