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Thank you for joining the Uprising.

At Uprising Theater, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we’re committed to supporting the people of Palestine and others who have been historically marginalized, celebrating and honoring their stories with the fearless authenticity they deserve. Founded in 2013, our goal is to continue to create bold theatrical works that enable freedom of thought and expression to flourish.

Your contribution helps us make a lasting difference in Chicago and beyond. Thank you for amplifying the struggle for social justice and investing in lasting change.

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Our Vision

We believe in the collective power of people. Uprising Theater is meant to be a conduit of connection. Our long term goal is to have our own space in Chicago where we can house a cafe, small rotating gallery, host performances of our own work, and rent to other performance companies and community events.

Performance

Uprising will produce its own seasons of theater, dance, music, and performance art by Palestinian artists and art that shares Palestinian voice. Uprising hopes to also help co-produce and host Palestinian touring companies' productions when they pass through Chicago. Non-Palestinian specific work will include pieces like 'Redacted': A series of art and education that has been banned, burned, lost people their jobs.

Classes

Uprising will offer classes in performance (including Palestinian Debka) and acting classes taught by local working artists. Uprising will also host one-off events where touring artists, advocates, and experts can speak to the Uprising community about their work in social justice, arts, activism.

Community cafe

When Uprising has it's own space, we look forward to building our own theater space for performances which will include a connected cafe. When it's not serving guests before shows and during intermissions, the cafe will be open to the public as a community work and meeting space. The cafe will showcase work by local artists, and provide a space where local artists can sell their arts and crafts on consignment.

EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

Uprising looks forward to co-producing and helping to host exhibitions and galleries of Palestinian work along with screenings of films.

FAQ’s

How Will Your Donation Be Used?

Donations will be used to cover daily operating costs as well as covering artist's pay and production costs for individual projects and project series. Iymen and Maren currently do not take a salary to run the company. Those interested in sponsoring and underwriting a specific project or particular element of our work are encouraged to email us directly.

How Can I Get Involved?

E-mail us and introduce yourself. We are growing our board of directors and community volunteer pool. We are interested in meeting new artists and organizations to work with.