A REFUTATION Dramatic Reading and Guided Discussion

Description

A REFUTATION presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of excerpts from two conflicting historic accounts of Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever epidemic as a catalyst for guided audience discussions about health inequities in America today, grounded in the perspectives of nurses, caregivers, and first responders.

The readings features pamphlets, letters, and rebuttals by Absalom Jones, Richard Allen, Matthew Carey, and Benjamin Rush, performed by Chad Coleman (The Wire, The Orville, The Walking Dead), Seth Gilliam (The Wire, The Walking Dead, Oz), Bill Camp (Presumed Innocent, 12 Years a Slave, The Queen's Gambit), and Peter Marks (former chief theater critic of The Washington Post).

This event is presented by Theater of War Productions, the Johns Hopkins Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine, and the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics.

The readings are directed, adapted, and facilitated by Bryan Doerries.

All of Theater of War Productions' events follow the same format:

• The performers will read the texts.
• Community panelists will kick off the discussion with their gut responses to what resonated with them across time.
• The presenters will open the discussion to the audience, facilitated by Bryan Doerries.