World Premier Play “The Murals” Written and Directed by Howard Pflanzer

THE MURALS written and directed by Howard Pflanzer is a new play dramatizing the conflict over the George Washington High School murals painted by WPA artist Victor Arnautoff in 1936. This conflict 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 as part of the educational program of the schools. The San Francisco School District voted to allocate $850,000 to efface the murals. This play explores the issues through the words of those on both sides of the conflict.

After the play – Q&A session.

Written and directed by Howard Pflanzer
Actors:

Ward Nixon

Eternanda Fudge

Clinton Powell

Aron Bederson

JR Carter

Beth Griffith

Christopher Barron
Zoom Director: Meghan Emanuel