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In the Shadow of Tragedy: Artistic Responses to a Traumatic Year will be presented via Zoom and on Facebook LIVE on Thursday, May 27th at 7 pm as the final event of Elm Shakespeare Company s free, online series, Building a Brave New Theater: Holding Space and Giving Voice.
Join theatre-makers Rebecca S manga Frank, Dawn Stern, and Gracy Brown to share and discuss three new works. All works presented this evening were created in response to the multiple national tragedies of the past year, including the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the many lives lost to Covid-19, the closure of theatres, the newly energized fight for equity, and the adjustments made to survive a pandemic.
New Haven s classical theatre company will present CRY HAVOC! via Zoom and Facebook Live on Thursday, May 6th at 7pm as the first installation of the theatre s free, online event series, Building a Brave New Theater: Holding Space and Giving Voice.
In his award-winning off-Broadway play, actor/veteran Stephan Wolfert uses Shakespeare to lead audiences on a theatrical journey. In the play, the audience meets Shakespeare s veterans. It examines both the cost of war and the cost of failing to reintegrate veterans back into their communities. Wolfert seamlessly weaves his personal story of service training, PTSD, addiction, and suicidal ideation, along with the stories of other military veterans and Shakespeare s text. Throughout the show, the suffering of veterans becomes ancient, and Shakespeare becomes modern. It is a personal tale of his revival of humanity. Following the performance is a discussion about Wolfert s work with veterans using acting, Shakespeare, and science-based appr