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September 2019
Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019
Beyond Borders, the affinity group dedicated to the international community at the Yale School of Drama, is proud to propose and present Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action at the Yale Cabaret. Here we bring global voices together in a series of short plays, installations, and interventions to interrogate our relationship to the planet today, and what it might be in the future. Our direct action is a climate change bingo, giving the audience a chance to think about things they…
Find out more »Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019
Beyond Borders, the affinity group dedicated to the international community at the Yale School of Drama, is proud to propose and present Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action at the Yale Cabaret. Here we bring global voices together in a series of short plays, installations, and interventions to interrogate our relationship to the planet today, and what it might be in the future. Our direct action is a climate change bingo, giving the audience a chance to think about things they…
Find out more »Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019
Beyond Borders, the affinity group dedicated to the international community at the Yale School of Drama, is proud to propose and present Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action at the Yale Cabaret. Here we bring global voices together in a series of short plays, installations, and interventions to interrogate our relationship to the planet today, and what it might be in the future. Our direct action is a climate change bingo, giving the audience a chance to think about things they…
Find out more »Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019
Beyond Borders, the affinity group dedicated to the international community at the Yale School of Drama, is proud to propose and present Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action at the Yale Cabaret. Here we bring global voices together in a series of short plays, installations, and interventions to interrogate our relationship to the planet today, and what it might be in the future. Our direct action is a climate change bingo, giving the audience a chance to think about things they…
Find out more »Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action 2019
Beyond Borders, the affinity group dedicated to the international community at the Yale School of Drama, is proud to propose and present Waste//Land: Climate Change Theatre Action at the Yale Cabaret. Here we bring global voices together in a series of short plays, installations, and interventions to interrogate our relationship to the planet today, and what it might be in the future. Our direct action is a climate change bingo, giving the audience a chance to think about things they…
Find out more »Regina Theatre Artist Hub Social for Climate Change Theatre Action
Selected staged readings from the CCTA playwrights at the monthly social event for Regina theatre artists: Hanna Cormick – CANARY Paula Cizmar – APPEALING Yvette Nolan – BREATHING SPACE Madeline Sayet – BLOOD ON THE LEAVES Caridad Svich – A LETTER FROM THE OCEAN Peterson Toscano – BIGGER LOVE Elaine Avila – THE ROOKERY
Find out more »October 2019
Pouring Rain and Porous Bodies, Michigan State University
A section of the Integrated Arts and Humanities: Literatures, Cultures, Identities course at Michigan State University will be reading Hanna Cormick's play CANARY.
Find out more »Face the future
PoParts and Drama Club - Division of Education presents 5 CCTA 2019 plays. These plays all address the future and what we might tangibly do about it. Plays include: Elspeth Tilley – LIN AND ASH Stephen Sewell – THE REASON Yvette Nolan – BREATHING SPACE Hanna Cormick – CANARY Canary Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORNING
Find out more »Canary – Climate Change Theatre Action in Mostar
"A true story, a fantasy, an allegory. For all the people, animals, insects and landscapes whose bodies are on the line, voluntarily and involuntarily, through climate activism, climate displacement, climate disaster, climate illness; for those who leverage the safety and privilege of their bodies to stand in for those who cannot stand out or speak up due to risk of harm or persecution; for those who, through their small everyday actions, carry on the messages of those of us injured,…
Find out more »Canary – Climate Change Theatre Action in Mostar
"A true story, a fantasy, an allegory. For all the people, animals, insects and landscapes whose bodies are on the line, voluntarily and involuntarily, through climate activism, climate displacement, climate disaster, climate illness; for those who leverage the safety and privilege of their bodies to stand in for those who cannot stand out or speak up due to risk of harm or persecution; for those who, through their small everyday actions, carry on the messages of those of us injured,…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action: Playreadings
Zachary Sheridan and the team from I Feel Fine (a new theatre piece for the eco-anxious) are delighted to be hosting a reading of 3 new Australian works at The Blue Room Theatre in Perth, Australia, inspired by the theme 'Lighting the Way' as part of Climate Change Theatre Action. The works include: Hanna Cormick – CANARY David Finnigan – THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES YOU CAN TELL ABOUT HUMANITY Stephen Sewell – THE REASON RSVP @: invite@blueroom.org.au
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Canary – Climate Change Theatre Action in Duino
