“Pray for the Dead” Live Play by Bread & Roses

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"Pray for the Dead" is an experiment in theatre. It is a new play for and about workers and unions, written for folks who mostly don’t go to mainstream theaters. It tackles the issues being raised in our unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign about inequality and corporate and political corruption. The play was written by Gene Bruskin who spent 40 years building the US labor movement.

This summer, Pray for the Dead will finish off a series of performances for union audiences. You are invited to join us for our first public reading at Busboys & Poets!

You must RSVP to attend. Tickets are being sold on a sliding scale of $15-$25. We can keep the momentum going solely thanks to your generous support. You can also check out our fundraising page here.

RSVP LINK -  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pray-for-the-dead-a-musical-tale-of-morgues-moguls-mutiny-registration-26562130046


PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer: Gene Bruskin
Playwright: Gene Bruskin
Music: Tom Smerling and Gene Bruskin
Director: Michael Thornton
Musical Director: Glenn Pearson
Company Managers: Jessica Noones, Michelle Kuchinsky

CAST

Theresa Cunningham
Dexter Hamlett
Ari Jacobson
Ann Knight-Lloyd
Lucia Lanave
Jenna Murphy
Lalo Medina
Chris Overly
Dana Wilson

This event is brought to you by the AFL-CIO Metro Washington Council Bread & Roses series and cosponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies.

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