The 2011 Build the Peace Tour
TE'A is an award-winning theatre company that produces high quality, thought-provoking performances, which focus on relevant social issues in different communities.
During 2011, the TE'A Project will take its signature play, Under the Veil: Being Muslim (and non-Muslim) in America, post 9/11, on a tour of colleges, universities and other institutions in the northeast region.
The Play, which is set in New York City, is timely, provocative, and constructive. It uses theatre, music, and spoken word to dramatize the everyday clash of cares and threats that divide Americans from each other in the wake of 9/11, but beyond dramatizing those barriers, it also functions dramatically to foster the curiosity, insight and compassion that audience members need to transcend them. Following this engaging interactive performance, the audience will participate in the “third act”, a facilitated dialogue that inspires curiosity and challenges our ways of thinking about and relating to each other.
Created in 2009, Under the Veil has performed in many private and public theatres and institutions in the region, including: Essex Street Academy, George Mason University, George Washington University, Intersections International, La MaMa Theatre, Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Pace University, Temple Emeth, and York College (CUNY), among others.
Read what some people have to say about The TE’A Project:
"This was a beautiful example of good theatre. There were nearly 300 people in the audience... with standing room only. The scenes depicting various situations [were designed] to make us think about diversity, to make you angry, to make you see and question yourself. The audience was moved and educated into becoming better people. I can't begin to recount all that was said after the event, but it was truly life-changing." - Janice Cline, Coordinator of the Cultural Diversity Program, York College, CUNY
"It was an amazing success. The kids have been talking about it all week and the diversity lesson yesterday was richer than usual. We even had one girl who had never worn a head scarf before (who) came in with one yesterday, inspired by you!!!" - Nora Madsen, teacher, Essex Street Academy, NYC
You can view a video clip regarding the tour here.
If you would like your institution to become a part of the Under the Veil Tour, please feel free to contact:
Chuk Obasi
Director of The TE'A Project, NYC
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