Get ready for WORKING in DC!
We’re taking theatre outside of the theatre. We’re bringing art to the streets. We’re creating real conversation. So get ready…
This Labor Day, join us as we present Working In DC: a public celebration of the dignity of work through the lens of history, labor, justice, and the arts. Presented in collaboration with The Labor Heritage Foundation and hosted by the AFL-CIO, the performances will take place outdoors on Black Lives Matter Plaza. The headliner event of this 3 weekend-long celebration is Working, A Musical - based on the acclaimed literature of Studs Terkel with music by Broadway’s best composers - a joyful musical theatre celebration of Workers in America.
Our production of Working: A Musical highlights “the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people'' through the songs of Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked), James Taylor, Micki Grant, and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In The Heights). This performance is paired with Something To Point To, our civic engagement and education programming, to create a unique and joyful celebration of labor. Working, A Musical, resonates with hopeful longing, joy, and shared humanity which reminds us of how we are connected. So meet us in the street!
If you like a good block party, you're going to want to join us.
If you support labor justice, you won’t want to miss this.
If you like theatre, you’ll definitely want to be there –
And if you hate theatre, this might just change your mind.
You are the first to know about Working in DC and we want you to get excited - so save the dates -- September 3-19 -- share and follow us on social media, and tell all your friends. You don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event. We can’t wait to see you there.
Be well,
Shanara Gabrielle and the Working In DC Team
This Labor Day, join us as we present Working In DC: a public celebration of the dignity of work through the lens of history, labor, justice, and the arts. Presented in collaboration with The Labor Heritage Foundation and hosted by the AFL-CIO, the performances will take place outdoors on Black Lives Matter Plaza. The headliner event of this 3 weekend-long celebration is Working, A Musical - based on the acclaimed literature of Studs Terkel with music by Broadway’s best composers - a joyful musical theatre celebration of Workers in America.
Our production of Working: A Musical highlights “the extraordinary dreams of ordinary people'' through the songs of Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked), James Taylor, Micki Grant, and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In The Heights). This performance is paired with Something To Point To, our civic engagement and education programming, to create a unique and joyful celebration of labor. Working, A Musical, resonates with hopeful longing, joy, and shared humanity which reminds us of how we are connected. So meet us in the street!
If you like a good block party, you're going to want to join us.
If you support labor justice, you won’t want to miss this.
If you like theatre, you’ll definitely want to be there –
And if you hate theatre, this might just change your mind.
You are the first to know about Working in DC and we want you to get excited - so save the dates -- September 3-19 -- share and follow us on social media, and tell all your friends. You don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event. We can’t wait to see you there.
Be well,
Shanara Gabrielle and the Working In DC Team
2021 Festival Selections
Includes WOMEN OF STEEL, ANCHOR POINT, IN SEARCH OF PROFESSOR PRECARIOUS, SWEAT and much more!
Watch New Films and Join Discussions with Filmmakers
Classic Labor Films on Community TV and Online
Includes WOMEN OF STEEL, ANCHOR POINT, IN SEARCH OF PROFESSOR PRECARIOUS, SWEAT and much more!
Watch New Films and Join Discussions with Filmmakers
Classic Labor Films on Community TV and Online
2021 Great Labor Arts Exchange: Singing Through the Hard Times
June 17-20, 2021
Join in a Celebration of the Life and Work of Anne Feeney
Details to follow.
June 17-20, 2021
Join in a Celebration of the Life and Work of Anne Feeney
Details to follow.
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