Community College of Aurora recently issued the following announcement.
Event Date:
Monday, October 5, 2020 - 7:00pm - Monday, October 5, 2020 - 8:30pm
Location
Online
Appropriate for ages 9 & up:
A reading of short anti-racists plays for children and families by the award-winning playwright, Idris Goodwin, followed by a panel & community dialogue.
“Each of these short works, written to be read across the multi-generational spectrum, offer different insights about disconnects in racial conversation and the Black experience in America.” - A review from Theatre for Young Audiences/USA
“Theatre is where we see ourselves and wrestle with our beliefs. Through the stories of others we reflect on our own. Since racism lives at the intersection of misinformation, ego and unchecked power, the arts must counteract by cultivating personal reflection, learning, conversation and compassion.
I used to say that I probably won’t see an end to racism in my lifetime. However, witnessing the power of the people united, in the streets, in the virtual political, educational, cultural and corporate arenas, it has reinvigorated me with a heightened urgency. Systemic racism must end now and forever. One way of doing so is talking with our children about it. These five plays are meant to serve as sparks for conversation.” - Idris Goodwin
Original source can be found here.
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