Hindsight 2020: A Performance Project About Empathy, Expression & Realization

UNC Asheville’s Drama Department will put on two virtual performances of Hindsight 2020 on Friday, March 5 and Saturday March 6, both at 7 p.m.

Artistic practices can have an effect on our communities and society, at large. “Hindsight 2020…” is a Performance Project in which the UNC Asheville drama department will use theatre to explore empathy, expression, and realization in regard to the way(s) in which the many events of 2020 have affected us as individuals and our communities at large. The project was created to encourage creative voices, challenge stereotypes, and open minds and hearts to the struggles and successes of all people who comprise our communities. Rather than call this an audition process, we see it as more of an invitation to artists of all mediums to create authentic responses to the questions- In what ways did 2020 most impact your community? and/or How can the events of 2020 shape our vision for the future?

The performance will consist of various avenues of creative submissions including written pieces with performers, recorded performances and live-streamed performances of dance and music.

Note: the deadline for submission has passed.

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More about the guest director:

Stephanie has been active in Asheville’s theatre scene since 1999. She has worked with several local theatre companies as an actor, stage manager, and director, and toured nationally as an actor. As the Managing Artistic Director for Different Strokes!, Stephanie is committed to directing and producing theatre that expresses the diversity we encounter in our everyday lives and finding ways to recognize and honor our differences in a safe and positive environment. Not unlike Different Strokes!, she is committed to being an active part of her community and seeks every opportunity to champion diversity and inclusion. She fulfills her personal mission to change the world through her art, compassionate leadership, straight-forward communication, and a deep love of storytelling. She previously served on the boards of the Western North Carolina Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Asheville Area Arts Council. Asheville Writers in The Schools, Montford Park Players, Odyssey Community School, Youth Outright, The Center for Diversity and Education at UNCA, Western North Carolina AIDS Project, The Magnetic Theatre, the Black Mountain Arts Center, and the YWCA’s committee for Stand Against Racism. Stephanie envisions that Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective will further impact our community as an artistic bridge for ALL performing artists in our community.

Watch Different Strokes’ virtual production …while Black to learn more about her recent work.