photos by Marcus Smith
Sara Lyons Projects Presents
THIS EMANCIPATION THING - student edition
In a revised, student-centered new adaptation, Sara Lyons brings This Emancipation Thing to college campuses in a process of co-creation that centers education of legacies of feminist activism and hosting community conversations on feminist topics like bodily autonomy, sex education, safe relationships, abortion, and others, all chosen by student co-creators. Through rigorous contemporary, media-driven theater, This Emancipation Thing - student edition creates a unique opportunity for gender-expansive students to lead community-building in their university through theater.
Available for booking
Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University >> April 12-20, 2024
Conceived, Adapted, and Directed by SARA LYONS
co-created with THE ENSEMBLE
Performed by ROOSTER DEMOTTE, VIRGINIA MCMAHON, HARLEY ROACH, and AJ OSTAPOVICH
Archival texts adapted by SARA LYONS from texts by Vivan Gornick; Shulamith Firestone; Anonymous members of Redstockings (1969); Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
Scenic and Lighting Designer: CHRIS MELESKI
Media Designer: JOSEPH AMODEI
Sound Designer: ANDREW NELSON
Costume Designer: MARY ANN SWORDS-GREENE
Stage Manager: NOVA ROBERTSON
Assistant Media Designer: AJ OSTAPOVICH
Technical Director: TREVOR FLOCCO and KEVIN GALLAGHER
Assistant Technical Director: SPENCER DUFF