On this episode of the Yay, Norman and I talk to John Warren, educator who has worked at the Tamalpais High School and helped create the Conservatory Theater Ensemble, a theater company made solely of high school students. John's earlier projects include the John Walker Lindh project, which got a write-up by the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1779455.stm), Greensboro: A Requiem - focusing on the killings of anti-KKK protesters in the '90s - and Straddling the Divide, which focused on antiwar protesters during the Iraq War. We also talk about the Kavanaugh hearings, the need for activism in theater and the nuances of using theater to teach high school students self-expression and self-pride.
SHOUT-OUTS:
Four Men In Paris (Plethos Theatre – playing at the Douglas Morrison Theatre) Oct 12-14
http://www.plethos.org
Dirty Butterfly (Anton’s Well) Sept 21-Oct 7 – Waterfront Theater
https://antonswell.org/2018/08/09/dirty-butterfly-opens-in-september/
Once Upon A Mattress (Douglas Morrison Theater) Sept 14-30
http://www.dmtonline.org/once-upon-a-mattress
Protecting Shields (Lower Bottom Playaz) Sept 21-Oct 6
http://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com/Box-Office.php
Hedwin & The Angry Itch (Ray of Light Theatre) Sept 14-Oct 6
http://rayoflighttheatre.com/hedwig-angry-inch/
For Colored Girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf (African American Shakes) Sept 15-29
https://www.african-americanshakes.org
SF Olympians IX: Roman Holiday (Exit Theatre) Oct 3-20
http://www.theexit.org/olympians/
The Leviathan Chronicles – a serial podcast!
http://www.leviathanchronicles.com
Uncle Vanya (Cutting Ball Theater) Sept 21-Oct 21
(http://cuttingball.com/productions/uncle-vanya/)
Love & Pride (Theatre on the Cusp) Oct 18 – Nov 8
https://www.loveandpridethemusical.com
The Prida Project (Mission Cultural Center) Sept 20 – 30
http://missionculturalcenter.org/?event=prida-project&event_date=2018-09-20
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Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
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