1. Just got home from seeing a play called #Disgraced. It is about, among other things, Islamophobia, bigotry, and how we construct Others.
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2. There was a talkback after the play, at which point one of the actors informed the audience about the police officers murdered in Dallas.
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3. A collective groan washed over the audience upon hearing that horrifying news — which also resonated deeply with the themes of the play.
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4. We then participated in a lengthy discussion of how difficult it is to listen, how hard it is to bear the weight of representation…
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5. …and how great theater can disturb you off your equilibrium just enough to force you to look at the world from a new perspective.
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6. It was definitely a disturbing, challenging evening. But it was also nourishing. There was every kind of person in that audience, young…
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7. …old, black, white, Asian, Latino, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, gay, straight, and that's just who got to ask questions. We shared…
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8. …in a conversation about who we are now, & how we got there, spurred by a 90 minute play in which people reveal the worst of themselves.
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9. I hope that more plays like
#Disgraced get produced, so more nights like the one I had with my husband and that audience can happen.2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
I saw it last week & participated in the talkback after. Great show.
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