The production of the play continues the tradition of presenting it in politically charged environments, including San Quentin prison (1957), and a performance directed by Susan Sontag in war-torn Sarajevo (1993).
For nine months Paul Chan worked with New Orleanian artists, activists, and organisers to formalize the shape of the play and broaden the social scope of the project. It evolved into a larger social event, involving free art seminars, eductional programs, theatre workshops and conversations with the community.
A Field Guide, brings together a rich collection of primary ephemera, photographs, articles, and essays that explore the project’s unique community-centric process from conception to completion. Divided into eight sections – Remember, Picture, Relate, Organize, Appear, Play, Film, Reflect – the book re-illuminates the personal and political conditions facing the people of New Orleans and the evacuees in surrounding cities.
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