Performance Archive

Girl Be Heard Trinidad and Tobago 2022 Unplugged: Masks Off Oct 12, 2022 Our Trinidad and Tobago cohort finally returned to in-person performances since 2019! Listen to our participants perform their original pieces, from songs to poems, about self-love and liberation.

Mainstage 2022: Voices Be Heard July 21-22, 2022
GBH Company Members returned live to the stage for the first time in over two years and presented their very first full-length musical, Voices Be Heard! The musical follows the lives of six girls living separately in an old New York City apartment building, facing their own day-to-day struggles of survival in the bustling city.

Staging the Revolution 2022: Our Existence is Resistance June 4, 2022
Watch Girl Be Heard's After School and Weekend Workshop participants showcase their creativity and passion for activism through the arts at our first in-person event in 2 years.

GBH: Trinidad and Tobago presents Staging the Revolution April 7, 2022 See our GBHTT participants perform their original works focusing on the theme “What’s Your Revolution?”

Unplugged: Weekend Workshop Edition April 2, 2022
Watch our Weekend Workshop participants' first performance of the year! Hear the voices of talented girls and youth from the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn. Their pieces answer the questions: Who am I and what role do I play in my community?

Unplugged: After School Edition March 26, 2022 See our After-School participants perform their original work!

Girl Be Heard Performs at The New York Botanical Gardens 2022 Women's History Month Celebration March 2, 2022 Watch Girl Be Heard Company Member, Meera Dasgupta, perform live at The New York Botanical Gardens 2022 Women's History Month Celebration in March 2022. NYBG’s Women’s History Month celebration honors inspirational sheroes in a variety of fields. Meera's piece "Lineage" explores the relationship between ancestors and their descendants.

GBH Trinidad and Tobago present Unplugged: Radical Hope Jan 28, 2022
Girl Be Heard: Trinidad and Tobago present Unplugged: Radical Hope, a virtual performance.

GBH Trinidad and Tobago Unplugged June 25, 2021 Watch the GBHTT participants perform their original pieces on self-love, self-care, togetherness, and celebrating diversity!

Staging the Revolution (At Home) June 18, 2021 A live virtual screening of our after-school program’s year-end performance.

Girls Make Moving Screening June 17, 2021 Watch 3 amazing documentaries directed by GBH's first-ever Girl Make Movies Cohort.

Mainstage 2021: The People v Justice June 11, 2021 The Mainstage show was written and performed by our GBH Active Performers. Lady Justice is on trial, watch here to see if she is found innocent or guilty.

Nordic Talks: In a Rich (Wo)man's World June 8, 2021 The original song "Change the World" by GBH performers was performed at the Nordic Talks.

FemmeVision June 6, 2021 FemmeVision was written and performed by our participants at GBH Sunday Workshop Manhattan. It is an exciting, feminist twist on the Marvel television show, WandaVision. Shoutout to our amazing cast: Stephanie Adjepong, Zoe Bartsch, Mariama Diallo, Herrin Fontenette.

Unplugged: At Home Spring Show May 16, 2021 A virtual open mic event that brings together girls from Sunday Workshops with girls from our After-School programs. The material presented includes new work developed over the course of workshops by our 2020-2021 workshop members and pieces developed in the classrooms.

Unplugged: At Home Winter Show Jan 31, 2021 A virtual showcase celebrating the creativity of Girl Be Heard’s After-School participants centered on the themes of identity & leadership.

GBHTT Staging The Revolution: The Power of Many
December 20th, 2020
This special virtual premiere featured poetry, spoken word and song that speaks to the many issues and movements that have arisen in 2020. Follow us on Instagram for more virtual show exclusives!

2020 GBH Gala: Together We Rise
October 22nd, 2020
The 2020 Girl Be Heard Gala: Together We Rise brought together individuals and groups from cities around the world for an energetic evening of inspiration! Kicking off the virtual event with a powerful performance, attendees sung along to ‘Together We Rise’, an original song written and performed by multi-talented Girl Be Heard participants.

As We Are
June 13th, 2020
As We Are is our first social media collaboration created by a Sunday Workshop group. Their presentation is an intro to who these young people are individually and who they are as a cohort, with a look into their unique identities and how the communities they’re apart have shaped them.

The New Abnormal
June 7th, 2020
Join the cast of Sunday Workshop Manhattan’s year-end show for an exclusive live-video premiere and a look into their virtual zine collaboration.

Mainstage 2020: Citizen Be Heard
June 27, 2020 & June 28, 2020
We invite you to join us for the virtual premiere of our 2020 Mainstage Show: CITIZEN BE HEARD! This performance explores ways to cultivate a civic consciousness and make a difference in the life of our communities. Our talented Mainstage cast take a stand and advocate for a decent and fair quality of life in their communities using spoken word, short scenes and song.

NGO Committee on Mental Health: Listening To Youth
June 11, 2020
Girl Be heard company members will be performing work from their new show, CITIZEN BE HEARD about the challenges and solutions to mental health issues important in their communities. With: Menasha Thomas, Alyssa Martinez and Spencer Sanchez.

Vanessa Gibson’s Afro-Latino Celebration
Bronx Botanical Garden
February 27, 2020
6:00-9:30pm
Bronx Botanical Garden - Garden Terrace Room
2950 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY
Celebrate afro-latino culture with us and Vanessa Gibson at the Bronx Botanical Garden!

