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"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
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Who We Are
The Imagine Project, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Bill Bartlett under the auspices of The Creative Arts Team of New York University. Since then we have worked in over one hundred schools in the New York City / New Jersey area.
Founder Bill Bartlett created the Imagine Project to fight what he saw as a growing disipation of those energies in kids awash in electronic media like television and computers.
Bill Bartlett is a New Yorker. He is a graduate of Tufts University and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts where he was a teacher/ director for many years. He continues his career as an actor and director while guiding The Imagine Project as we celebrate of our fifteenth year of incorporation. Bill has two grown daughters, Alison, an actor, and Holley, a musician and the Music Director of The Imagine Project.
Bill believes with all his heart in the power of love and art to overcome all obstacles. Being human, he does not at all times act on this conviction.
Shelly Altman is associate head-writer for ABC's "One Life to Live". Her screenplays include: "Sweet Loraine". Her prime time work includes "Kate and Allie". Her co authored play "The Amazin Casey Stengel" was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Shelly is the founder of the improvisational group Play By Play.
Nikki Ghiselle Nikki has been with Imagine Project for over ten years. She studied with Bill Bartlett at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and did her high school internship with us. Nikki can be seen as a regular on the primetime series "Starved".
Alison Bartlett began her career on Broadway opposite William Hurt and Candice Bergen in Mike Nichol's production of "Hurlyburly". She has appeared for many years as Gina on "Sesame Street" and was seen in season five "The Sopranos".
Holley Bartlett has been Music Director of Imagine Project Inc. since our inception in 1991. She received her M.A. degree in music from Hunter College. In addition to creating all the original music for our programs and CD's, she co-composed the score for "Repunzel".
Angela Tripi-Weiss established the Arts in Action Program at PS 87 in 1987. Blackboard Awards said: "Arts in Action deserves an audible applause. Ms Tripi-Weiss is a tour de force". After establishing the Abstract Visualization Process, she has had the beautiful and moving creations of those affected by the trauma of 9/11 displayed at both East Side and West Side galleries in Manhattan.
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