Lehigh Valley artists and the local Ukrainian community will present an evening of theater, film, and dance in solidarity with the people of Ukraine Saturday, June 4, on the campus of Moravian University (1200 Main St., Bethlehem).
The curtain rises at 7 p.m. in Prosser Auditorium in Moravian’s Haupert Union Building. The audience is invited to stay after the performance for conversation and refreshments.
“World-Wide Ukrainian Play Readings” is a global initiative to commission new plays by Ukrainian writers besieged by the assault on their homes, language, and culture.
Fundraising for humanitarian relief for Ukraine is an essential element of the program. In lieu of royalties and ticket sales, audiences and supporters will be encouraged to contribute to organizations in Ukraine providing essential emergency resources to the millions displaced by the ravages of this war.
Lehigh Valley organizers request that contributions be sent to the Voices of Children Foundation, a Ukrainian charity dedicated to providing emergency psychological assistance and emergency evacuation services to provide safe shelter and creative activities to rescue children from the trauma of war. Donate to Voices of Children: voices.org.ua/en/donat/
Bethlehem’s Touchstone Theatre is partnering on the project.
The World-Wide Ukrainian Readings initiative is the inspiration of American journalist, translator, and theater critic John Freedman now living in Greece. As of May 4, participants from 18 countries had pledged 128 readings/events of 68 plays.
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