Rising Up: Queer Play Production

Rising Up! is a play co-written by Ebo Barton and Sarah Rosenblatt. It is co-directed by Ebo Barton and Neve Be(ast).  The story revolves around the resistance, love, and transition of people we see and know in our community: Queer and Trans People of Color, Queer and Trans People with Disabilities, Queer and Trans Femmes and Queer and Trans working class people. Through the character's journeys, we see how their struggles, identities, and magic come together, endure conflict, and learn about themselves.

We are raising money to pay 10 artists.  Our actors/artists have been selected from our community, and though the play is fictional, we intend to depict realistic interpretations of the stories and identities in the play. Thus, our cast is serving as more than just a group of actors but also offering feedback in the process of this production.  Historically, Queer and Trans People of Color are not fairly paid for their work and we'd like to push back on that. 

We are also raising money for production needs and to assist with rehearsal needs.

Rising Up debuts in May 2017, but we'd like to pay the artists for the time they are spending in rehearsals and meetings as soon as possible.

We would be so grateful if our community and network would help us in our journey to make this play a reality.  

We appreciate any amount anyone is able to give.