GBH: Open Mic Night
The Tank
February 17, 2020
6-9pm
The Tank
312 West 36th Street
New York, NY
Join Girl Be Heard as we host another Open Mic Night in NYC!
This event is open to female, non-binary, and LGBTQI youth including GBH company members, alumni, friends, and supporters. Entry is free. No RSVP required for attendees.

Kings County Re-entry Task Force Performance
St Francis College
February 5th, 2020
12:30-1:30pm
St Francis College
180 Remsen St
Brooklyn, NY
Girl Be Heard performs for the Brooklyn DA's Task Force focusing on the incarceration challenges of women, girls and families.

G!TALK Live: BroadwayCon 2020
NY Hilton Midtown
January 26th, 2020
10:30pm
NY Hilton Midtown
1335 6th Avenue
New York, NY
Our original podcast, G!TALK, will be streaming at BroadwayCon’s live session featuring an interview with Aisha Jackson and Presley Ryan! Join us as host, Zoe Norman-Hunt and GBH company member, Jamilah Rosemond, interview these two incredible broadway stars! Listen and get a sneak peek of the live recording at BroadwayCon on January 26th, at 10:30am.

People’s Music Network Round Robbin
Central Park
January 25, 2020
3:30pm
Central Park
East Harlem, NY
Join our company members Alyssa and Kemara at People Music Network’s Round Robbin event!

GBH 2020 Open Mic Night
East Village Playhouse
January 17th, 2020
6-9pm
East Village Playhouse
340 East 6th St
New York, NY
Join Girl Be Heard as we host our New Year Open Mic Night in Manhattan! All are welcome! Entry is free. No RSVP required for attendees.

Unplugged 2019: Holiday Show
Five Angels Theater
December 15th, 2019
3-6pm
Five Angels Theater
789 10th Avenue
New York, NY
Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together girls from Sunday Workshops with girls from our after school programs. The material presented includes new work developed over the course of fall workshops by our 2019-2020 workshop members and pieces developed in the classrooms. Topics included family, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.

Concerts For Our Children’s Future
Private Home Park Slope
December 8th, 2019
3-4pm
Private Home Park Slope
Brooklyn, New York
GBH performers will be performing songs and engaging in discussions in Brooklyn about gun violence, drugs, racial profiling, empowerment of women, the climate crisis, and the environment.

This event is private and closed to the public.

GBH Holiday Open Mic Night
East Village Playhouse
December 6th, 2019
6-9pm
East Village Playhouse
340 East 6th St
New York, NY
Join Girl Be Heard as we host our Holiday Open Mic Night in Manhattan! All are welcome! Entry is free. No RSVP required for attendees.

Women Creating Change Holiday Party
The New York Bar Association
December 4th, 2019
6:30-7:30pm
The New York Bar Association
42 West 44th St
New York, NY
Don’t miss our performance at the Women Creating Change holiday party! This event is a chance to celebrate and discover more about our plans to foster greater civic engagement in our city. Featured Speaker: Steven Choi, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). Women Creating Change (formerly Women’s City Club of New York) was founded in 1915 as a nonprofit, non-partisan activist organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women to shape the future of New York City. Today, Women Creating Change is an inclusive community that partners with undeserved women to develop and strengthen the skills and resources needed to effectively identify the issues that matter to them most and advocate for New York’s diverse communities. WCC’s vision is that all women have the power to be change-makers to create a more equitable New York City.

One World Day
Riverdale Country School
November 19th, 2019
1-3pm
Riverdale Country School
5250 Fieldston Road
Bronx, NY
GBH will be performing at Riverdale Country School’s One World Day event. We will also be hosting a workshop about staying safe and violence against women.

This event is private and closed to the public.

Girl Be Heard's 2019 Celebrations Gala
Grand Hyatt New York
November 13th, 2019
6:30-9:30pm
Grand Hyatt
109 East 42nd St
New York, NY
Join us at the gala and help make our transition year strong as we welcome a new Executive Director and build our capacity to raise support for GBH arts education programming!

Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Celebrating the Mothers of Moma
The Private Chef's Table at Rotisserie Georgette
October 17, 2019
6:30-8:30pm
The Private Chef's Table at Rotisserie Georgette
14 East 60th Street
New York, NY
We are honored to be performing at the MoMa! When three inspired visionaries Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie Bliss, and Mary Sullivan founded the Museum of Modern Art in 1929, their mission was to create the first destination of its kind focused entirely on contemporary work. In honor of the “founding mothers,” we are celebrating the opening of the redesigned, expanded MoMa and its new luxury residential tower 53W53. This not-to-be-missed event honors the legacy of MoMA’s visionary creators as well as the monumental contributions of women in our own time, “the living legacy.”

This event is private and closed to the public.

Vannessa Gibson’s National Coming Out Day
Bronx Museum of the Arts
October 11, 2019
2-3pm
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
Join with Council Members Vanessa L. Gibson & Diana Ayala, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr, Destination Tomorrow, Third Avenue Bid and some of our other fantastic partners in recognizing National Coming Out Day on October 11th. Hear from your local leaders and community organizers about the importance of bringing visibility to the Bronx LGBTQ+ community. We will also be recognizing posthumously Bronx photographer Alvin Beltrop and touring his exhibition that is currently at the Bronx Museum.

