The Frederick Douglass Project presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of speeches by Frederick Douglass for diverse audiences on Zoom as a catalyst for powerful dialogue about the impact of discrimination, racialized violence, structural inequality, and deferred justice upon individuals, families, professionals, and communities. The event will feature a reading by the Emmy Award-winning actor Keith David (Nope, Platoon, The Princess and the Frog) of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass at the National Convention of Colored Men in Louisville, Kentucky on September 24, 1883, followed by community panelist remarks, and culminating in a guided audience discussion aimed at fostering compassion, understanding, and positive action.
Join us on February 8, at 6pm EST. RSVP: https://frederickdouglassproject.even...
Co-presented by Theater of War Productions, the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, and the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State in collaboration with the Colored Conventions Project and Douglass Day at the Center for Black Digital Research at Penn State.
Directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries. Co-facilitated by Dominic Dupont.
Support provided by Richard Robert Brown Program Endowment. Additional support provided by the following Penn State partners: College of the Liberal Arts, College of Health and Human Development, University Libraries, Office of the Vice Provost for Commonwealth Campuses, Smeal College of Business, and Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Support for our digital programming is provided, in part, by the Mellon Foundation.
The Frederick Douglass Project will take place on Zoom Webinar and can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting 2 days prior to the event.
This event will be captioned in English. #keithdavid #frederickdouglass
The Frederick Douglass Project presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of speeches by Frederick Douglass for diverse audiences on Zoom as a catalyst for powerful dialogue about the impact of discrimination, racialized violence, structural inequality, and deferred justice upon individuals, families, professionals, and communities. The event will feature a reading by the Emmy Award-winning actor Keith David (Nope, Platoon, The Princess and the Frog) of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass at the National Convention of Colored Men in Louisville, Kentucky on September 24, 1883, followed by community panelist remarks, and culminating in a guided audience discussion aimed at fostering compassion, understanding, and positive action.
Join us on February 8, at 6pm EST. RSVP: https://frederickdouglassproject.even...
Co-presented by Theater of War Productions, the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, and the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State in collaboration with the Colored Conventions Project and Douglass Day at the Center for Black Digital Research at Penn State.
Directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries. Co-facilitated by Dominic Dupont.
Support provided by Richard Robert Brown Program Endowment. Additional support provided by the following Penn State partners: College of the Liberal Arts, College of Health and Human Development, University Libraries, Office of the Vice Provost for Commonwealth Campuses, Smeal College of Business, and Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
Support for our digital programming is provided, in part, by the Mellon Foundation.
The Frederick Douglass Project will take place on Zoom Webinar and can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting 2 days prior to the event.
This event will be captioned in English. #frederickdouglass #keithdavid
The Oedipus Project
Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future
April 27, 2021
3:30pm – 6:00pm EDT
RSVP https://nobeloedipus.eventbrite.com
The Oedipus Project presents acclaimed actors reading scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King on Zoom as a catalyst for powerful, constructive, global conversations about climate change, ecological disaster, and environmental justice. Sophocles’ ancient play, first performed in 429 BC, just after a plague that killed nearly one-third of the Athenian population, is a story of arrogant leadership, ignored prophecy, intergenerational curses, willful blindness, and a pestilence and ecological collapse that ravages the archaic city of Thebes. Seen through this lens, Oedipus the King appears to have been a powerful tool for helping Athenians communalize trauma and loss, while interrogating their own complicit role in the suffering, not just of those around them but of generations to come.
This free, public event is presented as part of the @nobelprize_org Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future, hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organized by the @thenasciences U.S. National Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the @sthlmresilience Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute.
Featuring live performances by Bill Murray, @coreyhawkins Corey Hawkins, Frances McDormand, @jfreewright Jeffrey Wright, @faison.frankie Frankie Faison, @davidstrathairn David Strathairn, @marjolainegold Marjolaine Goldsmith (Company Manager, Theater of War Productions), and @jumaane.williams Jumaane Williams (New York City Public Advocate @nycpublicadvocate), and a Chorus of @nobelprize_org Nobel Prize-winning scientists, including Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Harold Varmus.
#nobelprizesummit #ourplanetourfuture #jeffreywright #francesmcdormand #billmurray #coreyhawkins #frankiefaison #davidstrathairn #marjolainegoldsmith #jumaanewilliams #bryandoerries #theaterofwarproductions #theoedipus
The Oedipus Project
Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future
April 27, 2021
3:30pm – 6:00pm EDT
RSVP https://nobeloedipus.eventbrite.com.
The Oedipus Project presents acclaimed actors reading scenes from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King on Zoom as a catalyst for powerful, constructive, global conversations about climate change, ecological disaster, and environmental justice. Sophocles’ ancient play, first performed in 429 BC, just after a plague that killed nearly one-third of the Athenian population, is a story of arrogant leadership, ignored prophecy, intergenerational curses, willful blindness, and a pestilence and ecological collapse that ravages the archaic city of Thebes. Seen through this lens, Oedipus the King appears to have been a powerful tool for helping Athenians communalize trauma and loss, while interrogating their own complicit role in the suffering, not just of those around them but of generations to come.
This free, public event is presented as part of the Nobel Prize Summit: Our Planet, Our Future, hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organized by the @thenasciences U.S. National Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute.
Featuring live performances by Bill Murray, Corey Hawkins, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Frankie Faison, David Strathairn, Marjolaine Goldsmith (Company Manager, Theater of War Productions), and Jumaane Williams (New York City Public Advocate, and a Chorus of Nobel Prize-winning scientists, including Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Harold Varmus.
#nobelprizesummit #francesmcdormand #billmurray #jeffreywright #coreyhawkins #frankiefaison #davidstrathairn #marjolainegoldsmith #jumaanewilliams #bryandoerries #theaterofwarproductions #theoedipusproject #ourplanetourfuture
