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LXCL:What if Works is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization offering artists in theatre, film, and music a bridge between academic and professional performance while championing the arts to bring about social change.

The Next Chapter: &quot;Sitting Pretty&quot; Harvest &amp; Wellness Festival invites you to a unique theatre production. Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user. &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;presents a seriocomedy as only Rebekah Taussig could deliver. Drawn from her acclaimed memoir &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; and performed by a trio of spirited actors &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; explores Taussig&rsquo;s daunting task of teaching Disabilities Studies to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;promises a theatre experience not to be missed! Featuring: Justine Chichester, Shawn Buller, Laquantis Morton and Rubi Piloto.Directed by Phillip M Church with Video and sound by Ethan Torres

The Next Chapter: Sitting Pretty" HARVEST & WELLNESS FESTIVAL

The Seminole Theatre welcomes the return of What of Works with its next thought-provoking production: The Next Chapter &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user. &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;presents a unique seriocomedy as only Rebekah Taussig can deliver. Drawn from her acclaimed memoir &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; and performed by a trio of spirited actors &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; explores Taussig&rsquo;s daunting task of teaching Disabilities Studies to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; promises a theatre experience not to be missed!&nbsp;Featuring: Justine Chichester, Shawn Buller, Laquantis Morton and Rubi Piloti.&nbsp;Directed by Phillip M Church. Video and projections: Ethan Torres. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Theme song: &ldquo;Up in the Air&rdquo;&nbsp;by Angelina Viera

The Next Chapter: "Sitting Pretty" Seminole Theatre, Homestead

🎭&nbsp;How long does a warning remain hypothetical before inaction becomes participation?&nbsp; The Weight of Dust examines the 1983 San Ger&oacute;nimo mining disaster in Peru and its legacy. Octavio Valdivia, the company owner, and his children originally concealed safety failures and threats to preserve their reputation, eventually declaring the mentally declining &nbsp;Octavio incapable of maintaining control. Years later, Octavio&rsquo;s daughter Luc&iacute;a and journalist Morales Jr. set out to investigate the catastrophe, revealing the layers of fabricated reports that followed. Their intersecting journeys highlight systemic complicity and inherited trauma, suggesting that, while truth is a heavy burden, silence is a deliberate act of injustice.&nbsp; Join us for a staged reading of THE WEIGHT OF DUST 🎭, written by Marina Pareja and presented by What If Works. Reserve your seat, listen in, and stay for the post-reading discussion. ✨

THE WEIGHT OF DUST: Staged Reading

🎭&nbsp;&iquest;Cu&aacute;nto tiempo permanece una advertencia en el &aacute;mbito hipot&eacute;tico antes de que la inacci&oacute;n se convierta en participaci&oacute;n?&nbsp; El Peso del Polvo examina el desastre minero de San Ger&oacute;nimo de 1983 en Per&uacute; y su legado. Octavio Valdivia, el propietario de la empresa, y sus hijos inicialmente ocultaron fallos de seguridad y amenazas para preservar su reputaci&oacute;n, declarando eventualmente que Octavio, en declive mental, era incapaz de mantener el control. A&ntilde;os despu&eacute;s, la hija de Octavio, Luc&iacute;a, y el periodista Morales Jr. se propusieron investigar la cat&aacute;strofe, revelando las capas de informes fabricados que siguieron. Sus trayectorias intersecadas destacan la complicidad sist&eacute;mica y el trauma heredado, sugiriendo que, aunque la verdad es una carga pesada, el silencio es un acto deliberado de injusticia.&nbsp; &Uacute;nete a nosotros para una lectura dramatizada de EL PESO DEL POLVO 🎭, escrita por Marina Pareja y presentada por What If Works. Reserva tu asiento, escucha y qu&eacute;date para la discusi&oacute;n posterior a la lectura. ✨

EL PESO DEL POLVO: Lectura en Escena

Rebekah Taussig&rsquo;s acclaimed memoir comes alive in a unique, theatrical staging as she finds herself confronted with the challenge of teaching a high school disabilities class. Riotous humor combines with penetrating insight.&nbsp;Balanced between witty observation and sobering insight, Taussig&rsquo;s material offers an extraordinarily in-depth glimpse into the lived experience of one who sees life from the perspective of a wheelchair. Playing the collective voice of Rebekah Taussig, three actors, each with her own specific disability, &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;comes alive in an exhilarating and thought-provoking production, underscoring the enormous contribution people with disabilities can offer in an ableist society.&nbsp;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; marks the inaugural production of WIW&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Next Chapter&rdquo;, a platform upon which authors of full-length literary works are introduced to new audiences. Once again, WIW promises the community a very different theatre experience.

