Fringe & PurgeCast #9 — Occupy Capital Fringe
Tommy “Rev. Nuge” Nugent of OCCUPY THIS! Tales of an Accidental Activist and Emily Todd and and Aubri O’Connor of Tent of Dreams: An Occuplay join host Chris Klimek to discuss creating work inspired by the Occupy movement, and the responsibilities artists take on when they choose to become activists themselves.
I excised our tangent discussing Mike Daisey for time (not for relevance), but you can read my July 13 Washington City Paper cover story about Daisey here if you don’t already know why his name would’ve come up in this conversation and you’re curious to find out.
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