Dramatic works of art are interesting because, growing up, we are introduced to them as literature. As if they are something to be read. Whether it be Shakespeare, The Crucible, Streetcar, etc. While they are incredible works of literature, creating an accessible way for anyone to experience a different world that comments on ours, they are written to be experienced. To be breathed in. For the artist and the audience to share it.
I have spent the last four years studying this phenomenon. This life blood of our society (because that is what art is). The communities it builds and the effect theatre has on people is profound, historic, and deeply tied into religion…yet it is an aspect of society and religion that is profoundly under respected.
Whether it be a production in a living room, on Broadway, in a church (there are some great ones in NYC), at a high school, or at a community theater, these stories and communities change lives. They are a chance to breathe with art, with community, with life. So I say keep supporting art and their communities in any way you can, as an act of justice and resistance.
What I read in April:
*Fat Ham by James Ijames
*Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl
*John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower (also saw on Broadway, HIGHLY suggest)
*The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell
*Native Guard by Natasha Trethaway
-Teddy
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