Read it now! June DNAWORKS Digest: Radical Joy, Accessibility, Community - preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... #newsletter #digest #dnaworks Photo Credit: 2AM Productions @artsemerson.bsky.social @seemasue.bsky.social @mointhestudio.bsky.social

Deep gratitude to the VOX team! Partnering with this incredible cohort of Black, Brown, and Queer access providers for the World Premiere of THE SECRET SHARER at @ArtsEmerson was an absolute honor. Visit thinkoutsidethevox.org to learn more about their vital work! #AccessibilityMatters (1/3)⌄

THE SECRET SHARER Opening Night is almost here! Be the First to Experience the World Premiere - Read Daniel's Boston Globe interview and more... preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

We are excited to share a deep dive into the journey of DNAWORKS Co-Curator, Seema Sueko-Low. In this interview, Seema discusses her path from politics and government to becoming a leader in the theater industry. 🧡 youtu.be/QUX0Ra-Nm10?... @seemasue.bsky.social #dnaworks #cocurator #interview

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson soon! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s...

DNAWORKS presents the World Premiere of THE SECRET SHARER at ArtsEmerson. 4/24 - 5/03 - Emerson Paramount Center. Get tickets here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s... Experience this bold multidisciplinary adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s novella. 📷 Diego Alejandro González | Art: Troy Lambert

THE SECRET SHARER will be at ArtsEmerson in just a few weeks! Do you have your tickets yet?⁠ Grab them here: artsemerson.org/events/the-s...

“I hope audiences take away that our shared humanity connects us, regardless of race, religion or socioeconomic status.” - The Secret Sharer performer Alvon Reed. ⁠ ⁠ Read more about The Secret Sharer, which premieres in three weeks, at ArtsEmerson! ⁠ 📰 baystatebanner.com/2026/04/01/t...

DNAWORKS Co-Curator Morgan Overton is hosting her first-ever art workshop on Jan 29! An evening of mindful, judgment-free art-making to unplug, get unstuck, and create, no experience needed. Supplies + light refreshments provided. Space is limited. Tickets: www.morganovertonart.com/event-detail...

Huge congrats to Ty Defoe & Mei Ann Teo, DNAWORKS Ensemble members, who have each received a United States Artist Award, an incredible & well-deserved honor. Learn more about their inspiring & world-making work and United States Artists Fellowships here: www.unitedstatesartists.org/perspectives...

Last call! Today is the final day of our 2025 giving campaign. Your support helps us continue building community through powerful, transformative performance. Give before midnight: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/266... #GiveToday #LookingAhead2026 #CommunityPowered #Thankyou

This week - THE SECRET SHARER comes to Texas A&M University! Join DNAWORKS for this work-in-progress showing on January 16 & 17, 7:00 pm both nights, at Rudder Auditorium. Inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novella and shaped through shared storytelling. FREE for all: pvfa.tamu.edu/series/the-s...

See Neil Totten in WE THE MESSIAH! His artistry brings emotion and depth to the stage. FREE WIP showings at Kelly Strayhorn Theater: Dec 19 – 7:30pm, Dec 20 – 3pm & 7:30pm. Grab your FREE tickets here: kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe... #healingthrougharts #artsforjustice #communitythroughart

See Kelly GreenLight in WE THE MESSIAH! Her artistry brings heart and power to the stage. FREE WIP showings at Kelly Strayhorn Theater: Dec 19 – 7:30pm, Dec 20 – 3pm & 7:30pm. Grab your FREE Tickets here: kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe... #healingthrougharts #artsforjustice #communitythroughart

SUPPORT ART THAT HEALS THIS GIVING TUESDAY For 20 years, we’ve shared stories, dance, and song with 100k+ people worldwide. Your gift helps us continue creating heart-forward, healing-centered art. Together, we make a difference. dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/266... @givingtuesday.bsky.social

WE THE MESSIAH comes to PIT Kelly Strayhorn Theater Dec 19 & 20 - FREE! A Hip Hop remix of Handel’s Messiah blending beatboxing, live looping, community voices & classical music. 3 immortal Emcees face power, passion & persecution on a path to social change. kelly-strayhorn.org/events/wethe...

