[RP TownTalk] TONIGHT - Free post-#poolparty Community Conversation

Fri Jul 13 18:28:20 UTC 2018

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| #poolparty was featured on NBC4's Friday July 6 Evening Broadcast
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#poolparty is a hit!

"Wonderful job with #POOLPARTY! Learned so much ... You're making art and waking up folks."
- Diane

"This play touched me emotionally on so many levels! I recommend that everyone see it before it goes to Broadway (it was that good)."
- Maurice

"This summer I've spent so much time with the kids at the public pool that little did I knew how a simple pleasure for many was non-existent for a few. I encourage everyone to go see this play ... especially if you are resident of PG County." 
- Juan

"Just witnessed the birth of a playwright. Go see #Poolparty ! Learn something."
- Valerie
We have loved our wonderful, engaged, and responsive audiences, but our run is coming to an end. Two weekends left (8 performances) and then we must close on July 21st!

Gather your friends, neighbors, and familly! You don't want to miss it.
We'll see you at the pool! |

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                                          About #poolparty:

A young competitive swimmer is drowning in the shocking videos flooding her news feed. A beloved figure surfaces from the past to set the stage for his family’s story. Siblings share long-buried memories and honor their father’s courage in the face of discrimination. And the surprising truth of the doggy paddle is revealed...

#poolparty sheds light on an unexpected invitation that launches the family into motion: the discovery of historical documents at a private swim club leads to a reckoning with the past. Ally Theatre Company dives into the strange history of swimming pools and confronts the gates that still slam shut today.

Six actors evoke a host of vivid characters, swirling around the family at the heart of #poolparty. In a myth-busting demonstration of the fallacy of race, they flip from role to role – across type, time, and space – exposing the fatal consequences of racial prejudice:

How can you breathe when your head is always under water? 

#poolparty
by Jennifer Mendenhall 
Directed by Angelisa GIllyard
June 23-July 21
Joe's Movement Emporium
3309 Bunker Hill Rd
Mt. Rainier MD 201712

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| WHAT'S YOUR #POOLSTORY
Mount Rainier, MD.  McKinney, TX.  Shreveport, LA. 

Across the nation and through the years, everyone has a pool story.  
To coincide with Ally's production of #poolparty, we've asked our friend Doug Robinson to help us collect pool stories within the Washington D.C. area and nationwide.  Like our company mission, our aim in building this public archive is to confront and acknowledge our shared history with the hope that through better understanding we might begin to shift the balance toward a more equal (and fun!) experience - at the pool and beyond. 
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| SHARE YOUR #POOLSTORY |

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| A COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONFRIDAY JULY 13
Gather round with the cast and director after the show on Friday night as we spend some time together sharing our pool stories. Doug will be on hand and can capture any stories you may wish to add to our collection. |

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Joe's Movement Emporium3309 Bunker Hill RoadMount Rainier, MD 20712
Call: 301-699-1819Fax: 301-699-1818Click: www.joesmovement.orgLike: www.facebook.com/JoesMovementEmporiumFollow: www.twitter.com/joesmovement
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