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Party People by UNIVERSES, is a hyperkinetic musical theatre work that mixes live video, hip hop, jazz, rock, gospel, blues, Latin rhythms, and spoken word to unlock the radical and complicated legacy of the Black Panthers and Young Lords. These seminal activists fought injustice, provided free food and medical care for their communities—and struggled against a government determined to suppress them. Based on dozens of interviews between UNIVERSES and the Party members, Party People imagines the Black Panthers and Young Lords reuniting today at an art opening curated by a couple of young counter-culturists, where old wounds open and generations collide. What is the price of being a revolutionary, and what happens to those who come after?
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Live From the Edge is an experience unlike any other. Created by UNIVERSES, Long Wharf Theatre’s Mellon Foundation playwrights-in-residence (Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp), the show blends a range of performance styles — from childhood rhymes to poetry, community rituals, hip-hop, gospel, and more. Enter an immersive musical that draws inspiration from headline news and builds off the energy of the audience to make you reimagine what theatre can be.