"A true story, a fantasy, an allegory. For all the people, animals, insects and landscapes whose bodies are on the line, voluntarily and involuntarily, through climate activism, climate displacement, climate disaster, climate illness; for those who leverage the safety and privilege of their bodies to stand in for those who cannot stand out or speak up due to risk of harm or persecution; for those who, through their small everyday actions, carry on the messages of those of us injured,…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action at Edge Hill University
The UK's Edge Hill University Third Year Drama and Performing Arts Students are taking part in Climate Change Theatre Action by staging nine plays from the Lighting the Way collection of 50 international plays. Short performances are taking place on Monday 14th October at 2:00 pm in Studio 3. Plays include: Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORNING (version 1 – Drama) Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ANY MEANING Philip Braithwaite – ICE FLOW…
Find out more »Canary – Climate Change Theatre Action in Ljubljana
"A true story, a fantasy, an allegory. For all the people, animals, insects and landscapes whose bodies are on the line, voluntarily and involuntarily, through climate activism, climate displacement, climate disaster, climate illness; for those who leverage the safety and privilege of their bodies to stand in for those who cannot stand out or speak up due to risk of harm or persecution; for those who, through their small everyday actions, carry on the messages of those of us injured,…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »November 2019
Eco-Anxiety
Imago Theatre will present a reading series of short plays, with a cast of Montreal theatre artists, that address the devastating realities of climate change with stories that urge us, as often only stories can, to stop, wake up, be enraged, and do better. As individuals and as local and global communities. Featured playwrights are: Hanna Cormick – CANARY Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ANY MEANING Brian Dykstra – TWO VOICES Yvette Nolan – BREATHING SPACE Julie McKee…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Take Ten for Climate Change at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama
Each instructor in the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University will set aside 10 minutes in each course they teach during the week of November 4 to have students read aloud, or in some way perform, a short climate change play (and, if time permits, have a brief discussion of the play). The aim here is to open, for the week, a school-wide conversation on theater's potential to engage climate action.
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action at UNH
We will be putting on a staged reading at the University of New Hampshire. The CCTA plays being performed are Chantal Bilodeau – IT STARTS WITH ME Damon Chua – STEAMY SESSION IN A SIGNAPORE SPA Paula Cizmar – APPEALING Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORNING Vitor Jatobá – FAILED EXPERIMENT Madeline Sayet – BLOOD ON THE LEAVES Hanna Cormick – CANARY Stephen Sewell – THE REASON Caridad Svich – A LETTER…
Find out more »MN Climate: A Creative Call for Change
On November 6th 2019, join Perpich Arts High School students as they respond to climate change through Visual, Media and Literary Arts, Theater, Dance and Music. Local climate experts and community initiatives will be presenting and sharing information to help educate the public on Minnesota climate change. 4:30 pm Welcome PCAE Environmental Leadership Team, PCAE Climate Change Leader Priya Dalal-Whelan Climatologist Deepak Ray is a Senior Scientist with IonE’s Global Landscapes Initiative. He conducts research on local to global scale food security. Among…
Find out more »We Draw the Line
Greta Thunberg said it best, “Right here, right now is where we draw the line.” East 15 Acting students present two nights of Climate Change Theatre Action at our Southend campus. Alongside this event, we are making resources available to students about how to live more eco-friendly lives inside and out of university. These resources will also include templates for writing to and urging companies and organizations to look at their environmental impacts, and bringing a sharper eye back to…
Find out more »We Draw the Line
Greta Thunberg said it best, “Right here, right now is where we draw the line.” East 15 Acting students present two nights of Climate Change Theatre Action at our Southend campus. Alongside this event, we are making resources available to students about how to live more eco-friendly lives inside and out of university. These resources will also include templates for writing to and urging companies and organizations to look at their environmental impacts, and bringing a sharper eye back to…
Find out more »Lighting the Way in Nelson, New Zealand
Duck Bunny Theatre and Creative Communities NZ present staged readings of 12 short plays from local and international playwrights exploring the theme of Climate Change and its effects. The Plays: Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF Georgina Escobar – A DOG LOVES MANGO Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORNING Chantal Bilodeau – IT STARTS WITH ME Caridad Svich – A LETTER FROM THE OCEAN David Finnigan – THERE ARE A…
Find out more »Honoring the Earth Theater/Yoga Gathering
Join us for a 2-hour workshop with readings of two plays and yoga flow, followed by a brief meditation and discussion. The two plays featured are CANARY by Hanna Cormick and LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF by Hassan Abdulrazzak. By donation.
