Muskoka DART (Domestic Assault Review Team) and Theatre of the Beat (TOTB) are presenting a free Zoom performance of UNMUTE on March 18.
UNMUTE premiered in recognition of domestic violence awareness month in November 2020. UNMUTE was originally commissioned by DART (Domestic Assault Response Team of Waterloo Region), Women’s Crisis Centre of Waterloo Region, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, and Keeping Families Safe. They wanted to create this show in hopes of reaching a larger audience beyond Kitchener/Waterloo and bring awareness to the rise of domestic violence and gender-based assault during COVID-19.
UNMUTE is an interactive, forum theatre piece will allow audience members to stop the action of the play and suggest different approaches to navigating these difficult situations around gender-based violence.
While a family’s life may seem normal from the other side of the screen, abuse is lurking behind closed doors. Immerse yourself in this important and timely piece that gives audience members the chance to rehearse scenarios for real life. Audiences will learn skills and resources for how they can make a difference. Participate in changing the story through forum theatre.
There will be a crisis call worker from Muskoka DART present at the show to give further insights and strategies for how to help friends and family members experiencing violence at home.
UNMUTE is directed by Erin Brandenburg, written by Cedric Martin, Lindsey Middleton, and Kimberlee Walker with dramaturgy by Sukhpreet Sangha. It is performed by Duncan Gibson-Lockhart, Frances Loiselle, Lindsey Middleton, Calvin Petersen, and Yusuf Zine, and facilitated by Kimberlee Walker.
The Zoom performance on Thursday, March 18 from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. is a free event for anyone who registers. (Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/
TOTB is a Canadian, touring theatre company working to catalyze conversations on social justice and its intersection with the beliefs of the communities in which it finds itself. Since 2011 Theatre of the Beat has been staging change across North America by performing original social justice theatre for communities that are not typically exposed to the arts. We have partnered with NGOs and performed over two hundred shows in theatres, festivals, churches, universities, and prisons across Canada, the United States, and the Netherlands. Due to the physical restrictions of COVID-19, Theatre of the Beat has had to quickly adapt to finding ways of presenting work and connecting with our communities online.
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