Embark Peekskill Presents Inspirational Performance on Guns

From Embark Peekskill:

Embark Peekskill is proud to present NYC based Houses On The Moon Theater Company's "gUN COUNTRY", a theatrical exploration of firearms in America. This project consists of two parts. Embark will be presenting Part 1 titled TRAJECTORIES. One performance only on Sunday, June 12 at 3pm at EMBARK at The Flatz on 1008 Main St, First Floor, Peekskill.

Tickets: $20 General; $15 Students w ID and Embark current paid up members and are available here. For more details go here.

Part 1: TRAJECTORIES - True stories told by people whose lives have been touched by guns.

Stories by Rex Bobbish, Brenda Currin, Aija Marie Gibson, Ian Eaton, Cristina Hernandez, Amir Khafagy, Manuel Borras Olivera, Benja Kay Thomas, Jenna Worsham. With Dashiell Eaves, Katie Schmidt Feder and guitarist Austin Charnis. Curated by Jeffrey Solomon and Emily Joy Weiner.

Professional Theater artists and members of the community will be sharing true stories about how guns have shaped their lives. This program of live storytelling, previously seen in New York at Dixon Place, has been described by audiences as powerful, soul stirring, deeply moving, surprising, hopeful and even humorous.

A Community Conversation will take place immediately after the performance with the director, cast members and experts.

Houses on the Moon thanks their co-sponsors, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, The American Friends Service Committee Healing Justice Program, Life Camp. Supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Embark thanks their sponsors to bring it to Peekskill: Former Mayor Mary Foster, White Plains Linen, Basha Systems LLC, Peekskill Democratic City Committee and BeanRunner Cafe.

Houses on the Moon Theater Company was founded in 2001 with a mission to dispel ignorance and isolation through the theatrical amplification of unheard voices. Through original performances, post-show discussions, and issue-based interactive creative workshops, we help communities come together and make meaningful connections through the public sharing of their untold stories.At the core of our developmental process are interviews with real people about their lives, and a creative search for those human stories that yearn for a much wider hearing. All Houses projects are created through an extensive developmental and research process in collaboration with its community partners, which have included Amnesty International, the AFSC Immigrant Rights Program, Human Rights First and many others.

EMBARK | Peekskill is a 501c3 nonprofit coalition organization. Founded in 2010, EMBARK's mission is to provide an artistic home for performers, writers and community members of multiple genres and generations where they can create, collaborate, teach and perform. EMBARK recently relocated to 1008 Main Street, The Flatz, where it provides performance and studio space as well as a place for community happenings. Embark has monthly performances from Tribes Hill Songwriters Series, P.E.A.C.E. (Peekskill Electro-acoustic Ambient Chamber Ensemble), 2nd Thursday Open Mic, SecondSaturday Swing Dance Parties and a new Suite Music Series which premiered March 12, 2016. Go here or follow us on Facebook.