The View from Yalta + Going to the Protest Alone + Love Onion: Crazy Like a FOX

Part rallying cry, part group hug, Rise Up! is an artistic response to the life and times we live in.

Details

Date:
Saturday September 30, 2017
Time:
9:30 PM
Price:
$8 for DCAC members; $12 in advance; $15 at the door
Location:

DC Arts Center
2438 18th St. NW

Rise Up! explores all the ways the personal really is political, and vice versa.

The Line-up

The View from Yalta
Three iconic world leaders (Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin) stumble into a time warp following their historic 1945 meeting at Yalta. Now transported to present day Washington, DC, they’ve got a question or two about how their grand designs for world peace have panned out in 2017.
Cast: Luke Hennig, Omar Parbhoo, Jesse Young

Going to the Protest Alone
This is the story of three strangers picked to live in DC, go to a protest, and have their lives taped. Find out what happens when people stop being politically correct, and start getting real.
Cast: Denny Johnson, Ryan Krull, Kate Symes

Love Onion: Crazy Like a FOX
Running low on rage? Need more news in your nightlife? Love Onion takes your day and filters it through the 24-hour news cycle.
Cast: Zach Beattie, Sam Bonar, Elaine Colwell, Joe Dawson, Darnell Eaton, Tim Harkin, Margaret Lee, Virginia Lyon, Jordana Mishory

General information:

  • Line-ups vary nightly. Please verify the performing acts on your individual curtain times.
  • For all shows, unclaimed tickets may be resold at curtain time. Late arrivals will be seated at WIT’s discretion.
  • Please communicate any accessibility issues to wit@witdc.org.
  • For group discounts (eight or more), please contact Dan Miller at dan@witdc.org.
Love Onion
Meet Love Onion

From afar, Love Onion looks like just another dirty root vegetable. But slice that baby open and you’ll find a loving heart surrounded by an emotional support system of vitamin C, calcium and iron. And that's a fact. Read More


Going to the Movies Alone
Meet Going to the Movies Alone

In a world where people go to the movies alone but somehow never leave alone comes the true story of three improvisers who bring you a series of movie trailers and the people who watch them. Read More