ECO-PLAYWRITING
Big Green Theater: HARBOR SCHOOL
In February we launched a new version of our Big Green Theater eco-playwriting program, this time for high school students at the New York Harbor School on Governors Island! The school’s curriculum is marine-based, so this year’s student-written play will explore questions of water’s vitality and pollution, culminating in a staged reading of the students’ work on April 25. We've been exploring whale strandings and introduced species, learned about water justice from guest presenters Rodrick Bell and Tanasia Swift, and imagined a city without CSOs (combined sewer overflows).
IN DEVELOPMENT
Immersive Climate Justice Game Experience
What happens if we mash-up a theater experience, an interactive game experience, and climate justice? That’s what we’ve begun exploring this year with our Core Members, through creative sessions and conversations. Think: Escape Room meets Dungeons & Dragons meets eco-theater. This summer we're artists-in-residence at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts on Long Island, where we'll be creating an outdoor iteration of this game project in collaboration with teen campers. Stay tuned to learn more as it develops!