Saturday April 25th at 2:00 PM

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will present the one-woman show BLACKOUT: How I Became White in America on Saturday, April 25 at 2 pm.  This original show is written and performed by Ethelyn Friend, actor, teacher and writer. Her performance reflects one white woman’s process of facing her direct links to slavery, a somatic, musical, and theatrical exploration of denial, guilt and response.  Friend notes this performance directly addresses “white America.”  The 90- minute show is followed by an optional community conversation.

Audience members have responded to the performance saying, “Breathtakingly achingly powerful. I honestly feel changed by it.” and  “Raw and purposeful. It will help the world heal and make life a little bigger.” Find more information at

www.ethelynfriend.com.

 

Proceeds from the Brattleboro performance will go to The Root Social Justice Center, a Vermont-based, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led racial justice organization centering blackness.

 

Tickets are available at www.ascvt.org/blackout/ with a suggested donation of $20.  Reservations are requested, but tickets will also be available at the door.  All Souls UU Church is located at 29 South Street, West Brattleboro.