Not a Choice
Directed by Sierra Gonzalez, Robert Coverdell, and Maurisa ThompsonProduced by Natalie Greene and Rebecca Ennals
DEC 13–14, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
STRAND THEATER at 1127 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
Not a Choice
DEC 13–14, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
How does one of the wealthiest cities in the country have one of the largest populations of unhoused people in the nation? While San Francisco has tried to address this problem for decades, the solutions have yet to truly meet people’s needs.
This semester students in the Acting for Critical Transformations (ACT) Project at Downtown High School examined the Houselessness crisis in San Francisco and its underlying causes. Their show, Not a Choice, features pieces written by the students that educate us about the roots of the crises and offer us ways the city of San Francisco can support those most affected. Come, be inspired, and be part of the change!
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Written and performed by students in Downtown High School's Acting for Critical Transformations Project
Directors: Sierra Gonzalez, Robert Coverdell, and Maurisa Thompson
Choreographer: Antwan Davis
Co-Producers: Natalie Greene and Rebecca Ennals
Production Manager: Mike Anderburg
Stage Managers: Anthony Lopez and Nick Reulbach
Lighting Design: Stephen Migdal
Costume Design: Anelisa Armijo Montoya and Robert Coverdell
Scenic and Projections Design: Maurisa Thompson
Sound and Prop Design: Sierra Gonzalez
Additional support: Andre Douglass, Amanda Boesen, Lucy Gosline-Ratliff, Tony Manalo, 826 Valencia tutors and volunteers, A.C.T. Resident Stage Manager Megan McClintock, and A.C.T. Costume Director Jessie Amoroso
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students from under-resourced communities in San Francisco with their creative and expository writing skills. Learn more about 826 Valencia at 826valencia.org.
Support for A.C.T.'s Education and Community Programs generously provided by
Amazon, Bank of America, The Bernard Osher Foundation, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, California Arts Council, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Hearst Foundations, Laird Norton Family Foundation, The Kimball Foundation, Koret Foundation, Rawley T. Farnsworth Fellowship Fund, San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families, The Sato Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Martin Tannenbaum/Gerald B. Rosenstein Estate, and U.S. Bank