About the Show

Artists have the power to instigate social change. Through satire, live theater has been a forum for artists and audiences to challenge oppression, criticize dominant culture, and inspire action.

The Social Justice Improv Project (SJIP) is staging a preview of our current project: a semi-scripted comedy of intersecting stories and characters inspired by our lived experiences, sourced from the feminist classic Our Bodies, Ourselves (Boston Women’s Health Book Collective) in conversation with Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde) and Pleasure Activism (Adrienne Maree Brown), and developed through improvisation.

This show will be followed by a talkback with the cast and artistic directors about our development process and the role of comedy in social justice.

Ensemble: Onyi Okoli, Zach Lennon-Simon, Krista White, Melody Louisdhon, Charlsie Bastian, Nina Sharma, Steve Howze, Mac Raymond, Shari Hazlett

Digital Team: Virginia Dickens, Akash Narendran, Anisha Pucadyil, Katherine O’Brien, Laxmi Priya, Paula Harrington, Sachin Sharma, Shweta Bhat, Siddharth Venkatesh

Company: Aaron LaRoche, Tanyika Carey, Vanita Kumar, Jeff Kitt, Jude Treder-Wolff, Kalynn Chambers, Reid Clark, Sarafina Ludlow, Allie Kroeper, Bernice Man, Emily Anderson, Daniel Winn

Artistic Direction: Rachael Mason, Shari Hazlett

To learn more, reach out by email at socialjusticeimprovproject@gmail.com or follow SJIP on Instagram @socialjusticeimprovproject