IHRAF 25: Celebration of Human Rights

Saturday, December 13th @ 7 pm

Tales & Tunes of Tamazgha

Live Music + Storytelling

Nora Gharyeni

"Tales & Tunes of Tamazgha" takes audiences on a soulful journey through North Africa, celebrating the spirit and resilience of the Amazigh people through music and storytelling. The performance honors indigenous voices while inviting reflection and dialogue on cultural preservation, human dignity, and cross-cultural understanding.

I Got The Role

Short Play

Rachel Jones & Jessica W Bonds

I Got the Role tells the story of Martha, a talented actress who finally lands the part she’s worked so hard for—only to face bias, microaggressions, and double standards that threaten to dim her shine. With honesty, wit, and resilience, Martha confronts the barriers stacked against her and redefines what it means to truly own the stage.

Good Women

Short Play

Cate Wiley

Kelly O'Donnell - Director

Kim Yancey - Actor

Laura Fois Bosley - Actor

Abortion-rights activists in graduate school, Tracie and Louise have not seen each other in decades. Tracie raised kids; Louise works in international development. They meet before Louise’s controversial speech on women’s health care at the UN and discover the current crisis may bring these two "Good Women" back together.

Black in the First Degree

Short Play

Reginald T Jackson - Playwright

Kubbi - Director

Anthony Wills Jr.* - Black Male

Brain Patterson* - White Police Officer

Miriam Kulick* - Actor #3

*Member of Actors Equity

Black in the First Degree is a provocative look at police violence and racial identity. How quickly a cop can flip from a public servant to a murderer just because of the race of the “perp.” This play also explores the “Magic Negro” syndrome whereby the Officer claims his life was in danger even though he has a gun, taser, stick, baton, and pepper spray. Somehow the “Magic Negro” is still going to overcome the Officer and take his gun and kill the Officer with it. The audience is left to decide what is the real truth in this situation.

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Music, Interdisciplinary

Sepehr Pirasteh

Giancarlo Latta - Performer, Violin

This piece is an interdisciplinary performance that explores the cyclical trauma of exile through the intersecting lenses of a queer artist and an immigrant artist. Merging the intensity of a concert with the intimacy of a theatrical experience, the piece uses live violin performance, electronic sounds, lighting, and visuals to champion freedom of expression in an era of rising authoritarianism.