Global Theatre: A Performance Series
Theatre That Changes OUR World

Curated by Jeffery Solomon and Emily Joy Weiner, gUN COUNTRY tells true stories written, developed and presented by Houses on the Moon Theater Company members and members of the community whose lives have been touched by gun violence. Houses On The Moon Theater Company has been conducting storytelling workshops since 2014, and the outcome is a collection of stories that are hopeful, humorous, heartrending, and devastating - all revealing the human and societal elements behind the gun control issue.

Houses on the Moon Theater Company was founded in 2001 with a mission to dispel ignorance and isolation through the theatrical amplification of unheard voices. Through creative workshops, original performances, and post-show discussions, Houses on the Moon helps communities come together by making meaningful connections through the public sharing of their untold stories. Community partnerships have included Amnesty International, the AFSC Immigrant Rights Program, Human Rights First.

Global Theatre: A Performance Series
Theatre That Changes OUR World
Curated by Cheryl Wiesenfeld
Broadway and off Broadway Producer

People go to live theatre to be entertained – to laugh, to cry — to escape life’s everyday realities. But, theatre also has the capacity to open our hearts and to shake us to our core. As audience members, theatre can educate us and change our viewpoints. In showcasing these two plays I aim to show how theatre can push us in the direction of social change. Theatre can alter us in unimaginable ways and in the process, theatre can change the world.

This series will have two components: it will present plays that deal with real issues that we see splashed across the front pages of our newspapers. Topics include immigration and guns in America. Following the play reading, there will be time for a conversation with the artists and experts in each field.

Cheryl Wiesenfeld has been in the communication field as an editor, writer, photographer, and producer. Since 1998, she has been a Broadway and Off -Broadway theatre producer with 20 shows, and two that are currently in the works. She has won numerous awards for her productions including the Drama League, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, NY Drama Critics Awards, and four Tony Awards.