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The Dramatic Readers Theater production of Responsible Witness was held at the Southwest School of Art & Craft on January 17, 2010. The performance complemented the art exhibition, “Engaged and Fragmented.”

HISTORY

A compelling blend of theater, literature, and music, Gemini Ink’s Dramatic Readers Theater (DRT) productions feature professional actors interpreting literary works in a reading format, often accompanied by original music. DRT was part of the origin of Gemini Ink, and we have built an avid audience for the form in San Antonio, offering several performances each year in collaboration with area museums, libraries, colleges, and community organizations. All DRT performances are free and open to the public.

Recent DRT host/sponsors include San Antonio College, San Antonio Museum of Art, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the Witte Museum. Generally, host/sponsors commission a DRT production to complement their activities, such as the upcoming fall 2009 production at the Southwest School of Art and Craft to help interpret a camera obscura exhibition by Massachusetts photographer Abelardo Morell

IN REPERTORY

Black & Blue: Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence

The traditional opening event for Black History Month in San Antonio, Black and Blue was written and compiled by the late San Antonio playwright, Sterling Houston. The performance pairs traditional jazz and blues with original writing and readings of historical documents from the American slavery era, including public postings offering rewards for runaway slaves, excerpts from letters and journals by both slaves and slave owners, and a San Antonio ordinance defining punishment for slaves caught out after curfew. This hour-long vision of the African-American odyssey, performed by a quartet of professional actors and jazz musicians, brings history to life.

Click here for a web-based study guide to complement Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence. (Because of the intense nature of some material, parental discretion is advised.)

BEAUTY IS …

Based on Gemini Ink’s acclaimed “Beauty Is” workshops on body image and self-esteem for girls, this multimedia production features the creative writing of San Antonio girls and young women who worked with our WIC writers-in-residence to examine cultural and media messages about appearance and the nature of beauty.

Past Dramatic Readers Theater productions include:

Responsible Witness

Good Luck Gettin’ Back to Texas

Botero on Botero: Form and Content in His Own Words

Of Chili Queens and Ranch Kings: South Texas Voices through Time

Songs Beyond Silence: A Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

An Escapade into Francisco Toledo’s “Fantastic Zoology”

Here I Stand: The Life and Works of Paul Robeson

Kissing the Sky: The Art of Taos

From Kimonos to Martinis: Taisho Chic in Words

Lasting Impressions: Writing and the Impressionist Moment

Wild Dance Against Sorrow: Text and the Melancholic Sublime

Never Too Near the Sun: When Science is Art and Vice Versa

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