PARTICIPANTS
December 3rd – December 23rd
Thurs-Sat, 8pm
Sun, 2pm
(Please arrive early, there will be no late seating.)
Live Oak Theater, Berkeley
For the second production, TheatreFIRST shifts storytelling gears with PARTICIPANTS. This theatrical exploration delves into how we individually and communally act in times of social and political unrest. The audience, sitting in a circle and led by a central emcee, will witness twelve new works that aim to incite community discussion. These pieces, written and directed by the super-team will challenge the audience to ask: where have we been, what are we doing, and where do we go now? PARTICIPANTS includes:
GODFORSAKEN
by Linda McLean and directed by John Patrick Moore
SHOW OF HANDS
by Anthony Clarvoe and directed by Erin Gilley
SHAKE IT
by Rohina Malik and directed by Bridgette Loriaux
LIVING PROOF
by Skyler Cooper and directed by Mary Guzmán
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by Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko and directed by Ashley Smiley
FOREST
by Christopher Chen and directed by May Liang
TAKE THE TICKET
by Star Finch and directed by Brit Frazier
A SURE CURE LURE STORY
by Aaron Loeb and directed by Elizabeth Carter
A HOLE IN THE SHAPE OF A PLAY
by Geetha Reddy and directed by Jessa Brie Moreno
EVE AND STEVEN
by Carl Lumbly and directed by Josh Costello
SCENES FROM MY TERRIFIC DEATH
by Dipika Guha and directed by Susannah Martin
BREAKAWAY
by Octavio Solis and directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang