Winter Rep 24 Digital Playbill - Flipbook - Page 5
The beauty of the piece, as with all great theatrical texts, is that it is all of
these, and more. The voices of dozens of America’s great poets are brought
back to life in the bodies of these remarkable actors to re昀氀ect on their
legacy, their dreams, their hopes, their impact, and their immortality.
And through that, we re昀氀ect on our own thoughts around our shared
histories, our tumultuous present, and our uncertain future. Because we are
in a moment where something like a sharpied book or ribbon-tied people,
and even an endless sea of amendments, isn’t as far-fetched as we think.
Because out there, there’s a 昀椀re burning. There is a lot of smoke… but
also, somewhere in all the darkness, some light.
— Attilio Rigotti
With Special Thanks to: Levi Farrington, Jack Farrington, Sara
Farrington, Ruby Charlotte, Myla Zimbler, Amy Fitts and her students,
Zoe Watkins and the students of Phoenix Theatre Ensemble’s InFlight
theatre studio at Eastside Community High School.