CULVER CITY, CA - The Actors' Gang invites audiences to witness the development of a new work-in-progress. With the company's signature take-no-prisoners style, “I’m not a racist, but…” creates a dynamic and unconventional new conversation about racism in America: its divisiveness, its subtle pervasiveness and its deep, stubborn persistence. "With this new work, we attempt to dismantle our collective silence - a form of racism in itself - and deconstruct our sense of isolation,” says director Cynthia Ettinger. “The action in the piece is immediate and overwhelming, comical and tragic... leaving no time to judge, only to experience. Our hope is that it will unhinge some and enlighten others, but certainly provoke a response. Audiences will receive more then they think they can; stretching the ears, the eyes, the mind and the heart in order to hold it all.”
"I'm not a racist, but..." --- Every performance is Pay-What-You-Can or to reserve seats. --- Performances run Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00PM and Sundays at 3:00PM.
"I'm not a racist, but..." is conceived and directed by founding member Cynthia Ettinger and has been created by the acting ensemble over the past nine months.
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These are pictures from our development process. Actors play both stereotypes and themselves in this new play which dances between satire, political theatre, and our every day lives.
"I have to be perfect all the time cuz everyone has their eyes on me... and waiting for me to be some poor welfare Hispanic. I have to be great at my job and good in bed and know everything about what is going on in the world so I can hold my own with the big white boys."
I've seen this play. It's extraordinary. The Actors' Gang is known for edgy out-there performances. This is way past that. One actor had me laughing and laughing. Suddenly - on a dime - I was crying. The whole thing is like that. It was like a racism freight train running through my psyche
I've seen this play. It's extraordinary. The Actors' Gang is known for edgy out-there performances. This is way past that. One actor had me laughing and laughing. Suddenly - on a dime - I was crying. The whole thing is like that. It was like a racism freight train running through my psyche