China Plate and Staatstheather Mainz present
Talking About the Fire
Written and Presented by Chris Thorpe
Friday, September 27, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 PM; followed by Q&A
Old Mission Santa Barbara
2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Photo Credit: Arnim Friess
Chris Thorpe, Writer and Presenter
If nuclear weapons continue to exist, we won’t.
Very few of us have lived in a world without nuclear weapons. Not me. Probably not you. They just… exist.
Sometimes the threat slides into view. Russia invades Ukraine, maybe. But that doesn’t make the weapons more dangerous. They’re always dangerous. And one day – deliberately or accidentally – they’ll be used again. And then it’s all over.
Presented by seven-time Fringe First winner Chris Thorpe, Talking About the Fire explores a new nuclear weapons treaty – one that’s trying to give the power to eliminate nuclear weapons to the states, and people, who don’t possess them, and invites you to join this conversation. Drawing on several years’ research with senior-arms control advisors, UN diplomats, global disarmament activists and officials representing nuclear weapons states, Talking About the Fire engages audiences in urgent conversations about nuclear disarmament.
Created by Chris Thorpe and Claire O’Reilly (Abbey Theatre) and developed with Tony-award winning Rachel Chavkin. Directed by Claire O’Reilly, Design by Elanor Field and Production Management by Rob Athorn. Supported by Battersea Arts Centre, The Albany and Véronique Christory.
“The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation has been passionately devoted to the arts since its founding in 1982. Whether through poetry of our late Founder and President, Dr. David Krieger, our Barbara Mandigo Kelly Annual Peace Poetry contest, or the art of frontline communities as a means of expression of yearning for nuclear justice, we remain devoted to uplifting the voices of artists in pursuit of peace and nuclear disarmament. We are excited to bring Talking About the Fire, written and presented by Chris Thorpe, to the Santa Barbara community and to welcome all to the beautiful Old Mission Santa Barbara for this extraordinary opportunity. We hope you will join us!”
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes
President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation