Wednesday, March 3rd
7pm – 8:45pm
“Who am I? And how did I find out?”
Interactive theater workshop and performance: Exploring our stories of identity
Click here to enter the event at 7pm. (You will be in a zoom waiting room until the host can let you in.)
This year, Arlington Reads Together has chosen Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum as the community read for 2021. You are warmly invited to PLUGGED iN’s March event, to reflect on the book’s issues in a fresh creative way. (Here is a full list of related events taking place this March.)
In this collaborative workshop with True Story Theater, you will get to explore your core identities, connect to others who are both similar and different from you, and make new discoveries. In small groups, we’ll look at the identities we were born with, the identities we choose, and those placed on us by the world–identities such as race, religion, gender identity, societal role, and much more. When do your identities give you a sense of belonging–and when do they create a feeling of uncomfortable “otherness?“
Between the small group sessions, True Story Theater will invite volunteer audience members to share their experiences and feelings. On the spot, the performers will respectfully and creatively embody the emotional essence of what is shared, using movement, music, and drama. Throughout, whether you take a risk to share or prefer to simply watch and listen, chances are you will be moved (maybe even to laughter and tears), and leave with a greater appreciation for yourself and a greater understanding of others in the wider community. Read more about True Story Theater and Playback Theatre.