October 27, 2023
- We Are P*$$Y RIOT or everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond
- Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Location: Hainline Theatre in Browne Hall
- Description: WIU Theatre & Dance Presents:
WE ARE P*$$Y RIOT or EVERYTHING IS P.R.
By Barbara Hammond
Directed by DC Wright & Hadley Kamminga-Peck
WHEN:
October 25 - 28 at 7:30pm & October 29 at 2:00pm
WHERE:
Hainline Theatre
TICKETS:
$15 General Admission, $12 Senior/Student, WIU Student Free with ID.
To reserve tickets call 309.298.2900 or go to https://www.westernpresents.com/
About the play:
In February 2012, five young women walked into the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow to protest the illegal presidential election in Russia. The young activists, who called themselves Pussy Riot, offered up a 48-second punk prayer, shouting, “Virgin Mary, chase Putin away!” before being dragged out of the church by security. After uploading a video of the performance onto YouTube, the women of Pussy Riot were arrested as enemies of church and state. But when Western media reclaimed the story, Pussy Riot’s protest became the greatest piece of performance art in Russian history. This is their story.
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- Contact Information:
Tammy Killian
Phone: 3092891543
Email: TL-Killian@wiu.edu - Source: Department of Theatre & Dance