Updated Fall Series

Date: November 10- November 14, 2025

An ongoing series that highlights the power and potential of artists working in times of crisis. In an age of fear, censorship, and division, these practitioners model courage and compassion — using performance to expose harm, to hold space for truth, and to awaken our shared imagination.

In-person Events: Nov 12 & Nov 14, 2025

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In Your Shoes: The Art of Care Open Session

When: Friday, November 21st, 2025, 2–4 p.m. EDT
Location: Ecumenical Chapel, Isaac Hawkins Hall
Engage in facilitated group activities and pair conversations to get to know one another, enjoy each other's company, and build trust. In Your Shoes™ employs theatrical techniques to foster empathy and connection, bringing participants from diverse backgrounds into a mutually respectful and creative exchange.

The Art of Care

A recent Georgetown collaboration highlights theater as a healing art

"The genesis of The Art of Care is itself a story of community and collaboration. In 2020, Georgetown theater professor Derek Goldman began teaching the class Performance and Pandemic," Health Magazine, Summer 2025

Here I Am

Here I Am Premieres at GU Qatar

The Lab's original production,Here I Am, premiered at the Georgetown University Qatar campus in Doha in February 2025 as part of their Black History Month celebrations.

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The Lab humanizes global politics through performance. We cultivate a distinctive global community of collaborators that includes students, emerging and established artists, educators, policy leaders, and activists. Our work harnesses narrative, memory, and acts of witnessing with the aim of sparking  transformation and  change.

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HERE I AM
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