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New York November 2024
WORLD PREMIERE
With only hours to live, a death-row inmate fights to free a chimpanzee from medical captivity.
In solitary confinement he reenacts a court trial based on true events, litigating the value of some lives over others. In this challenging tale, predatory systems, isolation and unresolved trauma effect both human and animal lives as three parallel stories unfold.
Writer/director/performer Kevin Augustine shares his own death & life story as part of the show-- inviting audience members into community on stage to help bring his primate puppets to life.
"The People vs. Nature is a richly imagined and vividly realized exploration of the limits and possibilities of rethinking our relationship with other animals, and in finding common bonds between us through trauma and redemption. By engaging the audience in shaping how we respond to the puppets, The People vs. Nature shows us that compassion is not an abstraction but a literally hands-on commitment. The Culture & Animals Foundation is delighted to have sponsored this telling drama of an individual's vision of liberation for all encaged beings."—Martin Rowe, Executive Director, Culture & Animals Foundation
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