New Podcast Episode Release & New Theatre Partnership!

PODCAST SEASON 2 PREMIERE!

We're excited to release Episode 1, Season 2 of Life & Anth Podcast with Host Lily Forrester! Bitcoin v Bans: Globalization & the Rise of the Digital Cult is available in video and audio formats.

You don't have to be an investor to want to know more about digital currency and the impacts on our culture & society!

Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that goes beyond the headlines to examine the human side of crypto and digital culture!

Zoomcatchers' Kimberly Gunn and Life & Anth creator and host Lily Forrester take a deep dive into the world of cryptocurrency, digital currency, and the cultural phenomena surrounding them.

Key Topics include an overview of cryptocurrency and the intersection of economics, politics, and culture, the dangers of algorithmic authority, the challenges of distinguishing legitimate investments from fraud, and why studying crypto through an anthropological lens reveals deeper insights into community, belief, and social change.

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NOW STREAMING!

There's still time to watch Social Insecurity streaming at the 7th Annual Rogue Theater Festival!

SOCIAL INSECURITY by Coni Koepfinger is a surreal, sharp-edged metatheatrical fantasy where art reflects our deepest anxieties.

Playwright Michael falls for his leading lady just as his director schemes to steal his fortune—with a fake robbery and a hired actor named Stranger Sonny.

Love, art, betrayal… and a whole lot of chaos.

✨ Can love conquer the drama—onstage and off?

🎟️ Grab your popcorn and don’t miss this daring new work that asks: Can theatre heal what society breaks?

For ticket information, go here.

FSWW & ATLANTA BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE

"A PARTNERSHIP IN PLAY"!

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop and the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival announce "A Partnership in Play," a new initiative to develop playwrights and expand opportunities for diverse voices in theatre, film, and television.

The program emphasizes hands-on craft development, mentorship, and industry exposure for emerging and mid-career writers. By centering artists from underrepresented communities, the partners aim to strengthen the pipeline in dramatic writing and help more stories reach the stage and screen. "This partnership elevates talented practitioners who haven't had traditional academic pathways and gets their work seen." — Toni Simmons Henson, Executive Director, Atlanta Black Theatre Festival.

Erick Brooks is the first writer selected. A passionate playwright and an IT specialist by day, Brooks has spent more than a decade volunteering and working behind the scenes in theatres while writing at night and on weekends. Like many aspiring writers, he has faced the practical hurdles of getting new work produced: limited access to development resources, few industry connections, and the costs of creating market-ready materials. "A Partnership in Play" is designed to close those gaps with guided development and opportunities to present new work to industry audiences.

Media and participation inquiries:

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival: Toni@atlantabtf.org/www.atlantabtf.org

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop: support@thefsww.org/www.thefsww.org

Stay tuned for more updates!

PEACE