GASPING 

In 2019, I collaborated with a multi-racial, cross-generational cast to tour my play GASPING to eight communities in New England and New York.  Exploring how white supremacy is passed from parent to child in progressive, middle class communities, the piece also serves to build dialogue and raise funds: to date, over 1,000 people have participated in post-play workshops and and GASPING has raised over $20,000 for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led organizing.    

Find out more about the show at gaspingwhitenessplay.com                              

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A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS...

]GASPING was developed through years of workshops in living rooms, community centers, and at Alternate ROOTS, Hampshire College, and the Ko Festival of Performance (funded by Network of Ensemble Theaters)

AN ARTISTIC COLLABORATION...

Collaborators include performer and co-director Trenda Loftin, visual artist Angela Davis Johnson (creator of the mask of Gasping Whiteness, above), and two extraordinary Western MA-based young people, ages 10 and 12

...AND AN ORGANIZING TOOL

Since the spring of 2020, the play and workshop have been available without a fee to any community, provided that the funds raised support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led organizing.  

TO FIND OUT MORE, READ THE FEBRUARY, 2020 ARTICLE ABOUT GASPING  on HowlRound.com