Sitting Pretty: WESTCHESTER

🎉 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 🎉What if Works in association with Roxy Theatre Group presents A film version of the stage production ofSOUL OF A SWIMMER Based on the book by Carla Albano, the film traces the brief, yet inspiring life of Nicholas Dworet, a standout swimmer with Olympic potential and one of seventeen people who lost their lives in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting tragedy on Valentine&#39;s Day, 2018.&nbsp; Featuring breathtaking underwater video sequences captured by swim instructor and videographer, Hugh Hudson. Be sure not to miss this unique stage-to-screen version of &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo;. A stage-to-screen experience for all ages. 🎉 Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our goal. Through the arts, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

Soul of a Swimmer Screening - BROWARD

🎉 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 🎉What if Works in association with Homestead Center for the Arts &amp; Roxy Theatre Group presents A film version of the stage production ofSOUL OF A SWIMMER Based on the book by Carla Albano, the film traces the brief, yet inspiring life of Nicholas Dworet, a standout swimmer with Olympic potential and one of seventeen people who lost their lives in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting tragedy on Valentine&#39;s Day, 2018.&nbsp; Featuring breathtaking underwater video sequences captured by local swim instructor and videographer, Hugh Hudson. Be sure not to miss this unique stage-to-screen version of &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo;. A stage-to-screen experience for all ages. 🎉 Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our goal. Through the arts, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

Soul of a Swimmer Screening - HOMESTEAD

🎉 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 🎉What if Works in association with Roxy Theatre Group presents A film version of the stage production ofSOUL OF A SWIMMER Based on the book by Carla Albano, the film traces the brief, yet inspiring life of Nicholas Dworet, a standout swimmer with Olympic potential and one of seventeen people who lost their lives in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting tragedy on Valentine&#39;s Day, 2018.&nbsp; Featuring breathtaking underwater video sequences captured by local swim instructor and videographer, Hugh Hudson. Be sure not to miss this unique stage-to-screen version of &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo;. A stage-to-screen experience for all ages. 🎉 Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our goal. Through the arts, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

Soul of a Swimmer Screening - WESTCHESTER

🎭 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 🎬What if Works in association with Homestead Center for the Arts, Roxy Theatre Group &amp; The Healing Sanctuary presents: &quot;SOUL OF A SWIMMER&quot;The original stage version is now on screen!&nbsp; Screening &amp; TALK-BACK with Carla Albano, author of the original novel. Based on the book of the same name by Carla Albano, &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo; is the captivating story of Nicholas Dworet, a standout high school swimmer with Olympian prospects who demonstrated that falling through the cracks does not always signal the end of hope.&nbsp; Leaning on courage and self-determination, Nicholas pulled himself out of a relentless downward spiral through the support of others. His return to competitive swimming became a motivating source of inspiration for many young athletes, teammates, and competitors alike.&nbsp; Tragically, Nicholas Dworet was 1 of 17 students at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School to lose their lives to an active shooter on Valentine&rsquo;s Day 2018. His legacy of selflessness continues to live on in others. 🎉 Be sure to see this unique stage-to-screen version of &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo; 🎉 Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

SOUL OF A SWIMMER

🎭 FROM STAGE TO SCREEN 🎬 What if Works in association with Homestead Center for the Arts &amp; Roxy Theatre Group present: A film version of the stage production of&quot;SOUL OF A SWIMMER&quot; Based on the book by Carla Albano, the film traces the brief, yet inspiring life of Nicholas Dworet, a standout swimmer with Olympic potential and one of seventeen people who lost their lives in the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting tragedy on Valentine&#39;s Day, 2018.&nbsp; 🎉 Be sure to see this unique stage-to-screen version of &ldquo;Soul of a Swimmer&rdquo; 🎉 Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

SOUL OF A SWIMMER: Stage to Screen

Marking each week of October as National Disability Awareness &amp; Health Literacy Month What if Works brings to the Miami Dade community its inaugural production of The Next Chapter: &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;.&nbsp;The Next Chapter launches a new innovative theatre series in which selected chapters from full-length works are fully staged, verbatim, as published. To start the series WIW has chosen Chapter 3 &ldquo;More than a Defect&rdquo; from the acclaimed memoir, &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;by Rebekah Taussig. Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user.&ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo;&nbsp;offers a unique seriocomedy as only the deft and motivating writer Rebekah Taussig could deliver. Performed by a trio of spirited actors &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; examines Taussig&rsquo;s daunting task of teaching a Disabilities Studies course to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: &ldquo;Sitting Pretty&rdquo; promises a theatre experience not to be missed!

Marking each week of October as National Disability Awareness & Health Literacy Month What if Works brings to the Miami Dade community its inaugural production of The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty”. The Next Chapter launches a new innovative theatre series in which selected chapters from full-length works are fully staged, verbatim, as published. To start the series WIW has chosen Chapter 3 “More than a Defect” from the acclaimed memoir, “Sitting Pretty” by Rebekah Taussig. Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user.“Sitting Pretty” offers a unique seriocomedy as only the deft and motivating writer Rebekah Taussig could deliver. Performed by a trio of spirited actors “Sitting Pretty” examines Taussig’s daunting task of teaching a Disabilities Studies course to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty” promises a theatre experience not to be missed!

The Next Chapter: "SITTING PRETTY" - FIU

The Next Chapter: "Sitting Pretty" Harvest & Wellness Festival invites you to a unique theatre production. Life glimpsed through the lens of a wheelchair user. “Sitting Pretty” presents a seriocomedy as only Rebekah Taussig could deliver. Drawn from her acclaimed memoir “Sitting Pretty” and performed by a trio of spirited actors “Sitting Pretty” explores Taussig’s daunting task of teaching Disabilities Studies to a class of impossibly disengaged students. The result? Equal parts comedy and pathos. The Next Chapter: “Sitting Pretty”promises a theatre experience not to be missed!Featuring: Justine Chichester, Shawn Buller, Laquantis Morton and Rubi Piloto.Directed by Phillip M Church with Video and sound by Ethan Torres

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