Posted by Greg Nanni on Thursday, December 4, 2014 · 1 Comment
Don’t miss a special one-day only performance by Voices star Bob Weick as Karl Marx in Marx in Soho on February 1 at 2pm!
Through speeches, songs and more, Voices of a People’s History of the United States brings passion and power to the words that helped end slavery and Jim Crow, fought war and genocide, advanced gay and women’s rights, and singularly defined the American spirit. Excerpted from the book edited by Anthony Arnove and famed historian Howard Zinn that has been mounted in performances across the United States for over 10 years, a large cast of notable Philadelphia actors bring to life more than 400 years of activists. By giving public expression to rebels, dissenters and visionaries from our past—and present—Voices seeks to educate and inspire a new generation working for social justice.
FEATURING: Philly’s finest talent, including: Adam Altman, Richard Bradford, Rachel Brodeur, K.O. DelMarcelle, Camryn Duncan, Dan Higbee, Colleen Hughes, James Kern, Bi Jean Ngo, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Gabriella Sanchez, Cathy Simpson, Roderick Slocum, Mary Kay Tuomanen, Damien Wallace, Stephanie Walters & Bob Weick
Voices of a People’s History of the United States features words spoken by such notable figures as Malcolm X, Cesar Chavez, and Eugene Debs but also introduces us to powerful speakers lost in American history, such as David Walker, an African-American abolitionist and anti-slavery activist, who, in 1829, published An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World, a call for black unity and self-help in the fight against oppression and injustice, and Mary Elizabeth Lease who declared that “Wall Street owns the country” in 1890, words that resonate too profoundly 125 years later. The evening is rounded out with contemporary voices, such as Kevin Tillman, the brother of former NFL player and army ranger Pat Tillman who spoke out against the Iraq War and the cover up of his brother’s death in Afghanistan, and the young Amber Kudla, whose 2013 valedictorian graduation speech from North Tonawanda High School in New York, protested the negative impact of Common Core standardized testing and the disarray of the American education system.
Voices of a People’s History of the United States will be directed by Iron Age Theater Company’s Artistic Director John Doyle and features one of Howard Zinn’s favorite actors, Bob Weick, as Howard Zinn. A popular Philadelphia actor, Weick has toured Zinn’s Marx in Soho across the United States for a remarkable 271 performances over 10 years.
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