Find out more »Lighting the Way at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA
Lighting the Way is a collaboration of four directors at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA, who chose three CCTA short plays each to create an evening of Climate Change Theatre Action. The following 12 CCTA plays will be featured: Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF Joan Lipkin – ABOUT THAT CHOCOLATE BAR... Hanna Cormick – CANARY Paula Cizmar – APPEALING Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORiNING Jordan Hall – THE DONATION Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY…
Find out more »Lighting the Way at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA
Lighting the Way is a collaboration of four directors at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA, who chose three CCTA short plays each to create an evening of Climate Change Theatre Action. The following 12 CCTA plays will be featured: Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF Joan Lipkin – ABOUT THAT CHOCOLATE BAR... Hanna Cormick – CANARY Paula Cizmar – APPEALING Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORiNING Jordan Hall – THE DONATION Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY…
Find out more »Lighting the Way at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA
Lighting the Way is a collaboration of four directors at Graceland University in Lamoni, IA, who chose three CCTA short plays each to create an evening of Climate Change Theatre Action. The following 12 CCTA plays will be featured: Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF Joan Lipkin – ABOUT THAT CHOCOLATE BAR... Hanna Cormick – CANARY Paula Cizmar – APPEALING Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORiNING Jordan Hall – THE DONATION Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY…
Find out more »December 2019
Eco-Design Charrette
Triga Creative & The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts are hosting their inaugural Eco-Design Charrette between December 2nd - 20th, 2019 at Triga Studio in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto. The Eco-Design Charrette aims to fuel each participant with the knowledge and inspiration needed to design with an ecological consciousness. Through rapid design seeding we are expanding how we imagine scenography and its power to change our world. The Eco-Design Charrette is centred on the creation of concepts…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield
Greening Greenfield and Local Access are proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action Greenfield: Lighting the Way, a series of public readings and performances which will be held over several weekends this autumn. The series debuts on Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., at the Great Falls International Word Festival, with short plays by playwrights from Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Finland, Canada, Singapore, the Netherlands and the United States, read by Jan Maher, Trenda Loftin, Nina Gross and Doug Selwyn, with…
Find out more »Waterlines: A Public Forum for Community Engagement, Socially Engaged Arts, and Service Learning Research
Free and open to the public, this event will provide a unique, immersive experience for those community members in attendance: there will be guided walking tours of the University of Southern Mississippi's Marine Education Center property (situated along a beautiful coastal bayou), staged dramatic readings of one or more CCTA plays, short film and documentary screenings, brief presentations of undergraduate service-learning projects, and community partner information booths. The event will conclude with a panel of USM marine scientists discussing the…
Find out more »What Can We Do: Climate Change Theatre Action at Towson University
Towson University will present ten Climate Change Theatre Action plays, produced, directed, and starring a company of student artists. Students will select their plays by December 2nd and on December 7th all of the company members will meet at 8 a.m. and block, memorize, rehearse, and produce the plays for an event at 7:00 p.m. Featured playwrights are: Hanna Cormick – CANARY Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ANY MEANING Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF…
Find out more »NYU Abu Dhabi Theater Program’s Climate Change Theatre Action Readings
NYUAD Theater Program's Climate Change Theatre Action Readings is a sundown reading of seven CCTA plays read by six Theater Program seniors. This event is staged at the heart of the university under its iconic palm trees and followed by a climate action conversation between NYUAD Theater Program Head, Tomi Tsunoda, and visiting scholar and artist, Dennis Gupa, PhD Candidate of Applied Theater at University of Victoria in Canada. The plays being read include: Chantal Bilodeau – IT STARTS WITH…
