Listen To Your Mother NYC - May 11, 2024 - The Center at West Park

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Join us Mother’s Day Eve, Saturday, May 11, 7:30 PM for the
2nd Annual Listen To Your Mother NYC
at
The Center at West Park
(165 W. 86th St).

Author and Producer Heather Christie will present Ann Imig’s LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER NYC in Manhattan Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Off Broadway sized theater in The Center at West Park (165 W. 86th St, New York, NY). Details on how to audition are below.

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER NYC is a well-crafted 90-minute journey of true stories about motherhood—being a mom, having a mom, losing a mom, finding a mom—as many interpretations on the theme of mothering as you can imagine. From hilarious and heartwarming, to emotionally intense and profound, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER entertains, energizes, brings community together and leaves everyone feeling a little less alone and a little more understood. That’s the goal. A LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER show features about a dozen original readings, read live on-stage by local authors, actors, mothers, fathers, kids . . . really anybody with something to say about motherhood.

Heather performed in the 2017 Baltimore LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER show and knew she wanted to do more with the Ann Imig production. So together with her mother, Suzanne Christie, and her daughter, Cali Christie Snyder, she secured the theatrical license for the Greater Berks Area in Pennsylvania. The 2019 inaugural show was a massive success with over 500 attendees and a stellar, super talented cast of local storytellers, which was life-enhancing for not only Heather and her family, but also for the cast and audience alike. The second annual LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER GREATER BERKS production was slated for Saturday, May 9, 2020, but was canceled due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, and then COVID canceled the 2021 show again.

In the meantime, Heather relocated to New York City and 2022 just got away from her, but she secured the theatrical license for Manhattan 2023 and launched the First Annual LTYM NYC Off-Off Broadway at Theatre 71 April 1, 2023, and she can’t wait for the Second Annual LTYM NYC to be held in the much larger, Off Broadway-sized theater at The Center At West Park.

Get Involved!

1. AUDITION

Bring your story to the New York City stage!! Calling all writers, bloggers, poets, actors, and regular people with something to say about motherhood! Truly anything: happy, sad, funny–good mom, bad mom, stepmom, no mom, can’t-be-a-mom– you name it–we want to hear it. Your essay has to be 850 words or fewer and TRUE story about motherhood–anything goes!  Here are some audition tips from a former Listen To Your Mother cast member.

 

NYC In-Person are 3/2

In-person auditions will be held Saturday, March 2, 12-3 PM at the Ripley Grier Studio (165 W. 86th Street, studio 3F, New York, NY). You must click this LINK to reserve your audition slot. Write a story of 800 words or fewer and bring two copies with you to the audition.

Self-tape by 3/1, 8 PM EST

Write a 5-7 minute essay (800 words or fewer). Tape yourself reading the essay aloud on camera (this should be a video, not just an audio recording). Transfer your self-tape via https://wetransfer.com/ to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com. Also, email a copy of your essay to heather@heatherchristiebooks.com. All self-tapes are due by March 1, 2024, 8 PM EST.

If you can’t make one of these days, don’t audition. 

Sunday, April 6, 1-4 PM – Full Cast Zoom Rehearsal
Monday, May 6, 8-10 PM – Full Cast Zoom Read-through
Friday, May 10, 5-10 PM – Live, in-person NYC dress rehearsal (Center at West Park)
Saturday, May 11, 1-9 PM – NYC Show Day – Center at West Park

The cast will be announced March 10, 2024 on Facebook and Instagram @heatherchristiebooks. Each cast member is awarded a $100 stipend. LTYM NYC does provide travel or housing expenses. 

2. BECOME A SPONSOR

Email Heather for details about investment levels at heather@heatherchristiebooks.com.

3. ENJOY THE SHOW

Buy a ticket and attend the show! And bring some friends. Tickets on sale NOW – In-Person at The Center At West Park (165 W. 86th Street, New York, NY) or Livestream (from your cozy home!) 

4. SPREAD THE WORD

Listen To Your Mother NYC is on Facebook and Instagram.

Follow:

@heatherchristiebooks

@heatherchristiebooks

We’re giving motherhood a microphone!

#LTYMNYC

2023 Listen To Your Mother NYC Cast

Nicole Christie, Helen Firestone, Lisa Lucca, Bridey Thelen-Heidel, Anna Sandler, Sarah Glubish, Sammie King, Mindy Matijasevic, Jess Messier, James Christie, Holly Rutchik, Cali Christie Snyder, and Melissa Rozetar

2023 Listen To Your Mother NYC Highlights

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