Creative Productions, Services, Artists, for Entertainment, Events, and the Arts
In response to the continuing and growing crisis of hate in American culture, Bawstin Entertainment has developed a crucial experience that examines, educates, and advocates for the anti-hate movement.
Three distinct events combine to create one visionary experience to engage and inspire a community: an exhibit, a theatrical production, and town hall series. These events all occurring in a multipurpose space transformed into The Hope Center. The theatrical production and town hall series have different schedules, which, occasionally, occur in succession on certain days, and operate separately on others. The vision and intent of these multiple experiences at The Hope Center is to motivate people to return to take part in all aspects of the event. Commitment gives rise to hope.
Details of the three events:
Exhibit
Violence from hate in America is a dark transgression. Manifestations, the Exhibit is an experience exposing the staggering gradation of hate against each other in society because of race, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. This display populates all general areas and egresses of The Hope Center, a visual reminder that hate and violence surrounds us. Yet, amid the hate, hope often bursts forth and flourishes. Manifestations, the Exhibit substantiates the power of communities that have come together after episodes of hate and violence. The vision of Manifestations is to educate and promote unity and hope as a proactive lifestyle and not a reactionary consequence.
Theatrical Production
The Laramie Project is the world-renowned play created in 2000 by Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project around the events in the brutal beating and death of Matthew Shepard. 20 years later the play, newly envisioned by Bawstin Entertainment Creative Director Jonathan Lang, includes a new music score performed live on stage by the cast. This recently developed production exposes the immediate and lasting effects hate has on a community. With the evolution of hate in society, The Laramie Project is no longer only about Matthew Shepard, also Matthew as the representation of every victim; defining this artistic work as the prevailing morality play of the 21st century.
Town Hall Series
A succession of conversations with subject experts, celebrity advocates, historians, community leaders, and victims of violence on the challenges and solutions facing our country in the fight against hate. Topics inspired by The Laramie Project, focusing on how hate inspired violence continues to rise and cross races, religions, ideologies, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. A curated series to facilitate engagement toward activism and the fair treatment of others.
The strategy for this visionary experience is to provide free admission. All associated cost to be provided by corporate, private, or endowment funding. We can organize opportunities for guest contributions throughout the event to benefit anti-hate organizations partnered with this experience.
This project is an opportunity for an aligned partnership between corporations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations; and can benefit any community or operate as a large national touring experience.
Hate is a controlling addiction in American culture. Hate manifests from fear through violence because of our differences. If you, or your organization, would like to partner with us to produce this important project, please contact us below with inquires and questions.
Copyright © 2022 Bawstin Entertainment - All Rights Reserved.
Powered by GoDaddy