Usually a photo here of the ghost light that theaters turn
on when they're temporarily empty means that I didn't have time to write a full post. But
it means something very different this time.
The light has become the logo of the eponymous Ghostlight
Project that is urging people to gather outside theaters across the country this coming Thursday evening before the presidential inauguration to demonstrate their support for the belief that theater
will be a light during any challenging times to come and, as it traditionally has
been, a safe space for everyone "regardless of race, class, religion,
country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender
identity, or sexual orientation." You can find out more about the project by clicking here.
All the rallies will begin tomorrow, Jan. 19, at
5:30 p.m. in their own time zone. There will be five meeting spots here in New York City,
including downtown at the Public Theater, uptown at the National Black Theatre,
in Brooklyn at BAM and the Bushwick Star and right in the middle of Times
Square in front of the now iconic Red Steps.
I tend not to be a political person but these times call for all of us to stand up for what we believe. So I hope to see you on the Steps.
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