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The Fundshack is a magical surrealist play that follows a day in the life of Glaurie Bertramen and her family as they assist a young woman in need of an abortion. Glaurie and her family operate a scrappy, small-scale abortion fund called The Southern Reproductive Freedom Fund, also affectionately known as The Fundshack. The badass entity that is The Fundshack stands defiant and is ready to fight for the lives of women of the South. The play is a dream and a love letter to Black women operating in an oppressive economic and cultural landscape. It starts with a nightmare and ends with a dream.
Following the presentation, Elevate has gathered healthcare professionals to join ChelseaDee in discussing black women's reproductive health.
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"The Morality of Broccoli," a hilarious play with all-too-real moral dilemmas of consumer consciousness, environmental health and justice.
About this Event
Elevate Theatre Company provides space for audiences and artists to explore health and well-being through the art of storytelling. Our Winter Series aims to Redefine the Stage by hosting a series of digital events that explore major public health topics. We engage audiences through performative storytelling and then provide a panel discussion post performance for further exploration.
The Elevate Winter Series Part 2: Health of Our Planet, People & Pocketbooks, is right around the corner! Join us for another engaging piece of theater with the brilliant and hilarious play The Morality of Broccoli , written and performed by Mr. Jamie Roach.
Play Synopsis:
A real-life date has been arranged in the year 2020, a major feat! There is only a quick stop at the grocery store standing between a conscientious shopper and a night with the possible love of his life. Should be simple. Should take ten minutes tops...
After the performance, Elevate hosts a conversation about consumer consciousness, climate change, and environmental health and justice.
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Elevate Theatre Company provides space for audiences and artists to explore health and well-being through the art of storytelling. Our Winter Series aims to Redefine the Stage by hosting a series of digital events that explore major public health topics. We engage audiences through performative storytelling and then provide a panel discussion post performance for further exploration.
The Elevate Winter Series Part 3: Health of Our Protest, is right around the corner! Join us for another engaging piece of theater with incredible storytelling by three amazing spoken word and poetry artists.
Synopses:
Yalie Saweda Kamara will bring us excerpts of her manuscript Besaydoo. A collection of poems that examine care and what happens during its presence and during its absence.
Ashley Winkfield will help Elevate frame the discussion around Black Fatigue through the perspectives of various characters involved in protests.
Marcus John will be presenting his poem Insomnia, 4:18am centered on the struggles of a Black man trying to sleep in a world of chaos, "from COVID to Kobe" and the literal fight to cope.
Racism is a public health crisis. This was made acutely apparent in 2020 with the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others. Elevate exists to spotlight the stories and experiences of people through the lens of public health. Through theatrical spoken word and poetry we will explore this public health crisis and examine how to transform struggle into resilience.
After the performance, Elevate will host health, wellness and Black Resiliency experts from different industries to provide Black audience members and allies with meaningful and positive next steps towards a prosperous 2021.
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COVID-19 has changed all our lives forever. Between the emotional toll from the hundreds of thousands of deaths and the financial toll from the economic downturn, it seems every aspect of our lives has been impacted. Romantic life and dating is no different. For those in relationships and with families, perhaps there are closer connections than ever before with all the shelter-in-place orders we've had to endure. For those living solo and single, distance can take a toll on more than just the social calendar. This pandemic has been isolating for many and has delayed progress on dreams of dating, marriage and even having children. What happens when life's next steps are delayed and seem to be out of reach? How are people handling being single during this time of isolation? An original play, Being You. by Christina D. Eskridge and Courtney Bottomley will explore these themes followed up by a panel discussion with health experts.
Synopsis:
Renee has been dumped during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unexpected loss brings uncertainty and questions about what to do next. She tries to process through her Gal Pal Pandemic Happy Hour and gets back into the dating game through a series of "Zoom Dates." How can she find someone new when there are so many people out there and the process of online dating seems daunting? What about intimacy when she needs to be socially distant? As Renee wades through the advice of her Gal Pals, one question persists: is she enough on her own?