BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T045630Z DTSTART:20201011T200000 SUMMARY:6 by 6: Collected Perspectives on Social Justice DESCRIPTION:6 by 6Collected Perspectives on Social Justice\n By UI alumni Keith Josef Adkins\, Kim Euell\, Micah Ariel James\, Anton Jones\, and Levy Lee Simon\n\nThe University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has reimagined its Centennial mainstage season and will open with a series of 10-minute plays entitled 6 by 6: Collected Perspectives on Social Justice. As we began developing a new approach to the season\, the department was dedicated to finding opportunities to elevate diverse voices\, create space for dialogue about race\, and to celebrate our BIPOC alumni who have been part of the Iowa community. Works were commissioned by five black alumni playwrights who were asked to provide perspectives on social justice. These plays were written to be performed by one to three actors\, with some degree of social distancing\, and presented to a virtual audience.\n \n\nWatch the Performance Online\n\nThe virtual performance of this work will take place on Saturday\, October 10 at 8:00 p.m. CST.\n\nA link to view the performance will be made available on the Department of Theatre Arts website on the performance date.\n\nIf you are unable to join us for opening night\, all of our performances from the fall 2020 season will be available on the Theatre Arts YouTube channel through December 15\, 2020.\n\nThe following works will be presented:\n\nA Refugee in Detroit\n By Keith Josef Adkins\n Directed by Michael Kachingwe\n When a mysterious box is delivered to a newly opened cafe\, the stakes instantly change and become indistinguishable between paranoia and naivety for the new refugees in Detroit.\n\nPrinceton Junction\n By Kim Euell\n Directed by Britny Horton\n Three strangers are forced to examine their perspectives on race and politics during one fateful train ride on the New Jersey Transit.\n\nThe Honey War\n By Micah Ariel James\n Directed by Octavius Lanier\n The Honey War was a territorial dispute between Missouri and what was then (in 1839) Iowa Territory. Nobody died. Nobody even got hurt. But they called it a war. This is not exactly about that.\n\n#Masks\n By Anton C. Jones\n Directed by Steven Willis\n A compilation of scenes centered on a small college’s return to campus during COVID\, #Masks explores the depths of social performance and what our “masks” reveal and hide.\n\nInto the Night\n By Levy Lee Simon\n Directed by Mary Beth Easley\n A New York cop is on a mission for justice\, only to find out that justice has different meanings.\n\nObermann Around the Table: Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories\n\nThe Department of Theatre Arts will be collaborating with the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies for the first event of their new series\, Obermann Around the Table. This event\, Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories\, will take place virtually on Sunday\, October 11 at 4:00 p.m. Learn more and register for Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories here.\n\nArt in the Pursuit of Social Justice\n\n6 by 6 is part of the series Art and the Pursuit of Justice. Click here for a complete listing of other events in the series.\n\nTickets\n\nThis event is free and will be presented online.\n\nAll performance dates are subject to change. Please visit the Arts Iowa Calendar or the Department of Theatre Arts website for the most up-to-date information.\n\nIndividuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program\, please contact the Department of Theatre Arts in advance at 319-335-2700.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/37990 LOCATION:null\, \, \, UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-37990 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
6 by 6
Collected Perspectives on Social Justice
\n By UI alumni Keith Josef Adkins\, Kim Euell\, Micah Ariel James\, Anton Jones\, and Levy Lee Simon
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has reimagined its Centennial mainstage season and will open with a series of 10-minute plays entitled 6 by 6: Collected Perspectives on Social Justice. As we began developing a new approach to the season\, the department was dedicated to finding opportunities to elevate diverse voices\, create space for dialogue about race\, and to celebrate our BIPOC alumni who have been part of the Iowa community. Works were commissioned by five black alumni playwrights who were asked to provide perspectives on social justice. These plays were written to be performed by one to three actors\, with some degree of social distancing\, and presented to a virtual audience.
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Watch the Performance Online
\n\nThe virtual performance of this work will take place on Saturday\, October 10 at 8:00 p.m. CST.
\n\nA link to view the performance will be made available on the Department of Theatre Arts website on the performance date.
\n\nIf you are unable to join us for opening night\, all of our performances from the fall 2020 season will be available on the Theatre Arts YouTube channel through December 15\, 2020.
\n\nThe following works will be presented:
\n\nA Refugee in Detroit
\n By Keith Josef Adkins
\n Directed by Michael Kachingwe
\n When a mysterious box is delivered to a newly opened cafe\, the stakes instantly change and become indistinguishable between paranoia and naivety for the new refugees in Detroit.
Princeton Junction
\n By Kim Euell
\n Directed by Britny Horton
\n Three strangers are forced to examine their perspectives on race and politics during one fateful train ride on the New Jersey Transit.
The Honey War
\n By Micah Ariel James
\n Directed by Octavius Lanier
\n The Honey War was a territorial dispute between Missouri and what was then (in 1839) Iowa Territory. Nobody died. Nobody even got hurt. But they called it a war. This is not exactly about that.
#Masks
\n By Anton C. Jones
\n Directed by Steven Willis
\n A compilation of scenes centered on a small college’s return to campus during COVID\, #Masks explores the depths of social performance and what our “masks” reveal and hide.
Into the Night
\n By Levy Lee Simon
\n Directed by Mary Beth Easley
\n A New York cop is on a mission for justice\, only to find out that justice has different meanings.
Obermann Around the Table: Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories
\n\nThe Department of Theatre Arts will be collaborating with the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies for the first event of their new series\, Obermann Around the Table. This event\, Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories\, will take place virtually on Sunday\, October 11 at 4:00 p.m. Learn more and register for Finding Your Place in Conflicted Histories here.
\n\nArt in the Pursuit of Social Justice
\n\n6 by 6 is part of the series Art and the Pursuit of Justice. Click here for a complete listing of other events in the series.
\n\nTickets
\n\nThis event is free and will be presented online.
\n\nAll performance dates are subject to change. Please visit the Arts Iowa Calendar or the Department of Theatre Arts website for the most up-to-date information.
\n\nIndividuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program\, please contact the Department of Theatre Arts in advance at 319-335-2700.
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