A For the first time in our history, we’re partnering up! We have joined fellow feminist theatre company, Nu Sass, for a co-production of A Bright Room Called Day, but Tony Kushner. Pinky Swear Artistic Director, Karen Lange, co-starred in the 2015 Nu Sass production. Nine years later, we’re bringing it back because it is more relevant than ever. Here’s what’s in store:
Juxtaposing 1980’s America against 1930’s Berlin in an exploration of humanity’s struggle to preserve the best of ourselves in the face of insurmountable injustice and cruelty. This haunting play is as relevant today as it was when it was first premiered in 1985. We invite you to join these relatable, complex characters as they celebrate our victories, mourn our losses, question the power of the individual, and act to ensure a better future.
We know – a play about the rise of fascism feels like it could be about today (because that’s true). While most the characters are depicted nearly 100 years ago in Germany, they could easily be contemporary (minus, perhaps, the communist party). Look around you and you will see people grappling with who stays, who fights, who gives up, and who is paralyzed by fear when the unthinkable happens. We also see what happens 50 years later, in the 1980s, when a global health crisis is ignored by the US president due to prejudice. As we know all too well, within the 40 years, the world has weathered a global pandemic ham-handedly addressed by lies and inaction. What goes around…
Don’t miss this beautiful production, directed with sensitivity and skill by the wonderful Aria Velz. The group of friends are recognizable and relatable: actors, artists, activists in a time of great upheaval.
When: October 25 – November 16, 2024
Where: DCAC, 2438 18th St NW, in the heart of Adams Morgan
WHAT CRITICS SAID ABOUT OUR 2015 PRODUCTION
“There is little tepid in the Nu Sass production of Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day. It is a gift for those who appreciate and enjoy real-life arguments over issues big and small. It is a gift for those up for a more experimental evening of theater. It is a gift for those who appreciate a passionate and emotional script performed by a well-honed ensemble who are inches away from the audience’s face.” – DC Theater Arts
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.