Find out more »Lighting the Way: 8 Short Plays about Climate Change
Metropolitan Community College is proud to participate in this year’s Climate Change Theatre Action, an international series of readings of short climate change plays that coincide with the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings. To help represent Nebraska, eight of these plays will receive semi-staged readings on December 14 in the Swanson Conference Center of MCC’s Fort Omaha Campus. The event begins at 6:00 pm. As part of the evening, Chelsea Johnson, Deputy Director of the Nebraska Conservation Voters,…
Find out more »“Your House is on Fire”
ArkansasStaged joins international theater movement Climate Change Theatre Action to bring Northwest Arkansas an immersive staged reading at Mt. Sequoyah’s Great Hall. Funny, foreboding, and absurd, "Your House is on Fire" presents several 5-minute plays: Katie Pearl – THE EARTH’S BLUE HEART Caridad Svich – A LETTER FROM THE OCEAN Yvette Nolan – BREATHING SPACE Alister Emerson – SIX POLAR BEARS FELL OUT OF THE SKY THIS MORNING Hanna Cormick – CANARY Artists Cole Wimpee, Lacy Post, Abdelrahman (Abud) Metwally, Michael…
Find out more »Palm Beach Climate Change Theatre Action(S)
An evening of readings, videos, and dance productions at The Box Gallery, sponsored by Florida Arts Association, featuring the following CCTA plays: Peterson Toscano – BIGGER LOVE Damon Chua – STEAMY SESSION IN A SINGAPORE SPA Vitor Jatobá – FAILED EXPERIMENT Madeline Sayet – BLOOD ON THE LEAVES Joan Lipkin – ABOUT THAT CHOCOLATE BAR Mike van Graan – HASHTAG YOU TOO Lana Nasser – THE BUTTERFLY THAT PERSISTED Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF Alister Emerson –…
Find out more »Climate Change Theatre Action in Oahu, Hawaii
Claire Lipschultz's niece will read CANARY by Hanna Cormick outside in Oahu, Hawaii.
Find out more »Ithaca College Climate Change Artist/Theatre Action
Ithaca College in upstate New York will present a devised piece around a series of short plays. The plays produced are: Madeline Sayet – BLOOD ON THE LEAVES Yvette Nolan – BREATHING SPACE David Finnigan – THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES YOU CAN TELL ABOUT HUMANITY Brian Dykstra – TWO VOICES Hanna Cormick – CANARY Lana I. Nasser – THE BUTTERFLY THAT PERSISTED Vitor Jatobá – FAILED EXPERIMENT Yolanda Bonnell – DRIP
Find out more »Canaries Are Flying – Action Needed Now
Across Oceans Arts, instigates a 24/7 online engagement during these longest nights of Dec 16-27. Hanna Cormick's CANARY lights the way for online readings and sharing from the comfort of personal devices across AOA's international network. Canaries are used in coal mines to warn miners of air contamination. Their tiny bodies feel the contamination first. When the canaries stop singing the miners know they must evacuate. Directed by AD Maxine Heppner, AOA players are invited to record their spontaneous readings,…
Find out more »Hawaii Cold Reads for Climate Change Theatre Action
Students from Sacred Hearts Academy's Global Issues class and Learning Across Borders (LAB) Club will perform cold readings of the following plays to explore the creative side of climate activism. Abhishek Majumdar – THE ARROW Hanna Cormick – CANARY Sunny Drake – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF ANY MEANING Nathan Yungerberg – MISS VIOLA EVIE ANDERSON'S DINING HALL FOR BEES Hassan Abdulrazzak – LAILA PINES FOR THE WOLF
Find out more »Hurricane in a Handbag: A Collection of Eco-Performances
We global warmingly invite you to this Climate Change Theatre Action event, sharing in the work of students of Eco-Performance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. This time to share will also feature the voices of playwrights Caridad Svich (A LETTER FROM THE OCEAN) and Hanna Cormick (CANARY), who have contributed to Climate Change Theatre Action 2019. These performances and readings will take place from 2:30-4 PM in Seully Hall on Tuesday, December 17, inclusive of a short talk-with if time…
Find out more »Lighting the Way
This event is an immersive experience in a suburban home in Saint Helena, California. Guests will gather indoors and outdoors for plays happening simultaneously in separate spaces, becoming isolated and ultimately unified. At the plays' conclusion, we will toast the winter solstice, muse on the plays' narratives, and pool our collective resources – to discover how Napa Valley residents are already engaging with climate justice, and to learn how we can use our own unique skills to collectively do more.…
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