REBEL VERSES: Youth Arts Festival
Vineyard Theatre
August 15-17, 2019
6pm
Vineyard Theatre
108 East 15th Street
New York, NY
Rebel Verses is a 2-week festival of performances by some of the best youth companies in NYC & beyond. This festival was born out of the dire need here in New York City for new voices in theater. It is a journey into the unapologetic, unrestrainable creativity of the next generation. Since the festival’s inception, REBEL VERSES has provided youth companies with the opportunity to collaborate and network with their peers and prominent artists, encouraging the development of new works in theatre through this two-week event.

Girl Be Heard's Transition Celebration
Town Stages
August 14, 2019
6:30pm
Town Stages
221 West Broadway
New York, NY
Please join us on August 14th. Say goodbye, celebrate, and honor our Founding Executive Director, Jessica Greer Morris. - AND - Warmly welcome the new Executive Director who will lead Girl Be Heard into our next bold chapter.

Girl Be Heard & Town Stages Present: Open Mic Nights
Town Stages
August 2, 2019 & July 24, 2019
6-8PM
Town Stages
221 West Broadway
New York, NY
Join Girl Be Heard as we host two Open Mic Nights in partnership with Town Stages hosted by Girl Be Heard alumnis. Complimentary refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Entry is free.

NY 94th Annual Convention: Women Lawyers Division
The Sheraton New York Times Square
Saturday, July 20, 2019
12pm
The Sheraton NY Times Square
811 7th Avenue
New York, NY
The Annual Convention is the NBA's signature event that brings together law professionals to learn and network. You won't want to miss this incredible event! For more information visit the National Bar Association.

BALI Performance
Bella Abzug Institute
Saturday, July 13, 2019
1:30-3:00PM
Bella Abzug Institute
Hunter College (Office HE1233)
695 Park Ave
New York, NY
BALI‘s mission is inspired by the life , work and passion of the late Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY), world-renowned lawyer and feminist, and the first Jewish Congresswoman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

GBH TT Unplugged: Muh Whole Self
Little Carib Theatre
Thursday, June 27, 2019
6PM
Little Carib Theatre
Corner White and Robert Streets Woodbrook
Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
GBH Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together the 15 girls from our Girl Be Heard Trinidad and Tobago, Girl Empowerment Program. It is their first time presenting their work on a stage. The material presented includes pieces that are developed in the classrooms by the girls which are facilitated by GBH TT Teaching Artists. Topics includes issues of social justice, family, identity, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.

Poetic Theater's Youth Justice Summit
The Peoples Forum
Saturday, June 22, 2019
10:00-4:00PM
The Peoples Forum
320 W 37th St
New York, NY
This Youth Justice Summitt will allow participants to network and engage in critical workshops about a range of issues impacting young people throughout all boroughs of NYC. There will be food, performances, an open mic, and tables at which a range of local youth activist groups will share information about their organizations and activist campaign.

Women Deliver 2019 Conference
Vancouver Convention Center
Thursday, June 6, 2019
3PM
Vancouver Convention Center
1055 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
The Power of All: Closing celebration of the WD 2019 Conference
Join the closing plenary of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, where we’ll come together in reflection and celebration. We will recap the highlights of WD2019, see how people participated through satellite events across the globe, and discuss how each and every one of us must go home and use our power - and use it for good. There will be laughter, commitments, and of course – great music to send us off.

Women Deliver 2019 Conference Day 2
Vancouver Convention Center
Monday, June 4, 2019
5PM
Vancouver Convention Center
1055 Canada Place, Pl Room 114-115,Level 1
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sponsored by The MATCH Fund, Prospera and The Oak Foundation
Join us as we perform at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women. It will serve as a catalyst for advocates working to achieve a more gender equal world. From keynotes to social enterprise pitches, workshops to film festivals, there will be countless opportunities to engage, gather inspiration, and build a more gender equal world.

More than 7,000 world leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, and journalists will flock to Vancouver with the drive to accelerate progress for girls and women everywhere. The conference is a platform for people and organizations from around the world to present new knowledge, promote world-class solutions, and engage a broad spectrum of voices. This community- and partner-driven event will serve as a catalyst for advocates working to achieve a more gender equal world.

Women Deliver 2019 Conference: Youth Pre-Conference
Vancouver Convention Center
Monday, June 3, 2019
8AM
Vancouver Convention Center
1055 Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
Young people are changing the world today, creating the reality of tomorrow. Speaking up, challenging norms, collaborating, and building networks — young advocates are driving positive change in their communities, countries, and around the world. They deserve to be taken seriously with youth-forward programming customized for their needs and interests.

Touching on issues that young people themselves have identified as crucial to their work — intersectionality, diversity, and social inclusion; meaningful youth engagement; sustaining youth-led movements; achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and more — the Youth Pre-Conference at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference will support up to 1,000 young people to gain knowledge, hone skills, build networks, and ultimately generate momentum for gender equality on a larger scale – at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference and beyond.

Staging The Revolution 2019
TADA! Youth Theater
Friday, May 17, 2019
6PM
TADA! Youth Theater
15 West 28th St
New York, NY
Join us for Staging the Revolution!
Our annual showcase brings together our after school participants from across the city in one room! Our middle and high school students present their original work developed over the course of the school year--with the guidance of GBH Teaching Artists--on themes of identity & personal voice, understanding the world around them, and the power they have as young people. You will be amazed by the power and presence of these performers.

