A number of theatre artists and institutions have signed on to this decentralized, open-sourced initiative, and are inviting others to join in resistance.
NATIONWIDE: A collective of artists is inviting galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theatres, and concert halls across the country to host exhibitions, performances, and public cultural events that channel resistance against authoritarianism in a nationwide “Fall of Freedom” movement on Nov. 21-22. Its initiators, including playwright and screenwriter Lynn Nottage, describe it as an “urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation, activating a nationwide wave of creative resistance.”
Theatre artists involved include playwrights David Henry Hwang, Dominique Morisseau, and Sarah Ruhl; director/organizer Annie Dorsen; and Julia Jordan of the Lillys. Theatre organizations involved include the August Wilson Center, National Black Theatre, the Public Theater, Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Woolly Mammoth, New York Theatre Workshop, Ensemble Studio Theatre, En Garde Arts, Crossroads Theater Company, IndieSpace, and more.