When the global pandemic, Covid19 hit in 2020, the theatre community was one of the hardest hit. Barbara Hobart wanted to do something to help, so she asked her friend Deanna Reed-Foster to join her. They decided to raise money for The Actors Fund, an organization dedicated to providing a safety net for all professionals in the performing arts. The Quarantine Diaries was created on May 9th. As of July 2020, they raised $101,532.
Shortly after The Quarantine Diaries aired, on May 25th the world changed as we witnessed the murder of George Floyd. Despite the quarantine, millions took to the streets demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Rayshard Brooks, Elijah McClain, and countless others.
The world was listening. Finally.
It became obvious to Barbara that nothing can contain challenges, change, or creativity. Not even a quarantine. As the virus rages on, unemployment hitting record levels, and the inability to gather together in a theatre, our voices will not be silenced. Therefore, Barbara decided to continue to create work to benefit actors, writers, and directors who want -- and need to tell the stories of our times.
And so, she created: UNBoxed: Finding Our Way Out; Theatre Without Boundaries: a collective of actors, writers, and directors from every generation working together to promote justice and equality for those in the BIPOC, LGBT, and incarcerated communities by sharing stories on finding freedom.
Join us.
Learn More: https://unboxedtheatre.com/