Thursday, July 24, 2014

JOSH FOX' GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS WORKSHOP TUESDAY, JULY 29, 7 PM, AT SUNY ONEONTA HUNT UNION




JOSH FOX, International WOW Company

SOLUTIONS GRASSROOTS and EnGarde Arts

present a workshop production of

THE SOLUTIONS GRASSROOTS TOUR
TUESDAY, JULY 29
     7 PM AT SUNY ONEONTA
HUNT UNION
                       
With Live Music by Vanessa Bley and TWIN DANGER

Written & directed by JOSH FOX and the INTERNATIONAL WOW COMPANY


GASLAND DIRECTOR JOSH FOX PRESENTS A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION OF HIS NEW FILM/THEATER/MUSIC EVENT,  A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THAT WILL PROVIDE ITS AUDIENCE WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BUILD RENEWABLE ENERGY
CO-SPONSORED BY Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Trailer Talk, Catskill MountainKeeper, Advocates for Morris, Otsego 2000, Butternut Valley Alliance, Brewery Ommegang and Sustainable Otsego
Featuring John Fenton and his son Johnny Fenton, subjects of GASLAND I & II from Pavillion, WY

TUESDAY JULY 29th at the Hunt Union Ballroom at SUNY Oneonta at 7:00pm
 Featuring Josh Fox, John Fenton, Johnny Fenton, Beth Griffith, Herbie Go, Brandon Smith, Carrie Getman, , and many more from International WOW Company

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PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK, New York (June 30, 2014) – Oscar-Nominated and Emmy-Winning filmmaker and activist Josh Fox, together with International WOW Company, will present a workshop presentation of “The Solutions Grassroots Tour.”
The production is an interactive music, theater, and film event that motivates towns to adopt renewable energy solutions for individual, community, and commercial settings, as well as campaign for pro-renewable energy legislation.
Conceived and directed by Josh Fox and featuring Josh Fox and members of the acclaimed International WOW ensemble, “The Solutions Grassroots Tour” will also feature music by recording artist Vanessa Bley and TWIN DANGER.  With a cast of over 20 actor/dancers, live video installation, a world class seven piece band, and renewable energy power provided by solar panels on site, the performance will be spectacle all ages can enjoy.  The play will also feature the stage debut of rancher and spokesman John Fenton, subject of GASLAND I & II and his son Johnny Fenton, of Pavillion, Wyoming. The storyline revolves around a town that is facing the possibility of becoming an extraction zone for extreme fossil fuel development.  At crucial moments in the plot, members of the audience have an opportunity to participate in the acting and telling of the story.  “This is about doing something positive for our towns and our neighbors.  The renewable energy future is here now, and we have created this play to bring this incredible organizing and economic opportunity directly to communities ,” says Fox.  “An interactive theatrical event serves as a living, breathing training ground for community decision making.  Renewable energy can benefit culture and democracy as well as being the next major economic development force.” 

Eventually, the piece will travel all across New York State and serve as a model for the rest of the United States and the world.

Tickets available online: $10 per person--or 99 cents if you bring your utility bill.

 About Josh Fox
Josh Fox is best known as the writer/director of GASLAND Parts I and II. Among numerous honors, together the films garnered the Sundance Special Jury Prize for documentary, the Environmental Media Association Award for Best Documentary, HBO distribution, an Academy Award Nomination and an Emmy for best Documentary Directing.  Fox is internationally recognized as a spokesperson and leader on the issue of fracking and extreme energy development.  He is also the founder and producing artistic director of the International WOW Company, and is availible for interviews.  Josh has toured to over 300 cities with his films and plays.  As a national spokesman on the issues of the contamination resulting from fossil fuel extraction, Josh has appeared on the Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Keith Olbermann show, PBS Now,  CNN, Democracy Now. He has regularly on MSNBC making frequent appearances on The Chris Hayes shows (Up and All in), on The Ed Show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Morning Joe, Melissa Harris-Perry, Alex Wagner, Tamron Hall, and Dylan Ratigan.  
Contact:
Josh Fox
917-913-9610