After the unexpected cancellation of "The Tempest Project," The New Theatre Project will present a special event called The New Work Collage 2012: Taking Chances.

The program will feature live performances from local musicians presenting experimental work; artists displaying artwork; live painting; and excerpts from "The Tempest Project." (The Ensemble will divulge only small portions of the script that had been scheduled to receive a full production in May.) The performance will also feature musings on the nature of artistic failure, and the ultimate necessity for artistic risk at any cost.

TNTP will also take the opportunity to announce some exciting details for its upcoming Season 3: Reinvention. Audiences will get the first glimpse at the season lineup, get the scoop on an exciting new project, and details of our most adventurous risk ever —something TNTP has never attempted before.

Performances are June 1, 2, and 3 and 8 p.m. at Mix Studio Theater, 130 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti. (Each evening will be just a little bit different, with some rotating performances.) Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased online through Brown Paper Tickets. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for cash, check or credit. More info available online at www.thenewtheatreproject.org.

Performance lineup to be announced online shortly before June 1.