From "dry-scooping" to climbing on tall stacks of milk crates to removing your own IUD (!), and eating massive amounts of frozen honey and corn syrup, the "blackout challenge" is just the latest in a string of activities that can harm users and even lead to death. TikTok is no stranger to dangerous viral trends. Now, TikTok is facing several lawsuits.While it's not a new concept, the challenge's resurgence is being linked to deaths in young users.The "blackout challenge" was one of the most dangerous trends to hit TikTok back in 2021.We chose these price points to be aligned with our accessibility initiatives and to be consistent with the pricing of our regular performances. These tickets were interspersed throughout the house, providing lower-price-point access to premium seats. We set tickets at two price points: $100 and $45. While the intention of BLACK OUT was clearly to create a space for as many Black-identifying audience members as possible, nobody was turned away. We did not prevent or preclude anyone from attending the BLACK OUT performances. Our PR agency, The Chamber Group, in conjunction with Broadway for All, reached out to social activist groups, such as the ACLU college groups, such as the Black student unions at NYC colleges and universities Black social clubs, such as Ethel’s Club and other theatre organizations that share our mission, such as The National Black Theatre. If you are interested in being connected with any of our partners, please email us HERE. We worked in tandem with our partners to provide complimentary tickets in addition to our paid allocation. We endeavored to include individuals and groups who may otherwise have not been able to afford to attend these performances. This code was sent to organizations, student groups, and communities identified by our PR firm, The Chamber Group our promoter, ChiChi Anyanwu and our nonprofit partners, Broadway for All and The National Black Theatre. They were taken off-sale, and tickets were only available for purchase using a special code. How did you make it clear that the performance was for Black-identifying individuals?īoth of Slave Play’s BLACK OUT performances were private, invitation-only events. If we can provide any additional information, please feel free to reach out to us HERE. The following are some of the most common questions. In the weeks and months following our first BLACK OUT, we received many questions from individuals and organizations as to how we produced our BLACK OUT nights. It is our hope and intention that this site inspires, facilitates, and informs future BLACK OUT events and, in the words of Harris, that “this outreach will snowball into more representation of Black bodies, both onstage and off.” Based on the success of the first BLACK OUT, Slave Play hosted a second BLACK OUT on January 8, 2020, to bookend its Broadway run. Since then, other BLACK OUT events have organically taken hold. For the first time in history, all 804 seats of Broadway’s Golden Theatre were occupied by Black-identifying audience members in communion, celebration, and recognition of Broadway’s rich, diverse, and fraught history of Black work. Harris, the inaugural BLACK OUT night took place on September 18, 2019. A BLACK OUT is the purposeful creation of an environment in which an all-Black-identifying audience can experience and discuss an event in the performing arts, film, athletic, and cultural spaces – free from the white gaze.Ī concept birthed by Slave Play playwright Jeremy O.
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