Content Warning: Adult language
Program Note
“What if we really asked where our food comes from? Who benefits? Who or what is sacrificed? About That Chocolate Bar is a short play about a presumably little thing like chocolate that unfolds to reveal who landscapes of privilege, naivete, responsibility, and environmental justice. What we think is small is actually very big.” – Joan Lipkin, playwright
Chocolate farming and production raises many complex questions about deforestation, child labor, fair land use, and economic justice. To learn more:
- “Fairtrade only really benefits Supermarkets. A rethink is needed” by Ndongo Samba Sylla
- Conscious Consumerism
About the Playwright
Joan Lipkin is the Artistic Director of That Uppity Theatre Company and an award-winning playwright, director, producer, educator and social activist. She specializes in devising and producing work with underserved populations, helping people to tell the stories of their lives that have both individual and collective relevance. Her plays are widely anthologized, have been produced and published internationally, and are included in several other rapid-response theatre projects, including Every 28 Hours and After Orlando.
Cast
Woman: Abby Sokol
Spirit of the Rain Forest: Roxanne Ornelas
Artistic Team
- Ann Elizabeth Armstrong– Director
- Maggie Ballard – Stage Manager
- Gion DeFrancesco – Production designer and Video Editor
- Meggan Peters – Costume Designer
- Jason Sebastian – Sound Designer and Editor
Special Thanks
Williams Hall TV studio staff, Joan Lipkin