Participating Institutions and Organizations – Catch a Performance Near You!

(Click the venues for more info)

• Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) – February 12th
• University of South Carolina Aiken (Aiken, SC) – February 20th
• Urban Arts Center (Dallas, TX) – February 24th
• KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts (Dallas, TX) – Date TBA

Mission & Goals

• Honoring the life and memory of Botham Jean and examining the issues that contributed to his death at the hands of ex-police officer Amber Guyger
• Using performing arts as a catalyst for positive social change by fostering conversations nationwide that:
  • Heal racial divides through empathy
  • Examine issues within the American criminal justice system
  • Promote healthy relationships between all but especially African-American civilians and police officers

How does an organization or institution participate?

• Click here for script acquisition inquiries
• Never hosted a staged reading of a play before? No worries! A staged reading is not a full-blown stage production with costumes, sets, and memorized lines. Therefore, it is manageable and can be as casual or as dazzling as you like.
• For community discussions, organizations and institutions are encouraged to:
  • Feature a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary panel of professionals and community leaders who can provide insight and informed perspectives on these social issues
  • Take active measures to ensure their community discussions: allow community members to share emotions and thoughts in a constructive way; encourage all points of view to be heard; move conversations in the direction of viable solutions for positive social change
• NOTE: The objective of this initiative is to facilitate peaceful, safe discourse between community members and community leaders.

Initiative Origins

#ForBo Initiative

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Photo of Botham Jean courtesy of WFAA-TV