Eric Avery (they/he) is an interdisciplinary artist and cultural organizer with over eighteen years of professional experience in theatre, interactive performance, and community-based projects. Since 2018, they have focused on applying a reparationist framework to their creative practice, organizing projects, and life. This dedication to relationship-centered process has put Avery in partnership with non-profit organizations, municipalities, social service agencies, universities, farms, community centers, prisons, art galleries, and private homes. In addition to collaborations, Avery has independently created over 25 original productions. They earned a Bachelor’s in Theatre & Film from the University of Kansas and an MFA in Theatre Arts from Towson University. Honors/Awards: Bessie Award (Outstanding Visual Design), Lavender Magazine Best of List (Outstanding Performance), Elliot Norton Award (Outstanding Design), 2024 MAP Grant Awardee, Zellerbach: Community Arts, East Bay Fund for Artists, Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency, TBA CA$H Grant, Rainin: New & Experimental Works, and more.
The Pla[y/n] for Reparation$ is a multidisciplinary framework exploring individual and collective healing through cultural organizing, public engagement, and experimental performance. Throughout all program events & activities (open rehearsals, public workshops, and performances) participants who are curious to learn about, discuss, envision, and practice individual and collective healing will answer questions and like a choose-your-own-adventure book each response shapes the experience. This consent-based approach empowers audiences to collectively craft a shared exploration of reparations. This collaborative approach is foundational in building the relationships, knowledge, will, and power needed to transform our social justice movements from a set of ideas to a series of actions.
Work-in-Progress Performance Date: December 5, 2026.