DYING FOR OUR VOICES: HOW REPORTING THE TRUTH HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS TASK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2022

Press Contact: Raven Kras
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (310) 314-0648

Dying for Our Voices:
How Reporting the Truth Has Become a Dangerous Task

Freedom of the press is the sine qua non of democracy. In battle-scarred Afghanistan, a young warrior poetess is pressed to convert into a bacha posh (living as a boy) to draw breath, and in doing so, embraces change.

Hollywood, CA May 9, 2022. “Dying for Our Voices” honors journalists who risk their lives to report corruption, human rights violations, and assassinations of artists who express their thoughts of their government in places where it is not allowed, as well as in places where freedom of the press, thought, and expression are protected. We stand by organizations who/what continue the fight to raise awareness of injustices committed against journalists around the world.

“Dying for Our Voices” uses poetic monologue, screenplay, and fiction. During the Fringe, we are showcasing one hour of this two-hour play that was created for an MFA Creative Writing program at National University. Our goal is to perform the play in its entirety in 2023 and travel to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Performances will be held at Asylum @ McCadden Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Street parking is available.

“Dying for Our Voices” was written, directed, and presented by Raven Kras. Cast members are: Ace Ahmed, Grace Anjorin, Raven Kras, and Rafy Minario.

WHERE:
Asylum @ McCadden Theatre
1157 N. McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90038

PERFORMANCE DATES:
Sunday, 6/12, 4:00p.m. – 5:00p.m. (5:00p.m. – 5:30p.m. – Q&A)
Saturday, 6/18, 7:30p.m. – 8:30p.m. (8:30p.m.-9:00p.m. – Q&A)
Sunday, 6/26, 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. (2:00p.m. – 2:30p.m. – Q&A)

This is a work in progress, and audience feedback will be used to help improve our next performance.
Running time: 90 minutes (1 hour play, 30-minute Q&A)

TICKET PRICE: $10
Comps available for members of the press upon request.
Please contact Raven Kras.
Ticket link: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/7540?tab=details
Admission age: Appropriate for children 4+

Wheelchair accessible seating will be available at all shows. Early access and priority seating will be offered at all performances for patrons who may need this service at any/all performances. Please come to the entrance when you arrive, and we will accommodate you.

Warning: Production will contain the use of FADE INs and FADE OUTs, flashing images, loud dialogue, and potentially triggering content.

For this show, face masks are required while inside the theatre.

Raven Kras studied classical ballet and choreography with Madame Gabriela Darvash and choreography with Professor Olga Tarassova– both from the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow, Russia. She attended the Martha Graham School where she studied choreography with Pearl Lang. Raven was in the last group to study with Dr. Hilda Schuster, the first certified Dalcroze instructor in the U.S., at the Dalcroze School of Music in New York City.