Posts Tagged ‘The I in Election’

The Final Phase

As many of you likely already know, today we officially reached the final phase of the Plays for Presidents Festival 2012: 44 Films for 44 Presidents!

The film was completed by co-author Karen Weinberg and her company, Ten Trees Productions, and is a testament to the incredible creativity, work, and commitment put forth by the many 2012 Festival participants. You can view the video directly through vimeo: http://vimeo.com/52575100 or you can access it through our website at http://playsforpresidents.com/for-fans/#thevideoproject.

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The Time Is Now: We Want to Hear from You

Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to catch some of the great press we’ve received this week. American Theatre Magazine and Salon.com both did stories… and we’re pushing hard to keep the spotlight focused on our collective efforts.

This goal is two-fold: 1) We want to get more attention for the Festival in general–because we firmly believe in the impact the experience can have on the audience. We are dedicated to voter engagement, critical reflection and discourse, and the power of theatre to incite action and change. 2) We want everyone to know what you – each individual production or entity, each band of artists - are doing because there is great strength and infinite variety in who you are, what you do, and why you do it. Every story is important… and we’re hoping to find ways to share every single one of them through our various efforts and channels.

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Tell Us Why You Vote

So a little while back I mentioned a project we were working on behind the scenes… which is now ready to be revealed and made loads better and more exciting by you!

We’ve created a new YouTube channel for a project aimed at getting people to vote this year. The project (and channel) is The “I” in Election – and the whole purpose of it is to hear why you, on a personal level, choose to vote.

A few Festival staff members have videos up already… and we’re throwing this out to you to ask for your help and participation in filling this baby to the brim.

Here’s how you can join in…

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