Led By: Rebecca Martínez, Michael Rohd, & Nik Zaleski.

 Featuring Sojourn Company Members: Bobby Bermea, Jono Eiland, & Sara Sawicki with Chicago-based artist Quenne Lené

 Activity In: Los Angeles, CA; Nashville, TN; Tempe, AZ; Madison, WI

 Sojourn Theatre’s newest devised work, Don’t Go takes a group of 4 curated and community engaged strangers on a three act journey of shared tasks, intimate exchanges, difficult conversations, a staged eruption of an epic story...and a final coming together.

 Blurring the borders between theatre and civic participation, audiences share in the process of 4 strangers forming meaningful connections across differences in ideology, identity, and generation. Don't Go poses the possibility of conflict as a resource in our relationships, which, when activated strategically, can provide depth and complexity. In a time when conflict has been weaponized to divide our political parties, families, neighbors, and friends, Don’t Go seats us in the fun of the fight. It sparks authentic dialogue through shared tasks like dancing, game playing, and story sharing; while simultaneously discussing differing opinions about religion, sharing reasons for voting in the last election, or naming their seemingly disparate identities.  Weaving together true stories and epic tales, Don't go asks us to explore the revolutionary act of staying in community, even across the differences that divide us.

 Don’t Go Development History

• Act One Development with USC School of Dramatic Art, Spring 2018

• Act Two Development with Vanderbilt University, Fall 2019

• Acts One & Three Development with University of Wisconsin - Madison, February 2020

• Premiere: The Beyond Series, Gammage Auditorium - November 13, 2021

If you are a presenter interested to learn more, email: development@sojourntheatre.org