On April 22, 2020, people across the globe will be observing Earth Day, dedicated to the theme “Climate Action.” The COVID-19 crisis reminds us of how important it is to fight for our planet and the people upon it. Making a new, better future requires creative ways to think about addressing our crises. In the spirit of engagement through the arts, a cast of eight professional actors will be doing an online reading of Timon of Anaconda, an adaptation of a Shakespeare play that offers a rich storehouse of language, metaphors, and situations that can be used to speak to contemporary environmental challenges. This adaptation, set in the mining town of Butte, Montana, emphasizes the shared guilt of our impact upon the earth, but also gestures toward possible futures that are dependent upon forgiving faults, even egregious ones that created environmental catastrophe. Theatre is the perfect way to wrestle with difficult problems and to open up paths for further conversation.

To see the reading of Timon of Anaconda, please go to: www.bozemanarts-live.com/line-up/timon-on-anaconda