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IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE (2008-2018)

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Over the past few years, Grey Box Collective has focused on illuminated marginalized stories about sexual violence, hate, and shame. Drawing inspiration from previous performances, GBC aims to discover how to recover, heal, and grow from those experiences in Tangled Mess (2019).

 

Created by: Molly W. Schenck in collaboration with performers
Performers: John Idalis, Muneera Batool, and Sarah Tan
Sound & Media Designer: William Crook
Scenic & Prop Designer: Lauren Scott
Production Assistant: Kiara Nava
Produced by: Grey Box Collective

film by Chris Weise
poster design by Molly W. Schenck
filmed by Chris Weise, edited by Molly W. Schenck

Below is a letter to the audience that originally appeared in the program.

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Dear audience, 
     Life and our society can be very messy in general. We all feel and experience this mess in unique ways. Some of the mess we have created on our own and often the mess has emerged from the collisions we have with other people, systems, beliefs, cultures, and values. 
     In this exploration, we have more questions than answers. How do we sit in our mess? How does our mess inform our interaction with those around us? Are there more similarities between individuals than we realize?
     We're going to throw a lot of things at you. Perhaps more than is possible to process all right here, right now, and that's okay. If anything awakens lost memories or pain, please share it. Maybe now, maybe later, maybe with a friend, or with a professional.
     Thank you for you being here. Please engage with the performance however you wish to as we work towards embracing the complexities of human nature.

Sincerely, 
The Tangled Mess Creative Team

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Grey Box Collective has been made possible since 2016 by grants awarded by the PAVE Arts Entrepreneurship Program, ASU's Changemaker Central's Changemaker Challenge, Crossing Divides Kindle Project, Arizona Commission on the Arts, the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, Scottsdale Arts, Mesa Arts Center's Arts at the Center Foundation, Verizon's Small Business Digital Ready Grant, the City of Tempe community arts grant and wavemaker grant, and through individual donations.

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