New York, NY / June 12, 2009 – Dyalekt’s one man show Square Peg Syndrome will be part of the 12th Annual Voices From the Edge Festival, which celebrates new works by African American writers and performers.

The Square Peg Syndrome is a "Two Turntables & a Microphone" Play written & performed by Dyalekt, with DJ MilkMoney. A biracial high school student has questions to answer after a race riot in his school.  Directed by Kaseem Bristow, with beats by Domer, euphAm, & Conscious.

It will play several times between Wednesday, June 17 and Saturday, June 20 at the New Perspectives Theatre (schedule follows).

456 West 37th Street, at 10th Avenue

New York, NY 10018

Tickets are $10 and available at http://www.newperspectivestheatre.org/productions/VFE-XII.htm and reservations can be made at 212-630-9945 and contact@nptnyc.org

The Square Peg Syndrome has been performed in Europe; opening at Divadlo Archa in Prague, CZ, and most recently the show and its companion 5-week curriculum was presented in St Croix to 17 schools and organizations. The students involved, ranging from JR high, high school, college, prisoners, and adults wrote two books of poetry and photography, recorded an album of their own, and made a documentary of the experience.

Learn more about Dyalekt at http://www.myspace.com/mrdyalekt

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About Voices From the Edge Festival

VFE was created in 1997 to bring the works of artists performing at the grassroots level and in out-of-the-way places—schools, churches, cafes, shelters, prisons and neighborhood outreach centers—to the attention of the larger public. The writing and performances speak to the many issues confronting African Americans today and the work is infused with a strong sense of purpose and connection to the community.  For the past twelve years VFE has presented over 70 new works: plays, spoken word performances, one-person shows, ensemble and theatrical dance pieces, and dynamic poetry jams—all demonstrating the cutting-edge creativity and diverse voices of African American artists.  Notable writers/performers/directors who have participated in the past include OBIE-winner Stephanie Berry, Lynda Gravátt, Ted Lange, Marcella Lowery, Novella Nelson, Petronia Paley, and Seret Scott, among others.

About New Perspectives Theater Company

The New Perspectives Theater Company is an award-winning, multi-racial company performing in the heart of the Broadway Theatre District and in communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City.  The Company’s mission is to develop and produce new plays and playwrights, especially women and people of color, to present classic plays in a style that addresses contemporary issues, and to extend the benefits of theatre to young people and communities in need.  Our aim is not to exclude, but to cast a wider net. 

Now in its 17th season, notable NPT productions have included Richard III, starring Austin Pendleton; Exhibit #9 by Tracy Scott Wilson (1999 Audelco Award); Jihad by Ann Chamberlain (1996 OOBR Award for Best Production); The Taming of the Shrew (2002 OOBR Award for Best Production), Admissions by Tony Velella (10 Best Plays of 1995, Backstage); the U.S. premiere of Visit by world-renowned Argentinean playwright Ricardo Monti; and the New York Premieres of Vaclav Havel’s The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, The Shaneequa Chronicles, written and performed by 2001 OBIE Award-winner Stephanie Berry (produced with Blackberry Productions), and Lemon Meringue Façade by Ted Lange, along with several innovative Shakespeare productions.

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