Ideas worth spreading

How theater weathers wars, outlasts empires and survives pandemics

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Cara Greene Epstein |

TEDxWrigleyville

• June 2020

When catastrophe strikes, art prevails -- and has done so for centuries. In this fascinating talk, writer and director Cara Greene Epstein places the closing of theaters during the coronavirus pandemic in a historical context, exploring how we can use this intermission to imagine a more just, representative and beautiful world, onstage and off.

When catastrophe strikes, art prevails -- and has done so for centuries. In this fascinating talk, writer and director Cara Greene Epstein places the closing of theaters during the coronavirus pandemic in a historical context, exploring how we can use this intermission to imagine a more just, representative and beautiful world, onstage and off.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxWrigleyville, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Donate to The Actor’s Fund, a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.

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About the speaker

Cara Greene Epstein

Cara Greene Epstein

Writer, director

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Cara Greene Epstein uses heart and humor to explore challenging social dynamics, the world around us and our very human desire to find somewhere we belong.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxWrigleyville, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

Donate to The Actor’s Fund, a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan.

Learn more about the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, which helps dismantle the systems that perpetuate racism through the storytelling and leadership of people directly affected.