Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of BRAVE LIKE THEM at About Face Youth Theatre
About Face Theatre is pleased to present the world premiere of BRAVE LIKE THEM, a punk-infused exploration of the underground "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s, devised and performed by members of the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble and co-directed by AFT Education and Outreach Director Ali Hoefnagel and Education Coordinator Kieran Kredell. BRAVE LIKE THEM will play seven performances only, July 26 - August 6, 2017 at the Pride Arts Center (The Buena), 4147 N. Broadway in Chicago. Tickets for BRAVE LIKE THEM ($20 or Pay-What-You-Can) are currently available at aboutfacetheatre.com or by calling (773) 784-8565.
Check out photos from the show below!
This year, the About Face Youth Theatre Ensemble, ages 13-23, investigates how systems of oppression function within queer subcultures - specifically the underground "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s that gave rise to bands such as Bikini Kill, Bratmobile and Sleater-Kinney. While the music and literature of this movement sought to forge a space for all girls - typically characterized by an unapologetic expression of female power and an aggressive dismantling of the patriarchy - the voices at its forefront were almost exclusively white and middle-class. BRAVE LIKE THEM aims to celebrate the "riot grrrl" movement for all the good that came out of it - but also dissect its inherent racial and class discrepancies.
Photo credit: Emily Schwartz
Ben Flores, Jimbo Pestano and Kyla Norton
Jude Gordon, Jimbo Pestano and Ben Flores
Jude Gordon, Ben Flores, Kyla Norton and Jimbo Pestano
Jude Gordon, Ben Flores and Sandy Nguyen
Lil McGrady and Ensemble
Ben Flores and Jimbo Pestano
Ben Flores and Jimbo Pestano
Sharon Pasia and Kyla Norton
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