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2016 Donor-Funded Production
Shit Men Have Said or:
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Patriarchy
Every day around the U.S. people unknowingly give into a system that perpetrates negative gender roles. How many times have you been guilty of saying or being a bystander to others saying:
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Whether we realize it or not, these phrases limit someone based on their gender. Not sure about you, but I’d prefer to be judged by my character. I’ve worked hard to become the person I am, and I will no longer allow culture to limit or define me or the next generation.
In 2016, ReVamp Collective performed the most recent version of Shit Men Have Said in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. And although the festival has closed, we are continuing to research and revise this piece as gender roles continue to shift in our culture. We have received incredible feedback and are continuing in our work to finesse and solidify our message with this piece. Currently our focus in on the specific “training” that occurs throughout childhood and into adult life.
If you are interested in co-funding the development of this project or supporting a future production of this piece, please contact us. By supporting this project, you are supporting theatre which works to create positive conversation in relation to gender stereotypes in our western society!
In 2016, ReVamp Collective performed the most recent version of Shit Men Have Said in the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. And although the festival has closed, we are continuing to research and revise this piece as gender roles continue to shift in our culture. We have received incredible feedback and are continuing in our work to finesse and solidify our message with this piece. Currently our focus in on the specific “training” that occurs throughout childhood and into adult life.
If you are interested in co-funding the development of this project or supporting a future production of this piece, please contact us. By supporting this project, you are supporting theatre which works to create positive conversation in relation to gender stereotypes in our western society!
"Gender stereotypes are so ingrained in our society and our culture that we - and I include myself in that 'we' - are generally not even conscious of the ways in which we embody and perpetuate them, even if we are upset by the negative effects they have on us as individuals and as a group. My hope is that people will leave this show with more awareness and a better understanding of how they can fight these stereotypes and be more accepting and open of the things that make us unique individuals." -- Kristen Scatton, ReVamp Collective's resident playwright
2017 Donor-Funded Production
Jimmy Gorski is Dead by Kristen M. Scatton
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In line with our mission to create inspiring work that investigates societal constructs and to cultivate theatrical discourse, this production shined a heavy light on the horrific increase in drug abuse and overdose in the past decade. Heroin overdose has hit an unfortunate increase this past year. Just from 2001 to 2014 there was a 6-fold increase in the total number of deaths. And with this production we worked to foster conversation regarding what we can do as a community to cut down on these deaths.
However, in order to get this imperative story off its feet, we needed the help of our community! By contributing, community members around the world helped us get this important production off the ground and assisted in providing us with the needed designers, set and props to tell this story to its fullest potential. Theatre is a community effort, and when it comes to theatre for social change, it becomes even more important to involve those around us.
So thank you to our donors for helping us bring this story to life! If you are interested in supporting a future production of this piece, please contact us.
#GorskiisDead
“This play was originally written as a way to express the grieving process after a sudden loss in my own life. It has since evolved into a play that also touches on several current social issues including the U.S. heroin epidemic and its origins in prescription drug use, toxic masculinity, and the clash between conservative and liberal values. I view it as an "emotional autopsy," a study of the incidents and decisions in a person's life that lead them to a particular moment - in this case, an irrevocably tragic decision.” - Kristen M. Scatton, playwright of Jimmy Gorski is Dead
In line with our mission to create inspiring work that investigates societal constructs and to cultivate theatrical discourse, this production shined a heavy light on the horrific increase in drug abuse and overdose in the past decade. Heroin overdose has hit an unfortunate increase this past year. Just from 2001 to 2014 there was a 6-fold increase in the total number of deaths. And with this production we worked to foster conversation regarding what we can do as a community to cut down on these deaths.
However, in order to get this imperative story off its feet, we needed the help of our community! By contributing, community members around the world helped us get this important production off the ground and assisted in providing us with the needed designers, set and props to tell this story to its fullest potential. Theatre is a community effort, and when it comes to theatre for social change, it becomes even more important to involve those around us.
So thank you to our donors for helping us bring this story to life! If you are interested in supporting a future production of this piece, please contact us.
#GorskiisDead
“This play was originally written as a way to express the grieving process after a sudden loss in my own life. It has since evolved into a play that also touches on several current social issues including the U.S. heroin epidemic and its origins in prescription drug use, toxic masculinity, and the clash between conservative and liberal values. I view it as an "emotional autopsy," a study of the incidents and decisions in a person's life that lead them to a particular moment - in this case, an irrevocably tragic decision.” - Kristen M. Scatton, playwright of Jimmy Gorski is Dead
