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Arts and Activism in Troubled Times: Can Culture Effect Change?

Presented by Theater J's Artistic Roundtable Panel Series, in conjunction with J Street's National Conference

Sunday, October 25, 5:15 pm (following the 3pm matinee of LOST IN YONKERS)
Theater J, Washington DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW

A free post-performance panel featuring advocates and artists active in Middle East issues, as well as artists involved in social causes on local, national, and international fronts.

Panelists to include:

Noa Baum, award-winning Israeli storyteller, educator, and consultant. Noa focuses on the power storytelling has to heal across the divides of identity.

Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director of EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME). FoEME is a unique regional organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli environmentalists to promote sustainable development and advance peace efforts in the Middle East.

Patrick Crowley, Washington DC Theater Artist/Activist; director, playwright and performer.

Jeremy Skidmore, Washington DC-based director (Angels in America, Stuff Happens), former Producer of the Source Theatre Festival and former Artistic Director of Theater Alliance.

Patrick Bussink, Washington DC Theater Actor and Producer of Extreme Exchange.

Derek Goldman, Chair, Department of Theatre Studies at Georgetown University and Artistic Director of the Davis Performing Arts Center at Georgetown University.

For more information on the free panel or to purchase tickets to LOST IN YONKERS or other Theater J offerings, visit www.theaterj.org.

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