Power + Community = Change
TADA! Youth Theater
Saturday, May 4, 2019
6:30PM
TADA! Youth Theater 
15 West 28th St
New York, NY
Loved our MainStage show? 
You won’t want to miss this! Girl Be Heard's Program participants, full of talent and excitement debut their, end of year show, "Power + Community = Change". 
This collection of original solo and ensemble performance pieces interrogate normative systems and structures to shine a light on youth narratives from all corners of NYC.

Vanessa Gibson’s Mother’s Day Celebration
Mullaly Recreation Center
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
7PM
Mullaly Recreation Center
1377 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY
NYC Council Member Vanessa Gibson’s Mother’s Day Celebration focusing on health & wellness for the women in District 16.

2030: Meet & Greet
Cofesta NYC
Thursday, April 11, 2019
5PM
Cofesta NYC
33 West 26th St
New York, NY
Join us for a meet and greet at Cofesta Thursday, April 11 at 5PM before heading over to see the Girl Be Heard Mainstage show at 7PM at the nearby TADA theater! There will be a short introduction to the Kota Alliance. You will have a chance to network with friends over a glass of wine or beer and enjoy enough hors d’oeuvres to last you through the show.

2030: The Future Is Ours
TADA! Youth Theater
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - Saturday, April 20, 2019
7PM
TADA! Youth Theater
15 West 28th St
New York, NY
Our performers, ages 14 to 21, are experienced writers, poets and activists who have something to say about their future. With spoken word, dance, and songs they will help to bring awareness to audiences about the human rights issues women,
girls and non-conforming youth face, both locally and globally. 2030: The Future Is Ours will offer lasting change, in their lifetime, because its not enough to talk, they must be heard. Learn more about our 2019 Mainstage show!

Paving The Way Conference 2019
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf
Saturday, April 6, 2019
9:30AM
St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf
260 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
We invite you to the fifth iteration of our Paving The Way conference, to be held at St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, April 06, 2019. This year's theme of Healing Equity: From Practice to Power, will expand our lens beyond our historical focus on community and individual healing by and for young men of color, and will focus on healing strategies deployed by members of the LGBTQ/GNC community, undocumented communities, people with disabilities, and women and men of color who survive violence.

We will be bringing people together who do, can do, want to do, and should do this work into a robust dialogue and learning space. While we will undoubtedly acknowledge the enormous and grave extent of this violence, we will focus our attention on promising strategies that work for people from myriad backgrounds who have survived violence so we leave with concrete tools and deeper hope.

Ritchie Torres Women’s History Month Celebration
The New York Botanical Garden
Saturday, March 30, 2019
9:00AM
The New York Botanical Garden
2950 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY
GBH will be performing at a Women’s History Month celebration hosted by Ritch Torres in partnership with Council Member Diana Ayala, Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Council Member Vanessa Gibson & The New York Botanical Garden.

Girl Be Heard Open House
GBH Office
Friday, March 29th, 2019
5:00pm
Girl Be Heard
20 Jay St STE 209
Brooklyn, NY
Honoring Brooklyn Quilt Artist, Sylvia HernandezCome celebrate with Girl Be Heard in our new space, help us thank those that made it possible, and see some incredible performances! Meet the movers & shakers who are amplifying, developing and celebrating the voices of young women!

Estrogenius Festival 2019
Kraine Theater
Thursday, March 28, 2019
8:30PM
Kraine Theater
85 East 4th Street
New York, NY
2019 EstroGenius Festival, the longest running festival celebrating the work of women and gender non-conforming artists in NYC, returns for a third year at The Kraine Theatre of E. 4th St. Begun in Manhattan Theatre Source in 2000 as a short-play festival, the festival has launched and supported hundreds of artists in its 19 years and continues through the generous support of FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade.

Vanessa L Gibson's Women's Herstory Month Celebration
Mullaly Recreation Center
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
6:00PM
Mullaly Recreation Center
1020 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY
Join Girl Be Heard as we perform at a special Women’s Herstory Month celebration. Hosted Vanessa L. Gibson & Health First NY, we will be honoring and recognizing incredible women in the Bronx & NYC!

Scott M. Stringer's Women's History Month Celebration
NY Public Library, Saloman Room
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
5:30PM
NY Public Library, Saloman Room
476 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month with NYC comptroller Scott M. Stringer. We will be performing and honoring Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Reshma Saujani, & Ann Tripp. For more information call (212) 669-4466.

Commission on the Status of Women Parallel Event
Church Center for the UN
Thursday, March 21,2019
12:30PM
Church Center for the UN 8th Floor
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the United Nations’ largest gathering on gender equality and women’s rights and is the single largest forum for UN Member States, civil society organizations, and other international actors to build consensus and commitment on policy actions on this issue.

Poetic License 2019: Resilience
Wild Project
Sunday, March 17, 2019
3:00-5:00PM
Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
Poetic Theater Productions is proud to announce our 8th Annual Poetic License festival to be presented March 15-17, 2019 at the Wild Project (195 E 3rd St). The theme for Poetic License 2019 is RESILIENCE. Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress, a coherent sense of self that one is able to maintain through these circumstances. How do we cope with this ever-present onslaught and bounce back to create art and the world in which we want to exist? The festival will include our annual showcases Generation Now!, Poetic Lyricism, Veteran Voices, and Breaking Our Silence, as well as special programming.

