In a season exploring systems of social order, Intersection for the Arts with Campo Santo (Intersection's resident theatre company) and the Living Word Project (Youth Speaks' theatre company) are proud to present Chasing Mehserle, a new performance piece that maps the city of Oakland's changing demographics, morphing culture, gentrification and the still active fears, angers and sadness surrounding the real-life tragedy of Oscar Grant's murder by BART police officer Johanas Mehserle on New Years Day, 2009. The play examines our justice systems, our class systems, and racial systems using this emblematic case study to reframe the treatment of people of color and younger generations not as targets, but as victims of these many broken systems. The play will run at Intersection for the Arts's main space in an immersive setting of art installation, video maps, and performers populating this journey through Oakland. After the limited engagement, three-week run, Chasing Mehserle will move to a larger visual surrounding setting at the Z Space for three shows only on May 30 - June 1, 2014 in preparation for a national tour.
Chasing Mehserle is brought to life by the creative team and core collaborators that developed and premiered the first play in this cycle by Chinaka Hodge in 2010, Mirrors In Every Corner. Vested in furthering the themes, characters and communities for more stories, productions and exploration, Mirrors collaborators to come together again for Chasing Mehserle include director Marc Bamuthi Joseph, USA Artists Awards Winner and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Performing Arts Curator collaborative director Sean San Jose, Campo Santo director and Intersection's Performance Program Director visual artist Evan Bissell, recent Headlands Artist Resident and video designer by MAP Fund Award Winner Joan Osato.
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