Feeling grateful for the joy, heart & connection that ground our work. Our DNAWORKS family and the supporters who lift us make this journey so meaningful. Thankful to be building spaces of dialogue, healing, and community through art and story. Here’s to continuing the work of connection & justice.

We’re excited to share a new article from the upcoming book Crossroads in the American Theatre, featuring insights from our Co-Curator @seemasue.bsky.social. A powerful look at where nonprofit theatre is headed. Read more + get a glimpse of the book. www.americantheatre.org/2025/11/17/w...

WE THE MESSIAH is now in rehearsals at The Flea in NYC for our Dec 18–20 workshop presentations at Kelly Strayhorn Theater in Pittsburgh! Huge thanks to our community & summer campaign supporters for making this possible. Tickets soon: kelly-strayhorn.org #wethemessiah Design: Troy Lambert

We’re honored to receive a $15K Opportunity Fund Grant supporting our Pittsburgh-based work for dialogue, democracy, healing & justice through the arts. Grateful to the Opportunity Fund for standing with us! theopportunityfund.org/2025/11/06/a... #artsforjustice Photo credit: morganovertonart.com

“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed but when we are silent we are still afraid… So it is better to speak…" — Audre Lorde, “A Litany for Survival” #audrelorde #alitanyforsurvival #quotes #dialogue #healing

“Slow life, slow art.” If you missed Daniel Banks’ DEVISING FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION workshop at La MaMa’s Stages of Change, here is your chance to join the circle. Experience the power of story, listening, and belonging. Watch the full session: howlround.com/happenings/t... #watchitnow

Read it now! DNAWORKS Digest: Community Collaboration & Exciting Updates #newsletter #digest #communitycollaboration preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Happening tomorrow! HAMAPAH/THE MAP at Reel Q Pgh LGBTQ Film Fest - Sat, Oct 4 | 5–6:30 PM @ Row House Cinema. Storycircle + panel w/ Daniel Banks & Laura Bustillos Jáquez, then reception at Bierport. PWYC tix: reelq.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

"At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it." - Thich Nhat Hanh #quote #dialogue #healing

HAMAPAH/THE MAP – A genealogical dance-journey at Reel Q Pgh LGBTQ Film Fest! Sat, Oct 4 | 5–6:30 PM at Row House Cinema, Pittsburgh. Storycircle w/ Daniel Banks + panel w/ Daniel & Laura Bustillos Jáquez. Reception at Bierport. Tickets are Pay What You Can: reelq.eventive.org/schedule/68c...

Read it now! DNAWORKS Digest: A World Premiere, Co-Curator Spotlight, Making Art at MacDowell, & Your Chance to Support WE THE MESSIAH! #newsletter #digest preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Stages of Change | Oct 10-13, 2025 | La MaMa ETC NYC Explore 6 theatre-based methods to spark empathy & change. Work with DNAWORKS Co-Founder Daniel Banks, Michael Rohd, Hannah Fox & more. Facilitated by Todd London and David J Diamond. Space is limited! Tickets here: www.lamama.org/stages-of-ch...

Art can heal, unite, and transform. WE THE MESSIAH is more than a performance; it’s a movement of justice, joy, and community. Your tax-deductible donation helps bring this Hip Hop remix of Handel’s MESSIAH to life. Donate today: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/253...

"We have to create spaces for people to fall in love with one another" - Yavilah McCoy #quote #dialogue #healing

We're so excited to announce that THE SECRET SHARER is coming to Arts Emerson on April 24, 2026, at the Emerson Paramount Center in Boston! Tickets for the show just went live via Season Packages here: artsemerson.org/packages-offers/packages/. We can’t wait to see you at the theater soon!