Women's Day on Broadway: Inspiring Changemakers
St. James Theater
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
1:00-5:00 PM
St. James Theater
246 West 44th Street
New York, NY
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Disney on Broadway announces the 2nd annual “Women’s Day on Broadway: Inspiring Changemakers.” Following its launch in 2018, the event aims to engage attendees of all genders and backgrounds in a day of open and honest dialogue about gender equality in the theatre industry and beyond, immersing participants and audience members in a series of conversations, empowering each attendee to drive change and make an impact. Admission is free, but note that you will want to reserve a ticket on the Women of Broadway website if you’d like to attend.

Women Who Dare To Be Bold
Deepak HomeBase
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Deepak HomeBase
The Mezz at ABC Home 888 Broadway
New York, NY
A Benefit for the Nobel Women’s Initiative featuring Dr. Brené Brown & Jody Williams, with opening poetry by youth poets from Girl Be Heard. Established in 2006, the Nobel Women’s Initiative uses the prestige of the Nobel Peace Prize and six courageous women Laureates—Mairead Maguire, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman and Leymah Gbowee—to magnify the power and visibility of grassroots women working for peace, justice and equality. The six Laureates share their extraordinary experiences to spotlight, amplify and promote the work of women’s movements around the world.

#KotaDay2019 Performance
Proskauer LLC offices
Friday, February 1st, 2019
Time: 9:30-5:00pm
Proskauer LLC offices
11 Times Square
New York, NY
The Kota Alliance is hosting their annual #KotaDay and would love to see you there! The theme this year is Different and the Same: Collaboration for Gender Equality. The keynote speaker for this event is Ann Rosenberg, Senior Vice President & Global Head of SAP Next-Gen, a purpose-driven innovation university and community. In addition, Ann is the global lead for #sheinnovates in collaboration with UN Women, to drive industry-wide action to make innovation and technology work better for young women and girls. Company members will be representing Girl Be Heard and performing in the afternoon.
Click here to register.

Youth INC Annual Partner Network Kick-Off 2019
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
Time: 5:30-8:00pm
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
Company member Jordan Sanchez is representing GBH at the roundtable for YOUTH INC’s Partner Network Kickoff on January 23rd. This event centers around a theme relevant to the youth development landscape and to offer a chance for collective learning.
This event is free and open to the public. Click here to purchase tickets.

2019 Womens March NYC
Foley Square
Saturday, January 19th, 2019
Time: 10:00-2:00pm
Foley Square
111 Worth St
New York, NY
Women’s March NYC and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) are excited to announce that we will co-chair the 2019 Women’s Unity Rally in New York City. Women’s March NYC is the OFFICIAL NYC chapter of Women’s March — part of the national & global movement. The Women’s Unity Rally in NYC will highlight the leadership of Black women, immigrant women and women of color as part of the national #WomensWave, and in response to the Trump Administration’s continued assault on immigrant communities and communities of color. Organization will rally to demand justice for women, communities of color, immigrant families, gender-nonconforming individuals, all-faith practitioners, and people with disabilities.
Click here for more information.

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged 2018
The 52nd Street Project
Sunday, December 16th, 2018
Time: 3:00-6:00pm
Five Angels Theater
The Theater of The 52nd Street Project
789 10th Ave, New York, NY
GBH Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together girls from Sunday Workshops with girls from our after school programs. The material presented included new work developed over the course of fall workshops by our 2017-2018 workshop members and pieces developed in the classrooms. Topics included family, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.
Click here to purchase tickets.

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Friday, December 14th, 2018
Time: 7:00pm
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
236 West 73rd Street
New York, NY
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action campaigns for new and stronger solutions to lax gun laws and loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and, along with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Students Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network, it is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with more than 5 million supporters and more than 350,000 donors.
This is a private event.

16 Days of Advocacy Against Gender-based Violence
We Work Soho
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
We Work Soho
173 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
Here at Nonviolence International New York, we have combined all of our work from the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to advocate against gender-based violence. Through art, we seek to amplify the stories of survivors by illustrating their strength, resilience, and determination in support of ending the abuse of power and control over fellow human beings because of gender or gender identity. Together let’s end Gender-Based Violence!
Click here to RSVP

Vanessa L. Gibson Holiday Party
Mullaly Recreational Center
Friday, December 7th, 2018
Time: 7:00pm
Mullaly Recreational Center
1020 Jerome Ave
Bronx, New York
Please join us atv NYC. council member Vanessa L. Gibson’s annual holiday party in the Bronx. Donations of unwrapped toys for the holiday season will also be accepted. Don’t miss the fun!
Click here or call 718-588-7500 to RSVP.

Womens City Club of NY
NY Bar Association
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Time: 6:00pm
NY Bar Association
42 West 44th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY
WCC, a nonprofit, non-partisan, multi-issue activist organization, was founded over a century ago to advance the rights of women. The WCC holiday party, which will take place at the New York City Bar Association, will provide a wonderful time to reflect upon the challenges facing our city, and to inspire a recommitment to activism, civic engagement, and investment in communities.
Click here to RSVP.

