"Climate Crisis Cabaret: The Warm-Up" co-dir. by Debra Wise & David Keohane, w/emcee John Kuntz

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - March 2, 2025 - PRLog -- Let's see. Climate Change. That catch-all phrase has been tossed around for years, at least since the 1850s. What followed? Decades of pesky chicken littles yammering about "acorns" falling on their heads. There's no drama in that. In fact, it's boring.

But add a clima(c)tic twist via a slight turn of phrase, pack a CRISIS into a CABARET and you have exciting theatrical possibilities, an entertainment that opens up alternatives, that goes beyond doom and gloom. Our program will be an invigorating mix of theatre, comedy, song, and readings that tap into the deep and complex emotions stirred by the climate crisis.

Among the featured writers and artists: Anton Chekhov, Madeleine George, Elana Greenfield, Duncan MacMillan, Ted Hughes, and Phyllis Ewen. The performance will be followed by a lively post-show conversation among performers, scientists, and activists. Also helping to get the word out about what can be done: a lobby streetfair of groups engaged in climate activism.

The hope is that the cabaret will inspire our community to act while it encourages more climate crisis programming among our local theaters.

So come to this cabaret, ol' chums … to the Climate Crisis Cabaret. We invite you to sit and share your hopes, fears, passion, love, and energy. And to join in the cause. This is a "Warm-Up" for what we hope will be a series, a performance endeavor whose fusion of theater and activism meets the moment with the following participants: https://climatecrisiscabaret.org/the-cabaret.html

Listings information:
Climate Crisis Cabaret: The Warm-Up. Presented with support from Arrow Street Arts and the Puffin Foundation. Monday-Tuesday, March 24-25, 7:00 pm (doors 6:00 pm). $20 or best offer. Wheelchair accessible; conveniently located near public transportation. Arrow Street Arts, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, MA 02138. For more information: arrowstarts.org/climate, climatecrisiscabaret.org, tickets@arrowstarts.org, 617-299-2300.

Further background information:
"Climate Crisis Cabaret" is a new cabaret fusing the arts and climate activism! The "Climate Crisis Cabaret: The Warm-Up" is funded in part by the Puffin Foundation, with generous administrative support from Arrow Street Arts. climatecrisiscabaret.org

Arrow Street Arts (ASA) is locally focused and artist-centric, and is committed to being a learning organization, exploring issues of affordability, access, equity, and sustainability and increasing the resources available to artists and community organizations, such as the Arrow Street Arts Fund at the Cambridge Community Foundation. arrowstarts.org/about (https://www.arrowstarts.org/about)