Propaganda

There are a distinct number of issues that I believe are central to every human being. Sexuality, religion, family, race, interpersonal relationships, and morality. By tackling one of these issues in a theatrical setting, we are confronted with the playright's own ideas on that particular subject. Though LaBute is expressing his own experience with race, it is a central issue to humanity on the whole. Race in America has long been a contraversial topic. People all feel strongly about it, me included.

I grew up in Queens, New York. Queens happens to be the most racially and culturally diverse place in all of the United States. (This is a fact that is advertised quite frequently on posters in the #7 Train.)






One thing about New York is that everything and everyone is IN YOUR FACE all the time. If someone is pissed they are PISSED and everyone around them knows about it. ("Pissed" can be taken to mean angry or drunk. Either meaning holds true to the statement. ) I think I've inherited this trait somewhat. My philosophy on race is that we can't go around ignoring our differences. We should stand on the rooftops and shout them out. Our differences make up WHO WE ARE. Without diversity, we are living in 1984. (Not the year. The book). If you are white... you're WHITE. If you're black... you're BLACK. Fuck it. If you're gay.... GAY. Who gives a shit. Once we accept that we all have labels and stereotypes for everything and everyone, they will start to fade into the background and we can start to accept one another as people. It may be the single most important thing we all have in common. We're all just PEOPLE.

The subject matter of this play speaks for itself. My mission is to expose it to general audiences and attract them to it somewhat explicitly.

As we are planning to rehearse in the Dramatix space, I've designed these posters to give the community at large a glimpse of what we are doing. I plan to hang these posters on the storefront for the duration of our rehearsals. They are collages of important figures and events dealing with race in America. Enjoy!