{"id":1988,"date":"2021-05-28T18:32:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T01:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/event\/howards-play-the-murals\/"},"modified":"2021-08-06T23:23:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T06:23:40","slug":"howards-play-the-murals","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/event\/howards-play-the-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"World Premier Play \u201cThe Murals\u201d Written and Directed by Howard Pflanzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><b>THE MURALS <\/b><\/strong>written and directed by <em><strong>Howard Pflanzer<\/strong><\/em> is a\u00a0new\u00a0play dramatizing the conflict over the George Washington High School murals painted by WPA artist <em>Victor Arnautoff<\/em> in 1936. This\u00a0conflict is between those who believe the murals should be painted or covered over, and those who believe the murals should be preserved. The people who oppose the murals believe that those murals are traumatizing to current high school students and presenting a negative picture of African Americans as victims of slavery, and Native Americans victimized by white settlers who stole their land and killed them. Those who oppose the destruction of art and the history believe that the murals should remain for all the students to see and they should be discussed\u00a0as part of the educational program of the schools. The San Francisco School District voted to allocate $850,000 to efface the murals. This\u00a0play explores the issues through the words of those on both sides of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>After the play &#8211; Q&amp;A session.<\/p>\n<p>Written and directed by <em><strong>Howard Pflanzer<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Actors:<br \/>\n<em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2571\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-5-Ward-Nixonx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"178\" \/><br \/>\nWard Nixon<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2572\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-3-Eternanda-Fudgex120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"118\" \/><br \/>\nEternanda Fudge<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2573\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-6-Clinton-Powellx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"140\" \/><br \/>\nClinton Powell<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2574\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-4-Aron-Bedersonx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"128\" \/><br \/>\nAron Bederson<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2575\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-2-JR-Carterx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"109\" \/><br \/>\nJR Carter<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2576\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-1-Beth-Griffithx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"124\" \/><br \/>\nBeth Griffith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2606\" src=\"https:\/\/laborfest.net\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/17-Chris-Barronx120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Christopher Barron<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nZoom Director: <em><strong>Meghan Emanuel<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE MURALS written and directed by Howard Pflanzer is a\u00a0new\u00a0play dramatizing the conflict over the George Washington High School murals painted by WPA artist Victor Arnautoff in 1936. 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