WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HERERO OF NAMIBIA, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST AFRICA, FROM THE GERMAN SÜDWESTAFRIKA, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1884–1915
Written by Jackie Sibbles Drury
Directed by Bryan Keith
Who’s Who
Cast
Actor 1 played by Dallis Seeker
Actor 2 played by Myles Bullock
Actor 3 played by Tommy Dickie
Actor 4 played by Omari Williams
Actor 5 played by Miranda Wynne
Actor 6 played by Francesca Gamez
Produced By
Sofia Hurtado
Lauren Boone
Weston Twardowski
Katrina Kirkpatrick
Haley Leitman (Assoc.)
Jennifer Weisner (Assoc.)
Crew
Directed by Bryan Keith
Assistant Directed/Dramaturgy by Jazzlyn K. Luckett
Lighting by Johnny Yoder
Sound by Carter Dean
Costumes by Katrina Kirkpatrick
In partnership with
About the Play
A group of actors gather to tell the little-known story of the first genocide of the 20th century. We Are Proud to Present… takes place largely in a rehearsal room that descends from collaborative to absurd as a group of idealistic actors attempt to recreate the extinction of the Herero tribe. Along the way, they test the limits of empathy as their own stories, subjectivities, assumptions and prejudices catalyze their theatrical process. Eventually the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, and what seemed a faraway place and time comes all too close to home.
Jackie Sibblies Drury is one of the nation’s most exciting young playwrights. Her last play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and her shows have earned her numerous accolades in recent years. The Chicago Tribune calls We Are Proud to Present… “exciting… gutsy and substantial…” and the New York Times raves the show, “impressively navigates the tricky boundaries that separate art and life, the haunted present and the haunting historical past.”
Want to learn more about the play? click here for our dramaturgy!
Where and When
1017 North Orange Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Oct. 12th-27th, Saturdays @ 8PM, Sundays @ 2PM & 8PM
Pay-What-You-Can is on October 20th at 8PM
Community Conversations
In addition to the play, we are offering a special program: a series of discussions called Community Conversations which will follow each Saturday evening performance. Invited artists and educators will host a dialogue between the audience and themselves inspired by the themes, ideas, and questions raised in the production. Our guest speakers are:
Saturday, October 12th: Jasmine Williams & Octavia Goredema
Saturday, October 19th: Arianna Lady Basco & Shihan Van Clief
Saturday, October 27th: Dana Martin & Fadhia Marcelin
From the Show
Photos by Samantha J. Magat @collosal.photos