Important and Timely:"We Are Proud To Present..." - interpreted performance this week

Artists Repertory Theater presents
an interpreted performance of

We are Proud to Present a Presentation about the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Afriva, from the German Sudwestafrika, between the years 1884-1915

Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Kevin Jones

Saturday, April 2nd at 2:00 pm

Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison, Portland, OR

on the Morrison Stage (upper level)

Interpreters: Dot Hearn and Dana Walls

Tickets: request seats in the interpreted section (house left) 

Box office 503.241.1278

A multiracial cast of six idealistic actors sets out to improvise a story about the first colonial genocide of the 20th Century in Africa, but get lost in the reality of their undertaking. The unusual presentation, humor and inevitable discomfort of this provocative new play gripped theatre hubs like New York, Chicago, London, Washington D.C. and Seattle with its unique theatrical investigation of prejudice, power and perspective. 

NOTE: *This play uses irony, satire, racially charged language and symbolic violence to examine power, racism and perspective. We recommend this play for patrons 16 and older.*

POST SHOW DISCUSSION - This production is intended to engender conversation. Please join us for facilitated conversation about We Are Proud to Present; the discussion will be interpreted. The facilitator for the discussion following this performance will be Jo Ann Hardesty, President, NAACP Portland.

RUN TIME: 105 minutes. No intermission.

[No spoken dialogue. Background sound: actors drumming on wooden boxes and floor, making rhythmic sounds (eee, haa haa, eee, haa)]