COME GOOD RAIN BY GEORGE SEREMBA DRAMATURGICAL PORTFOLIO
Audience Engagement Strategies
Podcast: A Conversation on Come Good Rain and Points of Connection with Colette Richardson and Chloë Flowers
Colette and Chloë discuss their initial reactions to the piece, finding points of connection despite barriers of time, space and context, and how best to assist audiences in finding those points of connection to help them empathize with the piece's universal themes
Audience Engagement and Outreach Inspiration
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Create a bulletin board with post it notes for audience members to share stories of resistance and protest from their own lives
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Build a lobby display showcasing moments of political resistance in the Canadian context to build points of connection for audiences
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Examples may include:​
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Black Lives Matter protests​
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Protests surrounding Wetsuweten territory in British Columbia
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University of Toronto student protests surrounding mental health concerns
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Fishing disputes with Mikmaq fishermen
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Include a program note with a brief history of Uganda's political regimes, and further information on both the Obtoe and Amin regimes​
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Incorporate images from contemporary political uprisings (Arab Spring for instance) into the lobby space and set design