As the world continues to shift under the acts of the current United States presidential administration, the role that theatremakers play in shaping democracy is a hot topic in our industry. Tita Anntares recounts related learnings and conversations that took place at the Festival for Theatre and Democracy in 2024.

Tita Anntares examines different ways of building empathy in audiences through two recent plays, The Courtroom and To My Unborn Child, and a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Constitutional Rights.