Saturday, February 01, 2014
The Real Danger: A Movement for Black Liberation Theatre
HowlRound: The power of collective action fuels NBT’s next production, Facing Our Truth: 10 Minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege, taking place February 5-10. Facing Our Truth is the brainchild of Keith Josef Adkins, artistic director of New Black Fest. In addition to the plays, NBT will host a series of community-engagement actions designed to harness the creative brilliance of the people who will gather each show. These folks will not only serve as audience members, they will be creative catalysts and collaborators who will work together to build strategies to better support the safety, education, and empowerment of our youth.
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I think that this project is amazing. Not only did the artists involved find it in themselves to tackle this daunting subject matter, but they are also opening up the discussion to the audience as well. I think that when a play's subject matter crosses so many lines so close to home it is extremely hard to talk about it and I liked that the author mentioned that that fear not only comes from the actual topic of the show, but also the fear of being shunned by the larger theater community.
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