Help Bring Tokens Back to Life! |
We are looking for enthusiastic people who would like to see a restaging of Tokens. Support us with your ideas of people, places and resources that can be a part of this project.
Whoopi Goldberg was one of the original producers of TOKENS, and she wrote us in support of a revival: "When this was first performed in San Francisco, it was done for people who were in the early part of what we now know as the AIDS/HIV crisis, when Artists were doing everything they could to sound the alarm and bring attention to what we could not name, could not understand, and could not know who exactly was going to maybe get it. I think when Actor/Writer David Schein wrote Tokens, he could not have known that he would be writing not ONLY about the AIDS crisis, but also about the COVID19 plague. For me it has always been important to be part of as many projects as possible that sound an alarm and take you thru an experience and Tokens does that. I worked as an actor with David when we were all part of the Blake Street Hawkeyes and were doing what was called cutting edge performance art, and now when I Iook on it from this perspective it was not only cutting edge, but this work in particular was forward seeing. I am also a huge fan of David's work be it the sound poetry he has written or the 1 person plays he has done like Out Comes Butch, another piece that saw the future, David is at times one who sees the possibility of what's down the line. I think a revival of Tokens is a great idea." Tell us about the talented people and amazing venues who might be able to fill positions in the production! We are in need of grant writers, producers and fundraising ideas - please see our Potential Productions Page for the possibilities. Please fill in our contact form or DONATE BELOW to help get this production off the ground. Thank you for joining our team! |