Rebel Voices at the Culture Project-SoHo

The Culture Project presents Rebel Voices, a stage adaptation by Rob Urbinati of Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove�s book' Voices of a People's History of the United States', opening at the Culture Project-SoHo on 18 Nov 2007, following previews from 10 Nov and running through to 16 Dec 2007.

Rebel Voices: Asserting that the world is topsy-turvy and that things are all wrong. That the wrong people are in power and the wrong people are out of power, and that civil disobedience is not only necessary, but required.

Rebel Voices is an important testimony to the strength of the individual voice, as told through first-hand accounts from people who have shaped the course of U.S. history, often struggling against seemingly insurmountable odds. The Rebel Voices include Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X as well as lesser-known figures like Maria Stewart, a pioneer Black abolitionist from the early 1800s, Stella Nowicki, a union organizer in the 1930s and contemporary voices such as Iraq war resister Camilo Mej�a and Patricia Thompson, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.

"I am very excited to see Rebel Voices produced by Culture Project,� said Zinn. �They have done an excellent job of staging this fully realized, engaging dramatic adaptation of Voices of a People's History of the United States. The cast beautifully embodies the spirit of disobedience and dissent that are so vital to our country's democracy."

Howard Zinn will be a special guest of the production on the show's opening night, the 18 Nov 2007.

Performance poet Staceyann Chin and musician Allison Moorer will lead the permanent cast of Rebel Voices, which will also feature a host of rotating special guest performers. Among those already confirmed to appear are Wallace Shawn, Lili Taylor, Ally Sheedy and David Strathairn.