Education For Global Citizenship
Salvation Army
Monday, November 2nd, 2018
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
Salvation Army 
This event will demonstrate how storytelling can be employed to promote the conceptual domains of global citizenship, through its powerful engagement uncovering and supporting the capacity to experience and recognize the nature of our interdependence. The distinguished journalist, artists, musicians, and human right activists will share their impactful journey through the storytelling approach. Participants will experience the power of reflective and inspirational storytelling and acquire clear ideas of implementing storytelling strategies in educational environments for global citizenship.
This event is open to the public.

2018 Gotta Love Girls Gala
26 Bridge
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Time: 6:00pm
26 Bridge
26 Bridge Street
Brooklyn, NY
Join us in celebrating our annual Gotta Love Girls Gala! This year we will be honoring our Fairy Godmothers: Mandy Gonzalez, star of Hamilton and In the Heights and social justice champion of the #FearlessSquad, & Sayu Bhojwani, first, youngest NYC Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs, founder of New American Leaders, working to get immigrants elected to office! Don’t miss this magical night of theater and dancing. Tickets will sell out. Don’t miss your chance!
Click here to purchase tickets.

The Wing “Decolonize Your Mind” Performance
The Wing
Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
The Wing DUMBO
1 Main St
Brooklyn, NY
In response to Girl Be Heard’s trip to see a private screening of “The Hate You Give,” company members will be performing a special piece about decolonization. After the performance, Girl Be Heard will lead a talkback/town hall discussion with 75-100 women leaders about what Wing women can do to make a difference to stop racial inequity, encourage police accountable, and create liberty and justice for all.
This is a private event.

2018 Womens Building Block Party
Womens Building
Saturday, October 13th, 2018
Time: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Womens Building
20th St (Between 10th & 11th Ave)
New York, NY
The Women’s Building will hold their third annual community block party! Bringing together local residents, fellow organizations, activists, business leaders, and community members, this event will celebrate girls and women everywhere, while showcasing the effort to transform Bayview Correctional Facility into The Women’s Building. We invite everyone to join us and help us imagine the future of this new space that will serve as the home of the global girls’ and women’s rights movement.
This event is open to the public.

Brave Girls Festival
The Assemblage NoMad
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
Time: 10:00am
The Assemblage NoMad
114 East 25th Street
New York, NY
BRAVE girls from Southern Africa are in NYC to host the 1st ANNUAL BRAVE GIRLS* FESTIVAL: A Day of Radical Sisterhood & Leadership for young women. BRAVE, Girl be Heard and GGE invite girls from across NYC to come together with BRAVE girls from South Africa, Tanzania and the US for a day of exploration, workshops, and sisterhood, organized with and by girls (and some pretty incredible women). Join us for dancing, live music, filmmaking, more dancing, photography, storytelling, meditation, yummy food, and opportunities to exchange stories and ideas with girls from around the world who are committed to change just like you.
Click here to purchase tickets.

Girls Not Brides
Ford Foundation
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Time: 6:00pm
Ford Foundation
1440 Broadway
New York, NY
Girls Not Brides is a special NOVO Foundation event at the Ford Foundation for members of the United Nations General Assembly. Girl Be Heard will be performing and celebrating the progress made on child marriage.
This is a private event.

National Day Of Rememberance
Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Time: 11:00am
Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E.
306A West 128th St
New York, NY
In 2007…the United State Congress designated September 25th as a National Day of
Remembrance for murder victims. For their 3rd annual gathering, bring your pictures, signs and a red balloon. We remember our loved ones in unity on this day. Organized in Manhattan by Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E.
For more information call (212) 234-0112.

2018 Global Goals World Cup
SAP Leonardo Centre
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Time: 12:00pm-6:00pm
SAP Leonardo Centre
10 Hudson Yards 48th Floor
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing a special song written specifically for this years 2018 Global Goals World Cup. Artist Olafur Eliasson has designed their new trophy! To be unveiled at the games. Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (a.k.a Jamie Lannister), and peace advocate Victor Ochen are returning as honorary referees along with some surprise assistants. The amazing Female Quotient are hosting a pop-up Girls Lounge.. And yes! One head of state is leading an all-star team of Global Goals Advocates in an epic showmatch. Exclusive prizes will be from Global Citizen Festival, Shamballa Jewlery, GANNI and Muuto.
Click here to purchase tickets.

America To Me Performance
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Saturday, September 8th, 2018
Time: 5:30pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY
You are invited to join us on September 8th for a special New York City screening of America to Me and join Participant Media and Starz’s innovative Social Action Campaign inspired by the series. Girl Be Heard company member, Chelsea A. will be performing.
Click here to RSVP.

NGO/DPI Conference
Long Island University
Friday, August 24th, 2018
Time: 4:00pm
Long Island University
1 University Plaza
Brooklyn, NY
This special Forum at Long Island University is a unique opportunity for NGOs to develop their communication skills and network with others in an educational setting. The format offers an opportunity to discuss ways and means of developing strategic plans and addressing the global megatrends offered at the 67th Conference. Four outstanding workshops from the 67th Conference have been invited to participate in the Post-Conference Forum to help NGOs to implement the SDGs in their local environments.
This is a private event.

