WHAT IS THE MUSE PROJECT?
The Muse Project is a paradigm shift for women actors.
The Muse Project seeks to disrupt the imbalance of opportunity and ownership of work for women actors through the development of challenging, actor-driven narratives and focused research into women actors' participation in the American theater. Our company shifts the theater paradigm through the empowerment of women actors as creators and content generators.
The Muse Project will impact the theater community in two distinct and important ways: it will provide an actor-centric approach to creating new work, and-more importantly-it will explore and emphasize the experiences and curiosities of women actors. The ultimate aim of the project is to illuminate the profound power of approaching theater from an actress driven perspective.
The Muse Project seeks to disrupt the imbalance of opportunity and ownership of work for women actors through the development of challenging, actor-driven narratives and focused research into women actors' participation in the American theater. Our company shifts the theater paradigm through the empowerment of women actors as creators and content generators.
The Muse Project will impact the theater community in two distinct and important ways: it will provide an actor-centric approach to creating new work, and-more importantly-it will explore and emphasize the experiences and curiosities of women actors. The ultimate aim of the project is to illuminate the profound power of approaching theater from an actress driven perspective.
The Muse Project 2018. Photo by Adenike Thomas.
This is a rare opportunity... I love working in this way because we are working outside of the confines of the way the industry often tells us we need to work.
-Mia Rovegno, director & playwright
Kuritsky began The Muse Project to give female performers the opportunity to helm their own dream projects—an admirable reaction to the gender disparity within NYC’s theatre community.
-Exeunt Magazine
WHO ARE THE ANCHOR PARTNERS?
The Muse Project was an anchor partner at The Flea Theater in October 2018.
WHO ARE THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS?
Abingdon Theatre Company, New Georges, The New Group, The Pit, Theaterlab, The Tank, Torn Page are The Muse Project's partner organizations.
WHO ARE MUSE'S MUSES?
Vanessa Aspillaga, Kyra Miller, Jessica Frances Dukes, Déa Julien, and Lynn Cohen are our 2018 Muses. Zainab Musa and Chelsea Villematic Harrison are our 2018 Muse Alternates. Jessica Frances Dukes, Déa Julien, and Lynn Cohen were our 2017 Muses, as well (and they are returning this year to do some deeper dive work on their projects). Jocelyn was the pilot year Muse. Tina Benko was the first actor to attempt the Mini Muse model back in 2013.