EVENT LINK: https://tinyurl.com/seeds-of-resistance-plays
December 9th, 5pm, Virtual, Free
Seeds of Resistance 2023: Social justice-inspired plays by youth based on community leaders' life stories.
About...Productions presents the return of this online event featuring plays created by educationally underrepresented youth in the company's Young Theaterworks' Social Justice Residency at Roosevelt High School’s Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Academy in Boyle Heights.
Students interviewed three community leaders whose work in social justice movements have inspired the creation of three new plays that will be presented in a virtual event by professional actors, teaching artists, and students. This virtual event will include a screening of the pre-recorded staged reading of the new plays, followed by a post-play discussion.
The teaching artists who mentored the youth include Carene Rose Mekertichyan, Catherine Dee Holly, and Marlene Beltran (Lead Teaching Artist).
The pre-recorded readings and live post-play discussion will be streamed on YouTube. Register for the event to receive the link to the livestream. This event is free, or you can make an additional donation at checkout.
Student-created work is based off the life stories of the following community leaders:
Paula Crisostomo: a primary organizer of the historic 1968 East L.A. Walkouts
Quetzal Flores: founder and musical director of the Grammy Award winning Chican@ band, Quetzal, and cultural strategist/organizer raised in East L.A.
Stephen Sass: founding president of the Breed Street Shul Project in Boyle Heights
The 10-week Social Justice Residency is part of About...Productions’ Young Theaterworks program. Now in its 23rd year, Young Theaterworks serves highest-risk and educationally underrepresented youth in L.A.-area public high schools with high impact, project-based learning that improves academic achievement and creative engagement. Strengthening students’ literacy practice, and collaboration and communication skills, the program also empowers them to become stewards of their community’s history.
About…Productions creates original interdisciplinary theaterworks and educational programs that provoke new perspectives on history, humanity, and culture. The company is dedicated to generating new work through collaboration to create artistic and community dialogue and believes in the power of theater to enlighten audiences, transform youth, and celebrate the lives of seniors. For more information, visit our website.