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The Emancipation Thing Student Edition


Lehigh University Department of Theatre

Conceived, Adapted, and Directed by Sara Lyons

Co-Created by The Ensemble

Media Designer: Joseph Amodei

Performed by Rooster Demotte, Virginia McMahon, Harley Roach, and AJ Ostapovich
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Chris Meleski
Sound Designer: Andrew Nelson

Costume Designer:  Mary Ann Swords-Greene

Stage Manager: Nova Robertson

In a revised, student-centered new adaptation, Sara Lyons brings This Emancipation Thing to college campuses in a process of co-creation that centers education of legacies of feminist activism and hosting community conversations on feminist topics like bodily autonomy, sex education, safe relationships, abortion, and others, all chosen by student co-creators. Through rigorous contemporary, media-driven theater, This Emancipation Thing - student edition creates a unique opportunity for gender-expansive students to lead community-building in their university through theater.

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