Thank you, Chautauqua Theater Company, for an amazing run of THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN! We’re deeply grateful to the audiences who showed up with curiosity, openness, and heart! You made it magic. #RJB #RepresentationMatters

The June DNAWORKS Digest is here! Inside, you’ll find more about Fundraising for Justice & Joy, a NEFA Grant, and a Co-Curator Spotlight. Read more here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1112... #newsletter #digest

We’re raising $28k for WE THE MESSIAH — a bold Hip Hop remix of Handel’s Messiah by Darian Dauchan, blending beatboxing, strings & interfaith storytelling. Support justice, joy & community-rooted art: dnaworks.networkforgood.com/projects/253... #WeTheMessiah #JusticeAndJoy

We’re excited to share that DNAWORKS has received a NEFA National Theater Project Creation & Touring Award for our new production THE SECRET SHARER! Honored to be among 11 first-time awardees. Huge thanks to NEFA & congrats to all! #DNAWORKS #NEFA #TheSecretSharer

Coming next month! THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN hits Chautauqua Theater July 1-6! Don’t miss this solo show written and performed by Christopher Rivas, directed by Daniel Banks, with live percussion by Jonathan Gomez. Get your tickets now: www.chq.org/chautauqua-t... #RJB

“The struggle of [humanity] against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” — Milan Kundera At DNAWORKS, we believe in the power of memory, of holding space for truth, history, and collective healing. Let us remember. Let us speak. Let us create.

The May DNAWORKS Digest is here! Catch news on our upcoming World Premiere, meet a featured Co-Curator, and see what’s new in our creative community. Read it here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1112...

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Troy Lambert, DNAWORKS Co-Curator (Visual Comms), based in NYC! A brilliant artist-educator, Troy’s work appears in indie films + THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH. He helps shape our visual storytelling. Follow Troy to stay connected with his creative journey!

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Parag S. Gohel, Pittsburgh-based DNAWORKS Co-Curator with 15+ yrs in devised theatre & sound design. A TCG Rising Leader of Color, Parag uplifts joyful, equity-driven art. Follow him and connect via LinkedIn!

Co-Curator Spotlight — Meet Morgan Overton, Pittsburgh-based DNAWORKS Co-Curator blending art, healing, & liberation. With a background in social work & politics, her work reflects deep purpose. Follow Morgan and explore more: MorganOvertonArt.com

The April DNAWORKS Digest is here: The Mellon Foundation, Daniel’s artist honors, & catch RJB in NY! Read it now: preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi... @seemasue.bsky.social #newsletter #digest

Exciting news! DNAWORKS has received a $300,000.00 multi-year grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund leadership transition, capacity building, & our next chapter—including Seema Sueko-Low’s future role as Managing Co-Curator. www.dnaworks.org/press-releas... @seemasue.bsky.social #mellonfoundation

Big congrats to DNAWORKS Co-Founder Daniel Banks, who will be inducted into the 2025 Class of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre on Sunday, April 27, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.! Honored among leaders shaping the future of American Theatre. #theatre #collegeoffellows #congrats

Don’t miss THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN at Chautauqua Theater this July! A bold, funny, and heartfelt story exploring identity, legacy & code-switching. Rooted in the true story behind the real 007. Tickets on sale now at www.chq.org/chautauqua-t... July 1-6 | Chautauqua, NY.

Thank you to all who joined DEVISING FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION w/ Daniel Banks & Fringe Benefits Theatre! One participant shared: “It was the ethics Daniel brought… a focus on who we are.” #theatreforchange #devisedtheatre #masterclass #artsandactivism #communitythroughart

Last month, Daniel Banks led BREATHING, LISTENING, CREATING CHANGE at ASU, an interactive keynote on equity, story, and transformation. Thank you to ASU & all who joined us! #collectivestorytelling #healingthroughart #asu #communitykeynote #thankyou

Yesterday, HAMAPAH/THE MAP DANCE-ON-FILM was screened in Dr. Rebecca Rossen’s “Holocaust and Performance” class at UT Austin. We’re honored this work continues to spark dialogue and reflection in academic spaces. Learn more about HTMDOF here: www.dnaworks.org/htmdof

We are so excited to start rehearsals for THE REAL JAMES BOND…WAS DOMINICAN at City Theatre! Check out Chris Rivas’ interview with OnStage Pittsburgh to learn more about the show. onstagepittsburgh.com/2025/01/12/c... #RJB