MIP's OneLove OneTheater Gala 2024 at Negril BK

Your ticket includes:

• Passed hors d'oeuvres and desserts
• An open bar of beer, wine and a specialty cocktail
• Dazzling live performances by Alana Raquel Bowers, Gabriel Ebert, Francesca Faridany, Kate Siahaan Rigg and Fisher Stevens (see below for their bios)
  
• One raffle ticket to exclusive prizes an access to a live auction for destination getaways
• And an after-party!

Co-hosted by Amir Arison (nine seasons as a Series Regular on NBC's THE BLACKLIST and the leading role in THE KITE RUNNER on Broadway) and Lakisha May (Frosine in THE MISER for MIP, JAJA's AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING and SKELETON CREW on Broadway).

Our mission is to promote empathy and unity within the diverse communities of Brooklyn through the arts. We offer yearly free opportunities for all to come together in Prospect Park and experience the benefits of theater.

What is the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Award? We conceived the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Award as a way to honor individuals and organizations who through their work embody a principle dear to MIP’s heart: Building and sustaining communal spaces where, through the sharing of a common experience, people of all socioeconomic, cultural and racial backgrounds can find each other sitting shoulder to shoulder, spreading a sense of common humanity and unity despite everything that seemingly makes us different.

Shoulder-to-Shoulder Honorees: Carter Redwood and Prospect Park Alliance

Prospect Park photo: Elizabeth Keegin Colley

Carter Redwood currently stars as Special Agent Andre Raines in FBI: INTERNATIONAL on CBS. Before hitting it big on television, Carter lent his talent to many early MIP productions and has since become a fervent contributor to our cause. He will be joining us via zoom, from Budapest, where he is shooting the next season of FBI: INTERNATIONAL.

Prospect Park Alliance is the non-profit organization that sustains, restores and advances Prospect Park, Brooklyn's Backyard, in partnership with the City of New York. The Alliance provides critical staff and resources that keep the park green and vibrant for the diverse communities that call Brooklyn home. Prospect Park has been MIP's home since our inception, and the Alliance has played a critical role in our establishment and growth

Performances by:

Alana Raquel Bowers: Most recently seen in MIP's production of THE MISER. Broadway: CHICKEN AND BISCUITS. Off-Broadway: BERNARDA’S DAUGHTERS, WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN.

Gabriel Ebert: won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Mr. Wormwood in MATILDA THE MUSICAL. Other theater credits include MIP's, THE MISANTHROPE, Public Theater's SALLY AND TOM, PASS OVER, (Lortel Award), 4000 MILES (Obie Award). As a singer, Ebert has performed at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall, and with the New York Philharmonic.

Francesca Faridany: Recent theater highlights: MIP’s THE MISER, THE EMPRESS (RSC, UK), THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE (Audible), for which she received a Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nomination in 2020; THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTIME. (2015 Best Play TONY)

Kate Siahaan-Rigg: Her favorite credits are Tartuffe in TARTUFFE with MIP, DOGEATERS at the Public Theater and BFE at Playwrights Horizons. Voices on Fox's FAMILY GUY, 3 seasons on the DR. PHIL SHOW doing MOS, and being in residence at Joe's pub with disOrientalism.

Fisher Stevens: is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized for his work as an actor, director, producer, and activist.

Stevens directed and executive produced the definitive, multi-part documentary series for Netflix profiling the life of famed athlete, David Beckham. In 2024 BEKHAM won the Emmy Award for best series. In 2010, Stevens won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for THE COVE. Stevens directed PALMER starring Justin Timberlake, which premiered with record viewership on Apple TV. In 2020, he executive-produced the Netflix sensation TIGER KING: MURDER, MAYHEM AND MADNESS.

As an actor, among his many Broadway, film and television credits, Stevens was most recently a series regular on the Golden Globe and Emmy-Winning HBO series SUCCESSION playing Waystar Royco’s communications executive, Hugo Baker. He was also seen on THE BLACKLIST as Marvin Gerard.

Political and environmental activism remain the main focus of his work.

Meet fellow community members, see fabulous performances, and help bring another year of free theater to Brooklyn’s Backyard!

All proceeds from the Gala go towards funding our operating costs and paying our artists equitable wages.