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?
Recommended for further exploration
Recommended for further exploration
Recommended for further exploration
Below are suggested sources to further explore themes discussed or addressed in this play:
Below are suggested sources to further explore themes discussed or addressed in this play:
Below are suggested sources to further explore themes discussed or addressed in this play:
• Some background on the Herero and German Südwestafrika https://tinyurl.com/wgzxzo2
• Some background on the Herero and German Südwestafrika https://tinyurl.com/wgzxzo2
• Some background on the Herero and German Südwestafrika https://tinyurl.com/wgzxzo2
• Interview with Jackie Sibblies Drury about We Are Proud to Present... https://youtu.be/D6pkEYpoL3M
• Interview with Jackie Sibblies Drury about We Are Proud to Present... https://youtu.be/D6pkEYpoL3M
• Interview with Jackie Sibblies Drury about We Are Proud to Present... https://youtu.be/D6pkEYpoL3M
• NY Times article featuring interviews with contemporary Black playwrights in American Theatre: Jackie Sibblies Drury, Jeremy O. Harris, Antoinette Nwandu, and Jordan E. Cooper https://nyti.ms/32pjrrH
• NY Times article featuring interviews with contemporary Black playwrights in American Theatre: Jackie Sibblies Drury, Jeremy O. Harris, Antoinette Nwandu, and Jordan E. Cooper https://nyti.ms/32pjrrH
• NY Times article featuring interviews with contemporary Black playwrights in American Theatre: Jackie Sibblies Drury, Jeremy O. Harris, Antoinette Nwandu, and Jordan E. Cooper https://nyti.ms/32pjrrH
• There are many reading lists that one can find regarding books that talk about race and how to cultivate allyship https://tinyurl.com/yb8ws8bl https://bit.ly/3a2yL0i
• There are many reading lists that one can find regarding books that talk about race and how to cultivate allyship https://tinyurl.com/yb8ws8bl https://bit.ly/3a2yL0i
• There are many reading lists that one can find regarding books that talk about race and how to cultivate allyship https://tinyurl.com/yb8ws8bl https://bit.ly/3a2yL0i
We hope that this list serves as a jumping-off point in your self-guided research and learning.
We hope that this list serves as a jumping-off point in your self-guided research and learning.
We hope that this list serves as a jumping-off point in your self-guided research and learning.
FSU Campus resources
FSU Campus resources
FSU Campus resources
For students who want to become more involved in advocacy:
For students who want to become more involved in advocacy:
For students who want to become more involved in advocacy:
• The Center for Leadership and Social Change Programs: Social Change Peer Educators, Social Justice Ally Training, commUNITY Dialogue thecenter.fsu.edu
• The Center for Leadership and Social Change Programs: Social Change Peer Educators, Social Justice Ally Training, commUNITY Dialogue thecenter.fsu.edu
• The Center for Leadership and Social Change Programs: Social Change Peer Educators, Social Justice Ally Training, commUNITY Dialogue thecenter.fsu.edu
• Black Student Union Programs: Black Student Empowerment Group, BSU House, Diversity & Inclusion Institute http://sga.fsu.edu/bsu.shtml
• Black Student Union Programs: Black Student Empowerment Group, BSU House, Diversity & Inclusion Institute http://sga.fsu.edu/bsu.shtml
• Black Student Union Programs: Black Student Empowerment Group, BSU House, Diversity & Inclusion Institute http://sga.fsu.edu/bsu.shtml
• Center for the Advancement of Human Rights https://cahr.fsu.edu/
• Center for the Advancement of Human Rights https://cahr.fsu.edu/
• Center for the Advancement of Human Rights https://cahr.fsu.edu/