Show Guide We are proud to present a presentation About the herero of Namibia, formerly known as South west africa, from the german südwestafrika, between the years1884-1915 Jackie Sibblies Drury, the playwright of We are Proud to Present... and Fairview (2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner) said this in regards to We are Proud to Present...:
Jackie Sibblies Drury, 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner
“The only thing that connects any play that I have ever written to any other play...is the hope that people actually go out to dinner and drinks afterwards and have an argument and a conversation about what they thought about it.”
Show Guide We are proud to present a presentation About the herero of Namibia, formerly known as South west africa,
Show Guide We are proud to present a presentation About the herero of Namibia, formerly known as South west africa,
from the german südwestafrika, between the years1884-1915
from the german südwestafrika, between the years1884-1915
Jackie Sibblies Drury, the playwright of We are Proud to Present... and Fairview (2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner) said this in regards to We are Proud to Present...:
Jackie Sibblies Drury, the playwright of We are Proud to Present... and Fairview (2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner) said this in regards to We are Proud to Present...:
Jackie Sibblies Drury, 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner
“The only thing that connects any play that I have ever written to any other play...is the hope that people actually go out to dinner and drinks afterwards and have an argument and a conversation about what they thought about it.”
Jackie Sibblies Drury, 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner
“The only thing that connects any play that I have ever written to any other play...is the hope that people actually go out to dinner and drinks afterwards and have an argument and a conversation about what they thought about it.”
With that spirit in mind, we invite you to consider these questions in your own post-show discussions:
With that spirit in mind, we invite you to consider these questions in your own post-show discussions:
With that spirit in mind, we invite you to consider these questions in your own post-show discussions:
1. What does it mean to tell a story? How do the stakes shift when the story you tell has nothing to do with you?
1. What does it mean to tell a story? How do the stakes shift when the story you tell has nothing to do with you?
1. What does it mean to tell a story? How do the stakes shift when the story you tell has nothing to do with you?
2. The actors repeatedly refer to “the story” they are trying to tell. In the process of trying to tell these stories, the actors share some of their own stories. What are some of the stories you carry with you? Did your family tell you stories growing up? Do you have a “have I told you my ____ story?” that you share at parties? How do these stories shape who you are today?
2. The actors repeatedly refer to “the story” they are trying to tell. In the process of trying to tell these stories, the actors share some of their own stories. What are some of the stories you carry with you? Did your family tell you stories growing up? Do you have a “have I told you my ____ story?” that you share at parties? How do these stories shape who you are today?
2. The actors repeatedly refer to “the story” they are trying to tell. In the process of trying to tell these stories, the actors share some of their own stories. What are some of the stories you carry with you? Did your family tell you stories growing up? Do you have a “have I told you my ____ story?” that you share at parties? How do these stories shape who you are today?
3. The actors attempt to recreate a story through letters, which encourages us to consider the legacies of colonialism on our present-day narratives. What happens when one side of the story lacks tangible representation?
3. The actors attempt to recreate a story through letters, which encourages us to consider the legacies of colonialism on our present-day narratives. What happens when one side of the story lacks tangible representation?
3. The actors attempt to recreate a story through letters, which encourages us to consider the legacies of colonialism on our present-day narratives. What happens when one side of the story lacks tangible representation?