'Fight Back' Turns Audience Members into Participants in an Act Up Meeting

About this episode

'Fight Back' invites audience members to participate in a reenactment of a real ACT UP meeting, featuring insights from its creator and a participant.

People in this episode

Host: Alison Stewart

Guests: David Wise, George Straus

Topics covered

• theater
• interactive experience
• ACT UP
• audience participation
• performance art

Keywords

• Fight Back
• ACT UP
• interactive theater
• David Wise
• George Straus
• audience participation
• theatrical experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACT UP New York

Books & works: 'Fight Back'

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