PLAYS FOR THE PLANET:
Short Play Readings on the Environmental Crises Confronting our Communities
WHAT:
A free one hour program of staged readings of short plays
WHEN:
Sunday, November 9th at 5pm and Monday, November 10th at 7pm
WHERE:
Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM 87507
WHO:
Joan Lipkin and That Uppity Theatre Company, Alisa Matlovsky and A Dotted Line Theatre Company, in collaboration with the Arts & Climate Initiative and Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM). The program will feature a post-show reception and Q&A with Demis Foster, Chief Executive Officer of CVNM and co-producer and director Joan Lipkin
Our communities are facing growing environmental crises at the local, national and international levels. Plays for the Planet addresses themes that include the ethics of having children at this time, the impact of American fossil fuel use on other countries, the role of climate change protests in public settings, the question of climate reparations to other countries, the impact of plastic and waste, animal rights and habitat loss, and more.
All of the plays to be presented have either been published by the Arts & Climate Initiative or have been commissioned by other theatre companies. The playwrights include Nicholas Billon, Chantal Bilodeau, Mindi Dickstein, Marcia Johnson, Joan Lipkin, Stephen Sewell, and Kevin Matthew Wong.
Internationally recognized for her theatre and advocacy work in LGBTQ+, disability, voting rights, and gender and racial justice, Joan Lipkin has been working in the area of climate change for a number of years. As a multi-discipline artist/activist who focuses on the intersection of performance and civic engagement, she is known for her work in short plays, rapid response theatre and devising, is widely published and produced, and the recipient of multiple awards.
Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) is a statewide, nonpartisan nonprofit committed to connecting the people of New Mexico to their political power to protect our air, land and water for a healthy Land of Enchantment. CVNM does this by mobilizing voters, winning elections, holding elected officials accountable and advancing responsible public policies.
Cost:
Free, however donations are welcome to support the CVNM and artists
Tickets:
Info:
505-424-1601
Venue:
Teatro Paraguas (Main space) @ 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM