MediaRites presents: A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project
Join us for a special performance of A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project, presented by MediaRites. The show will be a three monologue performance and conversation about women dealing with danger from the outside world.
MediaRites, a nonprofit organization that provides innovative, award-winning documentary, theatre and outreach programs such as Theatre Diaspora, kicks off its Spring/Summer tour of A Bridge To Civil Rights: The –Ism Project on April 13th at Portland Center Stage.
- “But Am I Really?” a debut monologue written and performed by Bonnie Ratner is about a Jewish yoga teacher who is grappling with her identity while the building is on lockdown.
Also included are two previous –Ism monologues:
- Being Me In The Current America by Josie Seid and performed by Shareen Jacobs is about a Black middle-class woman experiences racial profiling in Oregon.
- Lockdown Drills by Heather Raffo and performed by Dre Slaman is about an Iraqi female refugee who reacts to news of shootings and child safety.
The –Ism Project includes a catalogue of 9 monologues that explore the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, orientation and national origin. Each show is 30-40 minutes and is followed by a community dialogue to foster empathy, inclusion and building allyship. The show garnered critical praise from Oregon ArtsWatch (orwatch.org) and comments from audiences and panelists ranging from "I didn’t know our town’s history” to very personal stories about how people have dealt with –Isms in their own community. The hope is these monologues will jumpstart conversations to further EDI initiatives.
The --Ism Project received support from Portland Center Stage, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Emily Georges Gottfried Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF), The Oregon Cultural Trust and the Collins Foundation.
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