No Knock, or Thanksgiving in St  Louis, 2014 by Calamity West—#WeMustBreathe—Victory Gardens—Chicago
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 20/12/2014

Victory Gardens Theater proudly presents We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets, a special livestreamed event gathering members of Chicago’s artistic community to share their views on discrimination, race and inequality, followed by a discussion about these social issues.

This event will livestream on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 5pm PST (Los Angeles) / 7pm CST (Chicago) / 8pm EST (New York). 

Follow and interact with We Must Breathe on Twitter using #wemustbreathe.

In recent months the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Oscar Grant, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Sean Bell, Rekia Boyd, and countless others have brought to light ongoing national issues of race, discrimination and inequality. Droves of individuals across the country have taken to the streets participating in rallies, riots and die-ins. During this live event, members of the Chicago artistic community will address these topics through artistic expression.

We Must Breathe features performances from poets and playwrights directed by Victory Gardens’ Associate Artistic Producer Joanie Schultz, and a forum discussion on the performance topics, moderated by Congo Square Theatre’s Artistic Director Samuel Roberson. 

It will begin with performance pieces from a diverse group of artists, including Victory Gardens Ensemble playwrights Marcus Gardley (The Gospel of Lovingkindness; Black Odyssey) and Tanya Saracho (El Nogalar; Mala Hierba),  Nambi Kelley (Native Son), Andrew Hinderaker (Dirty; Suicide Incorporated), Kristiana Colón (Octagon; Lack on Lack), Calamity West (The Peacock, The Gacy Play), Damon Williams (Lack on Lack), Nikki Patin (Surviving the Mic), Javon Smith (Louder than a Bomb), Kevin Coval (Young Chicago Authors), Malcolm London (Young Chicago Authors), and several others.

The Coalition in support of We Must Breathe includes: Mothers of Murdered Sons, Congo Square Theatre, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, I Grow Chicago, J-DEF Peace Project, Imagine Englewood If..., Arte y Vida, Dr. Soyini Madison of Northwestern University, JRV MAJESTY Productions, Civil Rights Agenda, League of Chicago Theatres, Amnesty International, Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden of Loyola University, Black Ensemble Theatre, and Adventure Stage Chicago.



Victory Gardens Theater is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays and musicals.  www.victorygardenstheater.org

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