Starting in 2020, we started to see a form of protest where statues were either being taken down or used as a focus of protest to demand their removal.

Citizens were either pulling down or defending statues across the country. We are seeing a complex relationship at play with our local and national histories, and how our communities interact with them.

Statues and monuments are hinge points of a complex interaction of cultural forces. Who chooses the subject of the statue? Who pays for its construction? Who builds it? And who decides when that statue is no longer necessary?

What if the statue had something to say about it? What would they say about being built?

Maybe it would surprise us.

Sage Theatre Artistic Director Jason Mehmel is facilitating the work of 4 amazing emerging artists as they explore these questions as writers and performers. Julie-anne Bolduc is assisting the cast in scripting and dramaturgy.