“Dare I use the word”
Dare I Use the Word is an interview-based project that investigates the following question: How does the First Amendment resonate in 2021, given the events of January 6 and contemporary cancel culture?
In Spring 2021, two groups of students from NYU Steinhardt’s “Creating Ethnodrama & Documentary Theatre” course collaborated with VPL to conduct interviews with participants from around the United States on these two topics. Excerpts from 10 of these interviews came together virtually on September 16th, 2021, as part of NYU’s celebration of Constitution Day.
NYU Constitution Day 2021 Performance
Production Credits
Investigated and Performed By
Stephanie Anderson
Andrea Ambam
Durell Cooper
Heleya de Barros
Daryl Embry
Analisa Gutierrez
Scott Michael Morales
Ashley Renee Thaxton-Stevenson
Robert Thaxton-Stevenson
Rachel Tuggle
Respondents
The Honorable Ron Christie
Dean Jack Knott
Joe Salvatore
Dr. Karen Jckson Weaver
Interviewing Team
Theo Blumstein
Lara Gavagan
Daisia Glover
Ryan Howland
Rita Liu
Francisco Morandi-Zerpa
Celina Thomas
Verbatim Performance Lab Creative Team
Director:
Joe Salvatore
Video Editor:
Andrew Wagner
Associate Director:
Keith R. Huff
Costume Coordinator:
Márion Talán de la Rosa
Dramaturg:
Kate Foster
Artistic Associate:
Tammie L. Swopes
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