Pittsburgh Opera presents a matinee performance of We Shall Not Be Moved that is only open to artist, schools, and community groups featuring low-cost tickets and a talkback with the cast following the performance.
We Shall Not Be Moved synopsis:
On the run after a series of tragic incidents, five North Philadelphia teens find refuge in an abandoned, condemned house in West Philadelphia at the exact location that served as headquarters of the MOVE organization, where a 1985 standoff with police infamously ended with a neighborhood destroyed and 11 people dead, including five children. This self-defined family is assuaged and even inspired by the ghosts who inhabit this home and begin to see their squatting as a matter of destiny and resistance rather than urgent fear.
Combining spoken word, contemporary movement, video projection, classical, R&B, and jazz singing, and a brooding, often joyful score filled with place, purpose, and possibility, We Shall Not Be Moved is a timely exploration of past and present struggles that suggests an alternate future through the eyes of its young protagonists.
Please call or email Manager of Group Sales and Community Initiatives Wendy Parkulo for tickets.
Phone: (412) 281-0912 ext 213
Email: wparkulo@pittsburghopera.org
2023/05/18 - 2023/05/18
Additional time info:
There will be a talkback with the cast following the performance.
August Wilson African American Cultural Center
980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
REAL-TIME PARKING INFORMATION
Visit ParkPGH, a project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, for real-time garage parking information provided by iPhone app, mobile website, text messaging, traditional website, and call-in service.
This performance will feature audio description.