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Three theater groups enter a bar …
“Theater is a community” was one of the messages for this years World Theater Day. Inspired by this, three theater groups from Nijmegen came together on the 28th of March to celebrate together via a joined rehearsal. One of these groups was WOW-EFFECT Theater. […]
Cultures come together to create “The Lost Boy” – Part 2: Haoyu and Piyush
Cultures come together to create “The Lost Boy” – Part 2: Haoyu and Piyush It’s March and everyone at WOW-EFFECT Theater is working hard on their part of this years production – The Lost Boy. In the last couple of months WOW-EFFECT Theater has welcomed many new members who have taken up a variety of tasks within the group, but things started out a little bit more wacky. We talked to some of our members, Céline, Haoyu, Jeroen, Anna and Piyush, about their involvement in the group, our new play and how they found their place within the project. […]
Cultures come together to create “The Lost Boy” – Part 1: Jeroen, Anna and Céline
Cultures come together to create “The Lost Boy” – Part 1: Jeroen, Anna and Céline It’s March and everyone at WOW-EFFECT Theater is working hard on their part of this year’s production – The Lost Boy. In the last couple of months WOW-EFFECT Theater has welcomed many new members who have taken up a variety of tasks within the group, but things started out a little wackier. We talked to some of our members, Céline, Haoyu, Jeroen, Anna and Piyush, about their involvement in the group, our new play and how they found their place within the project. […]
Free eBook: Peter Pan by James M. Barrie
Download "Peter Pan" for free! Peter Pan (also known as the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy) is the story of a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook. Peter Pan is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. The play and novel were inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until publication of the play script in 1928. In The Lost Boy we follow James as he develops the story throughout the play up until the plays performance [...]
Dutch Diaries: Roadtrip!
Dutch Diaries: Roadtrip! Met Anna & Daniel Welkom bij onze Dutch Diaries - korte vlogs van onze mooie Nederlanders waarin ze vertellen over hun avonturen op weg naar het podium en de uitvoering van "The Lost Boy"! Welcome to our Dutch Diaries - short vlogs by our lovely Dutchies in which they talk about their adventures to the stage and the performance of "The Lost Boy"! Music: "Look Busy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licen…/…/3.0/
The Green Play – how to produce a theater play the sustainable way
The Green Play - how to produce a theater play the sustainable way In 2018, WOW-EFFECT Theater will produce a wonderful, heartwarming play - "The Lost Boy". This play will be special for several reasons, one of them being that it will be produced in the most sustainable way possible. It will be the Green Play 2018! But how will WE make this possible? And why now? The European Green Capital This year Nijmegen will join the ranks of cities such as Nantes, Essen, Copenhagen and Ljubljana, becoming the European Green Capital. The city was chosen for this award and title because of its achievements in environmental, social and economic sustainability. For the duration of the year, Nijmegen will celebrate its new title by working together with [...]
WOW-EFFECT Holds an Open Rehearsal
WOW-EFFECT's First Open Rehearsal WOW-EFFECT is absolutely delighted to invite you to its first Open Rehearsal! April 1st 2018 will be WE's 4th birthday. We would like to celebrate the occasion with you! Come join us at our rehearsal on April 5th, to witness how we work on our project The Lost Boy. We start the rehearsal with a few warm-up exercises and practice scenes from the play, which we will perform in De Lindenberg upcoming June. You are welcome to join the warm-up exercises or enjoy everything comfortably from your seat! We will open our doors to you on Thursday April 5th. The rehearsal starts at 8pm sharp. We will pick you up from De Lindenberg reception 5min before that, to escort you to our [...]
THE LOST BOY: Early Tickets Now Available
Early Bird Tickets now! Starting today, for a limited time only, tickets to our shows will be 10€ instead of the full price of €12,50! Get them now before they're gone!
WOW-EFFECT Theater will perform at Het Schort Kort Theaterfestival 2017
WOW-EFFECT Theater will perform at Het Schort Kort Theaterfestival 2017 WOW-EFFECT Theater performs at Het Schort Kort Theaterfestival November 10 @ 8:00 am - November 11 @ 5:00 pm A new theater festival in De Lindenberg Nijmegen. Het Schort Kort Theaterfestival will show four short performances between 20 and 30 minutes each, created by four different theater groups. The festival will take place on Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of November 2017 in De Lindenberg. WOW-EFFECT Theater will present a play written by Tanya de Kruijff and performed by Tanya de Kruijff, Tjitse Wolf and Haoyu Yang The other performances will be held in Dutch. Theatergoep MAF (Middle Age Foundation) MAF has been performing for many years in constantly shifting cast [...]
WOW-EFFECT Theater becomes Lindenberg’s in-house theater group
WOW-EFFECT Theater becomes Lindenberg's in-house theater group De Lindenberg opens its doors for amateur theater makers who want to develop their production within the halls of de Lindenberg. Last summer de Lindenberg asked amateur theater makers via different channels to apply for the position of official in-house theater group of de Lindenberg for the season 2017-2018. After a selection period the chosen theater group was the multicultural amateur group WOW-EFFECT Theater. "One criteria for the selection was the match between the learning goals of the applicant and the available resources of de Lindenberg.", says Natasja van Geel, program maker of de Lindenberg. De Lindenberg will support the group if needed with workshops on creative writing, directing, acting and music, communication, and with advice for lights and sounds. WOW-EFFECT Theater is an amateur [...]