Palefsky Collision Project

Overview

For three weeks each summer, the Alliance Theatre assembles a diverse group of teenagers to "collide" with a source text under the guidance of a professional creative team.

For the first two weeks of this dynamic project, ensemble members unpack the source text, engage in an intensive series of theater workshops with guest artists, converse with subject matter experts, and express their unique reflections upon these experiences through daily creative writing exercises. These reflections are then woven together to create a new piece of theater inspired by the source text, but perceived through the ensemble's utterly unique and contemporary prism. The third and final week of the program includes a rigorous rehearsal process that culminates with final performances at the Alliance Theatre.

For over 20 years, the Palefsky Collision Project has empowered teens to create theater, for and about themselves, as collaborative, creative, and confident young artists.

For more information, call 404.733.4700 or email collision.project@alliancetheatre.org.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (2025)

Each MLK Day, young artists from the Palefsky Collision Project reconvene to reimagine their summer performance through the lens of Dr. King's legacy. Directed by Sam Provenzano in collaboration with Maya Lawrence (Playwright), Rodney L. Williams (Director of Artistic Mentorship), and David Koté (Music Director), this year's MLK Day performance will re-explore Dreams Born of Chaos, an original work inspired by Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb.

MLK Day Performance Details

Date: Monday, January 20, 2025 (in-person, free with RSVP required)
Time: 2 PM EST (approximately 1 hour, with 30 minute talk-back)
Venue: Woodruff Arts Center, Memorial Arts Building, Azadi Galleria

RSVP for MLK Day