Hot Topic, Hot Links

Posted by DCA Theater on October 5, 2009

by Joshua Aaron Weinstein, director of Lower Debt

“One holds property only by the courtesy of those who do not seize it.” - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“Lower Debt” takes place in the here and now, present day America. With the current economic crisis and its residual effects touching us all, “Debt” intends to mirror this place in time and tell the story of a group of citizens who have no other place to live except in a tent or on the ground atop a vacant lot beneath the scorching sun out west. The collective of artists involved in the workshop were tasked with an assignment over the past couple days to bring in stories, articles, music, pictures, videos, etc., to expand the conversation that the characters in the play spark. We’ll continue to bring in resources over the course of the process. Below are some of the links we’ve gathered together that aims to inspire and guide us as we sprinkle texture and add depth to the piece.

AP Article:

In hard times, tent cities rise across the country

NY Times Article:

Aware of the Homeless? Well, You Could Say That

Time Article from 1975:

Can Capitalism Survive?

Chicago Public Radio Story:

Homeless in Chicago: Calling a Patch of Grass ‘Home’

Documentary Clip:

Dark Days by Mark Singer

Poem:

Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes