American statesman and civil rights leader John Lewis passed away this summer, but his legacy lives on through the theater. Theatre East, The off-Broadway theatre company Theatre East partners with SMU Meadows School of the Arts and its Division of Theatre for the “Wet Ink Series” which features seven new plays by student theatre artists.
The plays will be livestreamed free on Nov 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. featuring both student and professional actors under the direction ofNew York professionals and SMU faculty and alumni.
Each play is inspired by a quote from Lewis. “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.