Multiple protesters interrupted a Broadway show to deliver messages about rising ocean waters and fossil fuels, and both the show’s stars, Michael Imperioli and Jeremy Strong, responded.
The show, called “Enemy of the People,” which sometimes includes audience participation, was canceled by activists, sparking confusion among ticket holders. The three demonstrators shouted slogans such as “We don’t need theaters on a dead planet!” He also wears a T-shirt with the same phrase printed on it.
One activist took to the stage and began to denounce.
“I’m so sorry to interrupt your evening and this wonderful performance. I’m a theater artist,” the man began. “The sea is rising. It will swallow this entire city and this theater whole. I am putting my career at risk because we are not doing anything about this crisis. Water. is coming to us!”, he added. new york post.
“The Sopranos” star Imperioli could be heard yelling, “Go back to drama school!”
Strong, from the show “Succession,” reportedly stayed in character and said, “Let them talk.”
In another clip posted, XImperioli was seen telling one of the protesters, “You’re disgusting!” before walking off stage.
“Liar, liar!” he added, stepping out of frame.
“The government betrayed us! The government will do anything to stop you from learning the truth!” Another climate change concern Shouted out.
Then Strong interjected and started yelling back, “I gotta go! I gotta go!” There was applause from the audience.
Activist group Extinction Rebellion took credit for the disruption, saying, “Insurrectionists disrupted #AnEnemyOfThePeople on Broadway. The enemy is not #climateactivists. The enemy is fossil fuel criminals like Exxon and Chevron. Now. If we don’t #EndFossilFuels now, that’s where it ends.” It will be #NoTheaterOnADeadPlanet. ”
Following this, press release It was written and justified their actions as if the group were promoting a product rather than a public nuisance.
“This action follows the tradition of nonviolent civil disobedience in art and theater, such as the student takeover of theaters in Paris.” Odeon Theater in 1968 “It goes without saying that theater itself is a powerful medium for social change,” the group wrote.
“Just as the ‘enemy of the people’ demands action from the people, so too does Extinction Rebellion demand immediate action… Extinction Rebellion is calling for truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency. These demands, which call on governments to speak out, halt biodiversity loss and net greenhouse gas emissions, reflect the urgency of the existential crisis we face. doing.”
Oddly enough, one activist went out of his way to declare that he was “not protesting the theater” and “not protesting the exhaust fumes that bring the audience here.” However, she still maintained that the suspension was the group’s “last resort to draw public attention to the climate emergency.”
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