IATSE Performance
General Society for Mechanics and Trades
Monday, August 6th, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
General Society for Mechanics and Trades
20 West 44th St
New York, NY
Company members from Girl Be Heard will be performing at the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The IATSE is the largest union in the entertainment industry representing over 130,000 working people in the U.S. and Canada. Their members are stagehands, wardrobe attendants, makeup artists and hair stylists, motion picture and television production.
This is a private event.

Sadie Leadership Project Performance
Sadie Nash Summer Institute at Mayday Space
Tuesday, July 31st, 2018
Time: 10:30-8:30pm
Mayday Space
176 Saint Nicholas Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Sadie Nash is a social justice organization committed to empowering the next generations of women leaders. Girl Be Heard will be performing and speaking to youth about their leadership roles in their communities.
This is a private event.

2018 Summer Soiree
Home of Janet & Carlton Charles
Thursday, July 19th, 2018
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Home of Janet & Carlton Charles
Harlem, NY
Supporting Girl Be Heard programs in NYC & Trinidad join us for an evening of cocktails, canapes, and performance! The sultry, songstress of Trinidad and Tobago, Llettesha Sylvester, will be performing jazz and gospel tunes, alongside Girl Be Heard artists whom she has mentored this summer.
This is a private event. Click here to RSVP!

UN Education For Global Citizenship Performance
Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
Time: 7:00-8:30pm
Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN
335 E 45th St
New York, NY
GBH will be presenting at an exciting UN event on July 18 at the Mission of the Republic of Korea. It is a celebration of the anniversary of the inclusion of Education for Global Citizenship in the SDGs and will include greetings by dignitaries, a keynote presentation, panel discussions and some interesting entertainment followed by a cocktail hour/reception.
This is a private event.

NYC Council Summer Brunch
Bronx Museum
Saturday, July 14th, 2018
Time: 12pm
Bronx Museum
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the Bronx museum for New York city councilwoman Vanessa L. Gibson’s summer brunch event. We will be discussing LGBTQ issues.
This event is open to the public.

SEBNC Performance
Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers
Saturday, May 26th, 2018
Time: 12pm
Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers
955 Trenton Ave
Bronx, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers. The SEBNC is a not-for-profit multiservice agency, whose mission statement is to plan, develop, and provide services that enhance the quality of life and facilitate empowerment of the constituents of the Southeast Bronx.
This event is open to the public.

Career Day At PS 284
PS 284 Lew Wallace School
Thursday, May 24th – Friday, May 25th, 2018
Time:9am
PS 284 Lew Wallace School
213 Osborn ST
Brooklyn, NY
Girl Be Heard will be speaking and performing at PS 284 in honor of career day! Discussion topics will include friendship and empathy. PS 284 is public school in Brooklyn committed to providing a quality education that promotes academic competence consistent with the performance standards for all General Education students, Special Education Students, English Language Learners, and “at-risk” students. The school also advocates for personal and community health and wellness.
This is a private event.

Staging the Revolution
GBH’s After School End of Year Show
National Black Theater
Saturday, May 19th, 2018
Time: 3pm
National Black Theater
2031 5th Ave
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard’s annual showcase Staging the Revolution brings together all our after school participants from across the city in
one room! Our middle- and high-school students present their
original work developed over the course of the school year
with GBH Teaching Artists on themes of identity & personal
voice, understanding the world around them, and the power
they have as young people.
Learn more about Staging The Revolution.
Click here to purchase tickets!
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Please contact girlbeheard@girlbeheard.org for more info.

Performance At The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehman Institute of American History
Monday, May 14th, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Gilder Lehman Institute of American History
49 West 45th Street
New York, NY
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is the leading American history nonprofit organization dedicated to K–12 education while also serving the general public. The Institute’s mission is to promote the knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources.
This is a private event.

Indivisible: Liberty & Justice For Who?
GBH’s 2018 Mainstage Show
DR2 Theatre
Wednesday, May 2nd- Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Time: 7pm See Show Schedule
DR2 Theatre
103 E 15th St
New York, NY
Our democracy is in peril. INDIVISIBLE examines the political state of our nation, and its epidemic of xenophobia, sexism, and racism. Special opening night talkback guest will be bell hooks. bell hooks is one of our country’s most beloved and revered intellectuals, feminist theorists, cultural critics, and artists. Her writing reflects the intersection of race, capitalism, and gender, and what she describes as their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and class domination. She has published over 30 books and numerous scholarly articles, appeared in documentary films, and participated in public lectures. She has explored race, class, and gender in education, art, history, sexuality, mass media, and feminism. For more information, see bell hooks Institute here. Learn more about INDIVISIBLE & the cast.
Click here to purchase tickets!
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Please contact girlbeheard@girlbeheard.org for more info.

Betty Performance At The City Winery
The City Winery,
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Time: 7pm
The City Winery
155 Varick St
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be opening up for the band/creators of The Betty Effect, BETTY! The BETTY Effect is an organization using music and performance techniques to help women and girls worldwide communicate and connect for personal power, social progress and peace. Our program is for LGBTQ people as well as anyone willing to work together for a safer, more equitable world.
This is a private event.

Error 404: Break The Internet
Sunday Workshop’s Bronx Show
National Black Theater
Saturday, April 28th, 2018
Time: 4pm
National Black Theater
2031 Fifth Ave
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard’s 2017-2018 Bronx Program Company Members “The Socialites” debut “Error 404: Break the Internet,” a collection of solo and ensemble performance pieces, devised by the cast, that interrogate normative systems and structures in order to empower and enlighten young women’s narratives and imagination.
Learn more about Error 404: Break The Internet.
Click here to purchase tickets!
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Please contact girlbeheard@girlbeheard.org for more info.

