Swept Away
Directed by Ryan Sellers
A blanket, a box, and a big surprise! Everyday things can become extraordinary, and small doors can lead to big places with a little imagination. Three adventurers learn to work together and get swept away by follies, friendship, and fun!
A blanket, a box, and a big surprise! Everyday things can become extraordinary, and small doors can lead to big places with a little imagination. Three adventurers learn to work together and get swept away by follies, friendship, and fun!
Streamed for Free in Spring 2021
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Support for Swept Away is provided in part by
the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the Andrew Family Foundation Jr. Board,
the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the Andrew Family Foundation Jr. Board,
the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts
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Artistic Team and Cast
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Ryan Sellers (Director, Cast Member) has been a teaching artist, actor, and director in the DC area since 2008. He has worked with Arts on the Horizon, MVCCT, and Synetic mentoring and educating youth through theater arts. He has directed for Arts on the Horizon, Synetic Theater, Synetic Teen Company, Creative Cauldron, MVCCT, and many local schools. He has performed with several companies around the DC area, including Synetic Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Constellation Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Arts on the Horizon, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre, Studio Theatre, Longarce Lea, and Creative Cauldron. Ryan is a proud company member of Arts on the Horizon.
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Dallas Tolentino (Performer, Cinematographer, and Editor) is so excited to bring an Arts on the Horizon piece into the digital realm. He has previously been an actor with AOTH in pieces such as Beep Beep and Outside the Lines. Other previous credits include D.C. area: The Kennedy Center: How to Catch a Star; Adventure Theatre: Frosty the Snowman; Imagination Stage: The Smartest Girl in the World; Rorschach Theatre Company: A Bid to Save the World; Constellation Theatre Company: The Master and Margarita, The Skin of our Teeth, Peter and the Starcatcher (Peter), Journey to the West. He is also a company member with Synetic Theater where he has performed in over 20 shows. Dallas and his wife, Tori Tolentino were also recently nominated for a Helen Hayes for Outstanding Choreography for Escape from Peligro Island with Imagination Stage.
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Tori Tolentino (Performer) is a director, choreographer, adaptor, and performing artist with over a decade of experience. Tori most recently returned to the States after receiving her Master’s degree in arts management and administration at the SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan, Italy. Currently, Tori is developing Tolentino Visuals a film and photography business alongside her husband while simultaneously developing a consulting firm rooted in diversifying management and staff, boards, talent, and creative content of theatre organizations. Tori is honored to be part of the Swept Away team and to be back with Arts on the Horizon creating meaningful theatre during this unprecedented time. She thanks Ryan and Dallas for sharing their imaginative spirits and laughter during this process and beyond.
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