Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark, by Ariel Dorfman — October-November 2005

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Based on Speak Truth to Power by Kerry Kennedy and edited by Nan Richardson, Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark is a one-act play that tells the inspiring stories of women and men around the world who have, at great personal risk, stood up to oppression in the non-violent pursuit of human rights.

Speak Truth to Power is designed to foster conversations about human rights around the world: how to fight for their preservation and how to defend those whose rights are violated.

Speak Truth to Power was a project of the gray space Performance Company’s Human Rights and the Arts Education Program, and proceeds from this production support the ongoing work of the Human Rights and the Arts Education Program.

Related Resources

Act I is the play. Act II is the discussion. Act III is...to act. Visit these links to learn more about human rights education — How it is happening, and how you can get involved.

Speak Truth to Power: A not-for-profit organization that seeks to proactively engage the general public in an ongoing series of issue-related programs and events, bringing human rights activists and their work into contact with ever-increasing audiences.

Amnesty International Teaching Guides: This list of teaching guides for human rights education available through Amnesty International includes Speak Truth to Power: An Educational and Advocacy Package, which contains the full-length script for the Ariel Dorfman play.

Performances

October 28, 29 and November 3-5, 2005

Grace University Lutheran Church
324 Harvard Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Cast

John Mark Hostetler
Hanan Lohr
Marques Matthias
Jennifer McDougal
Katie Scanlan
Miles Tagtmeyer

Staff

Artistic Director: Bryan Cole
Managing Director: Koleen Knudson
Education Director: Cesia Kearns
Production Manager: Alexandra Gould
Artistic Associate: Jennifer McDougal
Production Intern: Bethany Whitehead
Postcard Design: David Nett

Special Thank You

Pastor Mary Halverson, Pastor Dan Garnaas, Ela Georg & Doug Ernst of Grace University Lutheran Church for your kindness and generosity.