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I think Theatre gets a bad rap because it's not in a great state these days, and many of you will think of 'theatre kids' and Hamilton before anything else.

However, it's a medium with a very radical history, and a lot of potential for interactive pieces that that can truly educate people about revolutionary practice and so on. I truly think it's overlooked.

If you'd be interested in a Theatre comm existing on hexbear then leave an upvote or a comment.

Bonus question: what's your favourite piece of Theatre that you've seen?

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[-] DongWang@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I don’t know about “favorite” but I think a lot about when I first saw Ragtime at a local summer playhouse: https://youtu.be/aCxbEm_CTfY?feature=shared

It was one of the first positive depictions of workers rights I’d ever seen, and as an added bonus pointed me towards communism. I later attended college for a BFA in musical theatre but I found myself ever more drawn to plays bc capitalism has sterilized most of the messages I want to be heard in modern musical theatre. I would love a comm! I’ll be the Adjunct Professor of Musical Comedy.

[-] Othello@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

we did ragtime in highschol well one of the songs.

[-] DongWang@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

This one has a lot of radical potential. Really love this version, was it this song? https://youtu.be/Xmsy6w0r7q0?feature=shared

[-] Othello@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

i am sobbing so hard that was beautiful. i think we just did the prologue. it was this part of our showcase. the black kids LOVED it. they demanded it every year. it was one of the few things that didnt have colorblind casting which we all were sick of. it was this part https://youtu.be/17wP55Dqlbg?si=04tj8hocm9PZEURt

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