Looking ahead

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We are developing a number of projects, to be presented in 2013 and beyond. Here's a hint.

A Better World

A Better World, a “devised play with songs and comics,” explores the themes of optimism and life choices. It tells the story of a young person going to the San Francisco Bay Area at the end of the beginning of the seventies to play rock n roll and create revolutionary pamphlets. The hero lands in a household of women’s liberation activists, who suggest an entirely different course of action. The story is based on “A Better World Is Possible,” a book-length comics memoir-in-progress by FPTC member Nick Thorkelson. The production will feature new music by Thorkelson and by FPTC’s Mark Warhol, as well as songs from the historical moment.

Generational Legacy Project

FPTC is contributing to this project of the nonprofit, On With Living and Learning, Inc. Legacy is led by FPTC member Mary Driscoll, who also directs OWLL, a nonprofit that uses theatre to give voice to marginalized people and assist their transition to productive citizenship. Its work creates a medium for public dialogue to promote economic opportunity and active engagement for all members of a community. Legacy probes the question of how being born into a legacy of poverty and prison affects succeeding generations. Combining theatre and music, it is “verbatim theatre,” weaving together personal testimony and research to explore social justice issues—in this case, for people who have been incarcerated for nonviolent crime and are facing the challenges that arise when reentering their communities.

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