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Current Projects Inner Vision: Creating Performance at Missouri School for the Blind Ten Percent: Sexual Orientation and Homophobia in the Workplace |
Joan’s Corner Wow! What a year we have had. Our unique DisAbility Project is entering its 11th season and continues to educate, inspire, and entertain audiences throughout Missouri and parts of Illinois and even Las Vegas. Closer to home, we were the only theatre company commissioned to create a piece for One River Mississippi, the world's largest site-specific performance that took place simultaneously in seven locations along the Mississippi River. We performed on the historic Eads Bridge with a piece called “H20”, about the importance of water conservation. Featuring an original rap, two spoken word artists, four belly dancers, an opera singer and her four month old baby, we attracted a lot of attention from the estimated 2,000 strong passersby. Our commissions from other organizations continue to grow. We were commissioned by the Greater St. Louis Federal Executive Board to create a piece on sexual orientation and homophobia in the workplace for their annual Gateway to Diversity conference. Combining definitions, myths, role models, and more in Uppity's hallmark entertaining and highly physical style, the piece was a hit and requests are rolling in from other places. We also finished our second season of As American as Apple Pie, performing to a full house at St. Margaret’s of Scotland Parish and offering an abbreviated version of the show at the annual Gay Straight Alliance Convention. A cast of five, representing Whitfield School, and Clayton, Ritenour, and Lutheran South High Schools, revived some of the project’s original work and offered new creations. This project is continuing to grow in popularity, embarking on its third season Fall 2006. Also continuing this fall is Inner Vision, Uppity’s creativity exploration with students at the Missouri School for the Blind. Following up on material developed in a three-day workshop this past spring, students will work with Uppity artists to create a performance piece based on the song, “These Are a Few of My Favorite Things.” Finally, That Uppity Theatre Company was the only recipient in the state of the prestigious VSA arts MetLife Foundation Award to continue their work with the VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program. Uppity worked with students at Roosevelt High School most recently, creating a one-art about a young man with Cerebral Palsy who struggles with his identity and where he fits in within his own family. While a lot of great work is done in St. Louis, there is no theatre company quite like Uppity. Making real theatre about real lives and facilitating conversation between friends and strangers alike. And we have been at it for 16 years and counting. As we navigate ever more challenging financial waters, please think about helping to make our work possible. We are grateful for all help. And no donation is too large! Or too small! And now, on with the show¦ home | about | artistic director | link | press | awards |
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~Latest News~ Hi! I am writing about a few pieces of good news. We have a wonderful article about the DisAbility Project by journalist Kati Stovall that is running in the current issue of the Vital Voice. Here is the link if you would like to read it: Click here for information about our Artistic Director World AIDS Day Presentation Missouri Historical Society/Forest Park Rabbi Susan Talve, Bonita Cornutt (Fox2), Jeff Smalls (News 5), Jim Dowell (KEZK), Carrie Hauk, Joan Lipkin, Jeff Pruett,Kim Furlow, Mike Jokerest, Dieta Pepsi, Philip Dietch, Bert Coleman more to be announced.
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