Brooklyn, NY
THE PROGRAM
A new play exploring the roots of white supremacy in our society.
Designed as a 360-degree, interactive experience, THE PROGRAM places audience members and actors alike at a meeting of a 12-step group for people recovering from white supremacy. As the cast share the experiences of their characters, members of the audience will likewise be invited to take part in the meeting and find a path to recovery for themselves and their community. Both a performance and a personal investigation, the play becomes a safe meeting place to bravely address systemic racism and find solutions in the struggle for justice, equality, and even our own humanity. Originally set to debut on stage in the Spring of 2020, THE PROGRAM was reimagined for virtual performances in the Fall of 2020. While the transition to online presentation successfully engaged audiences – with some audience members convinced no one in the production was an actor – Falconworks is now presenting the live experience the play and its audiences deserve. The production will recreate the experience of a 12-step meeting, in which participants will search together for acceptance and recovery. OPENING NIGHT BENEFIT: Thurs Oct 21 @7pm (stay after the show for a conversation with the director and cast) Thurs Oct 28 & Nov 4 @ 7pm Fridays Oct 22, Oct 29 & Nov 5 @ 7pm Sat Oct 23, Oct 30 & Nov 6 @ 3pm & @ 7pm Sun Oct 24 & 31 Special ZOOM performance @7pm at the historic New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Red Hook in Red Hook
Audience Role
Part of the 12 step program
Ages: All ages
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About Falconworks Theater Company
Founded in 1997 and incorporated in 2004, Falconworks is an intrinsically diverse organization supporting the work of artists, community members and the larger movement for social justice. Our staff, volunteers, and audiences are often from our local community, Red Hook, Brooklyn which houses the largest public housing project in the borough directly adjacent to a rapidly gentrifying waterfront community. Falconworks remains committed to bridging the facets of our community by creating programs that address issues, are inclusive, and provide a space for discussion. We hold free programs close to the housing projects, engage grassroots marketing efforts, and recruit board members who are from the community. MISSION Falconworks Artists Group’s mission is to empower individuals and communities through theater in order to effect social change. Falconworks achieves its aims through theater workshops that cultivate participants’ ability to tell their and their communities’ stories directly to diverse local audiences. Uniting these sometimes-disparate groups, Falconworks engenders local residents with a renewed sense of community and educates them about local issues that affect them all.