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Seema
Apr 9, 20221 min read
some production photos
These photos were taken by Rich Ryan during a rehearsal run-thru on April 7, 2022.
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Seema
Apr 6, 20221 min read
not likely
I spoke with a 60-year-old, White, cis female who lives in a rural state in the West. She is a Democrat in her heart, but registers...
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Seema
Apr 5, 20222 min read
the poi bowl
Words from an interviewee: First I had to imagine what's it's like in the U.S. because I don't consider Hawaii really part of a U.S. I...
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Seema
Apr 5, 20223 min read
perspectives on policing
In these interviews about imagining a U.S. without racism, many folks talk about the police. The perspectives run the gamut, from defund...
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Seema
Apr 4, 20222 min read
colorism
Interviewees #46 and 47 both took place on the same day. One was a 62-year-old self-identified White, cis, straight, female Trump...
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Seema
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Sci-Fi
Words from an interviewee: I think the only moment that we will ever find unity in our commonality is if we find a new enemy, which gets...
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Seema
Apr 3, 20222 min read
fighting over resources
Words from an interviewee: It's a pipe dream. I have a degree in African American Studies. Thinking from an academic point of view and my...
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Seema
Apr 2, 20222 min read
you cannot organize to undo
My 29th interview was with an African American female elder. Here are some of her thoughts in response to the prompt "imagine a U.S....
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Seema
Apr 1, 20222 min read
self-hatred
Words from an interviewee: I can't. As much as I think I can fashion an answer for anything, that [imagine a U.S. without racism] stopped...
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Seema
Mar 30, 20221 min read
did you see them looking at us?
"What a beautiful thing." That was the immediate response this interviewee had to the prompt "imagine a U.S. without racism." She was a...
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Seema
Mar 26, 20221 min read
photo shoot
Photographer Rich Ryan took some wonderful promotional photos with actors Faye Price, Warren C. Bowles, Kurt Kwan and Patrick O'Brien for...
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Seema
Mar 26, 20221 min read
art by Miku
The key art for our production of "imagine a u.s. without racism" was created by Miku. Check out more of Miku's work here:...
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Seema
Mar 20, 20221 min read
meet the folks making the play
We launched into rehearsals for the world premiere of "imagine a u.s. without racism" at Mixed Blood Theatre on March 14, 2022! Here are...
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Seema
Mar 9, 20221 min read
meet the recommenders
The interviewees of "imagine a u.s. without racism" were introduced to me by friends, family and acquaintances who introduced me to their...
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Seema
Mar 9, 20221 min read
meet the interviewees
Here they are, in alphabetical order by last name. These are the generous and diverse group of individuals who spent an hour (sometimes...
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Seema
Mar 9, 20222 min read
back porch culture
I interviewed a middle aged white male who lives in a suburban neighborhood in the South. He described his cul-de-sac. Over the past four...
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Seema
Mar 7, 20222 min read
fathers and grandfathers
One interviewee said to me: I think about my father and his life. The decades of work and fighting with SNCC. Trying to interrupt racist...
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Seema
Mar 1, 20222 min read
in the middle
I interviewed a Caucasian retired state legislator from the Midwest. It was a nuanced conversation with this self-identified...
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Seema
Feb 24, 20221 min read
energy follows words
Words from an interviewee: “To imagine anything is not difficult,” she said with an insightful smile. She was the 15th interviewee and...
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Seema
Feb 22, 20222 min read
quarantine walking
Words from an interviewee: Over quarantine I noticed that everybody in the neighborhood, you know, you would see families out walking....
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