Update: Video Release Party!
Update: Report on our final performance.
Update: Report on opening night.
New: Media Release
Actors/Crew: please go here.
Theatre Makers is co-creating a new play called You Too. The play is about abuse, the #metoo movement, and hope for the future.
You Too tells the story of a female Senate candidate running against a former Hollywood director accused of harassing women. The media orchestrates the race between the two candidates and manipulates the reaction from the audience, playing with true and false accusations, and questioning the whole nature of harassment. Throughout the course of events in the play, our characters evolve and learn to find their own ground. Join us for a thought-provoking and inspiring theater experience!
Join us just after the play for a live panel discussion with the director/co-playwright, cast members, and representatives from nonprofit organizations such as SAVE and Narika. You’ll be able to ask questions (confidentially if you prefer) and get the latest info on both the play and the resources available for victims of workplace harassment and domestic violence.
This original play will have a limited run of performances in Fremont and Oakland. Produced by the Theatre Makers project of Ritual Art Troupe, a small non-profit organization, the play employs a diverse cast of actors and creative personnel living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Iryna Lymar will direct the play, which she co-wrote with Stardust Doherty.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Adult language, scenes of domestic and work abuse, and simulations of slapping and harassment. No nudity. Parents, please consider the maturity level of your teenager before bringing them to the play — no pre-teens please.
Performances
You Too will have a limited run of performances in the San Francisco Bay Area:
- 7:00pm on November 9, 2019, at Fremont Community Center, 40204 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA
- 8:00pm on November 14, 2019, at First Unitarian Church, 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA
- 8:00pm on November 15, 2019, at First Unitarian Church, 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA
The Fremont venue is accessible to wheelchair users (and we are trying to verify that the Oakland venue is also accessible). Captions will not be available at these performances.
Tickets
Ticket sales beyond expenses benefit our non-profit community partners.
Tickets no longer on sale for this play.
Publicity
You Too Cast and Crew Headshots and Bios
You Too Show Photos and Videos
You Too Media Release
Facebook event for Fremont performance and for Oakland performances.
Community Partners
Theatre Makers is grateful for the support of the following community partners for the You Too production:
 | Helpline 1-800-215-7308 |
 | 24-HOUR HOTLINE (510) 794-6055 |
These non-profit organizations are doing amazing work in the area of domestic violence prevention, advocacy, support, education, healing, and wellness.
Volunteer
We are seeking set designers, painters, prop master, wardrobe master, roadies (rental truck driver), sound and light crew, funders, venue staff, sign language interpreters (ASL), and other volunteers to stage this new woman-directed play.
To volunteer and participate in production of the You Too play, please send an email to iryna@ritualart.org
The best way to find out about volunteer opportunities is to join the Theatre Makers Meetup group. More info at http://ritualart.org/theatremakers/
Please volunteer, donate funds, or donate venue, food, materials or equipment to make this show possible!
Activities
Playwrights Circle reading and critique session of the You Too play at the St. James School in San Francisco on November 14, 2018.
Recruitment for the You Too play at the Women’s Marches on January 19, 2019, in Oakland and San Francisco.
Kick-Off Meeting for the You Too play from 7pm to 9pm on Monday, March 18, 2019.
Auditions for the You Too play took place on August 25, 26, 27, and September 14, in San Francisco.
Rehearsals for the You Too play have taken place on September 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, and 30, October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28, and November 3 and 8 in Fremont, Oakland, and San Francisco.
Opening night of the You Too play took place on November 9 at the Fremont Community Center in Fremont, CA.
Performances, including our final performance, of the You Too play took place on November 14 and 15 at the First Unitarian Church in Oakland, CA.
