St. Ann's Warehouse

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­­St. Ann’s Warehouse presents ­

ROADKILL
Conceived and Directed by Cora Bissett
Text by Stef Smith ­

AMERICAN PREMIERE
June 4 – 30, 2013­

­­Immersive Off-Site Performance  ­ ­
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Roadkill runs 90 minutes with no intermission.

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THE ROADKILL FORUM was developed to help eradicate the demand for human trafficking. The British Council and St. Ann’s Warehouse will host a series of public events and discussions in response to this complex global crime.­

THREE FREE PUBLIC EVENTS

JUNE 11 | 6:30pm | "What can I do?" How one person's commitment can combat sex trafficking

With: Cora Bissett, Director & Creator of Roadkill; Norma Ramos, Executive Director, NY Coalition Against Trafficking in Women; and Avaloy Lanning, Senior Director of the Anti-Trafficking Program, Safe Horizon, Board Member of Freedom Network. More info>>

Grand Hall, Kimmel Center | New York University
60 Washington Square South | New York, NY

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JUNE 25 | 6:00pm | Criminal or victim? An inside look at the cases and faces of sex trafficking in New York

Moderator and host - Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras

With: Kate Mogulescu, Supervising Attorney, Trafficking Victims Advocacy Project, The Legal Aid Society; Debra Brown Steinberg Chair, Editorial Board, VS: Confronting Modern Slavery in America. More info>>

New York Foundation for the Arts
20 Jay Street | Brooklyn, NY

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SEPTEMBER 26 | 6pm | Human trafficking, social justice and international law

Moderator and host - Anne Milgram, Senior Fellow at the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law at NYU Law and former Attorney General of New Jersey

With: Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association; Jimmy Lee, Executive Director, RestoreNYC; Dawn Conway or Robert Rigby-Hall, Co-chair, Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking (gBCAT). More info>>

New York University School of Law | Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall
40 Washington Square South | New York, NY

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OTHER RESOURCES & WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

Download: “Critical mass: A collection of voices confronting sex trafficking”
Includes contributions from the writer and critic Bidisha, Baroness Mary Goudie, Roadkill director Cora Bissett, Restore NYC, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation and others.

Follow The British Council on Twitter for the latest news and share your reactions to the production using #Roadkill13.

After attending Roadkill or one of the public events, post a reflection on Tumblr using the tag “Roadkill13″ and the British Council will reblog your post.

See an interactive timeline of all responses to Roadkill across social media, all in one place.

From the British Council Blogroll:
• 5 ways to combat sex-trafficking >>

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2012 OLIVIER AWARD

“★★★★★ Beautiful, brilliant, and powerful.” – The Scotsman

“★★★★★ A performance of shattering intensity.” ­­­– Evening Standard

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­Roadkill begins on a bus with 25 audience members accompanying 13-year-old Mary and her “Auntie” to Mary’s new “home,” a benign looking Brooklyn apartment.  Having just arrived from Nigeria with the hopes of learning English and one day landing a good job, Mary’s excited, bubbly chatter peppers the ride... ­Completely sold-out in Edinburgh, Paris, London, and Glasgow, Cora Bissett’s critically acclai­med, explosive Roadkill thrusts audiences into the brutal, complex, and hidden world of human trafficking (based on the real experiences of women trafficked to the west). The performances are brave and affecting, making it impossible to turn away or remain complacent. Roadkill is the only production in Edinburgh Fringe history to win every major theater award.

Roadkill contains strong language and adult themes. Recommended for audiences aged 16+. If you have any questions regarding the content of this production, please contact Emily at emily@stannswarehouse.org  or 718.834.8794 ext. 11 (M-F, 10a-6p).

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Watch THE video ­with footage from the show and background information from creator Cora Bissett:

­Please note: This video contains scenes from the production. Like the show, these scenes and conversations may be upsetting for some viewers.

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Produced by Pachamama Productions and Richard Jordan Productions in association with Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh.

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Roadkill is made possible by a generous grant The Rockefeller Foundation’s New York City Cultural Innovation Fund.

Additional support from The Ford Foundation, The British Council,  the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and the New York City Council.

Roadkill is also supported by the Made in Scotland Touring Fund and Creative Scotland. ­

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Photo Credit: Tim Morozzo