Revolving Doors
Sunday Workshop’s Manhattan Show
Five Angels Theater
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
Time: 4pm
Five Angels Theater
789 10th Ave
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard’s 2017-2018 Manhattan Program Company Members debut ‘Revolving Doors,’ a collection of solo
and ensemble performance pieces, devised by the cast, that interrogate normative systems and structures in order to empower and enlighten young women’s narratives and imagination. Learn more about Revolving Doors.
Click here to purchase tickets!
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Please contact girlbeheard@girlbeheard.org for more info.

Girl Be Heard Trinidad & Tobago: Unplugged
Little Carib Theater
Friday, April 20th, 2018
Time: 6pm
Little Carib Theater
White St
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
GBH Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together the 15 girls from our Girl Be Heard Trinidad and Tobago, Girl Empowerment Program. It is their first time presenting their work on a stage. The material presented includes pieces that are developed in the classrooms by the girls which are facilitated by Teaching Artist Deneka Thomas with the assistance of Teaching artists Arielle John and Tishanna Williams. Topics includes issues of social justice, family, identity, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.
Please contact program manager, Deneka Thomas,
at +18683442034 to purchase tickets.

NGO Committee on Mental Health Performance
UN Church Center
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Time: 2-4pm
UN Church Center
777 UN Plaza
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing for the NGO Committee on
Mental Health at the United Nations Church Center.
This event is open to the public.

Mobb United: Party With A Purpose
Akwaaba Mansion
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Time: 7pm-12am
Akwaaba Mansion
347 MacDonough St
Brooklyn, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at Mobb United’s “Party With A Purpose” fundraiser. This event benefits Moms of Black Boys United, INC. and is also a belated birthday celebration for their Founder & President, Depelsha McGruder!
This is a private event.

United Nations for CTAUN Conference
United Nations
Friday, April 6th, 2018
Time: 3pm
United Nations Headquarters
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be reading “Prayers for children” at the United
Nations for Committee on Teaching About The UN Conference. The
discussion topic will be stepping up to protect the world’s children.
This event is open to the public.

Comptroller Women’s History Month Celebration
Supreme Court
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
Time: 6-8pm
Supreme Court
60 Centre St
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the Women’s History month celebration presented by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
Click here to RSVP or call 212-669-4315.

DC March For Our Lives Gun Violence Prevention Concert
The Anthem
Friday, March 23rd, 2018
Time: 7:30m
The Anthem
901 Wharf St SW
Washington, DC
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the gun violence prevention concert in DC. This concert will benefit organizations like March For Our Lives, Giffords, and Everytown For Gun Safety. Catch us performing alongside many other talented artists including Fall Out Boy, G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha, and more!
Click here to purchase tickets.

Women’s History Month Celebration & Performance
Mullaly Recreation Center
Thursday, March 22nd, 2018
Time: 6pm
Mullaly Recreation Center
1020 Jerome Ave
Bronx, NY
Please join Girl Be Heard at council member Vanessa L. Gibson’s Womens History event, celebrating and honoring women of education and uniformed services. We will be recognizing the accomplishments of women leaders who have
demonstrated passion and dedication in positively influencing
the lives of children and families within the community.
For more information click here or call 718-588-7500.

Commission on The Status of Women
United Nations Headquarters
Thursday, March 16th, 2018
United Nations Headquarters
New York, NY
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of
Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in
New York from 12 to 23 March 2018. There will be discussions
about challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality
and the empowerment of rural women and girls. On March 16th,
company members will be attending and performing.
For more information click here.

Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson Inauguration
The Bronx Museum
Sunday, March 4th, 2018
Time: 3-5pm
The Bronx Museum
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
Company members will be performing at the Bronx Museum of Art for the inauguration ceremony of Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson of the 16th District of New York.
This event is open to the public.

City Hall Performance
City Hall
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Time: 1pm
City Hall
City Hall Park
New York, NY
One of our company members will performing before a City Council hearing on sexual harassment practices and policy for the Committee on Women, the Committee on Civil & Human Rights, and for Councilwoman Rosenthal.
For more information click here or call 718-588-7500.

Celebration of African American Culture
The Bronx Museum
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Time: 6pm
The Bronx Museum
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at an event celebrating African American history & culture in honor of Black History Month. This event is presented by council member Vanessa L. Gibson,
assembly member Latoya Joyner, and state senate Jose M. Serrano.
For more information click here or call 718-588-7500.

Poetic License
The Wild Project
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Time: 3pm
The Wild Project
195 E 3rd St
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be presenting spoken word pieces on
pressing social justice issues at this years Poetic License
Festival! This years theme is “reclamation.”
Click here to purchase tickets.

Birthday Celebration For Danai Gurira
The Standard Hotel
Monday, February 12th, 2018
Time: 9pm
The Standard Hotel
848 Washington St
New York, NY
Several Girl Be Heard company members will be in attendance and performing at one of our supporters, Danai Gurira’s, birthday celebration in NYC!
This is a private event.

Womens March 2018
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
Saturday, January 20th, 2018
Time: 11-12pm
Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial
72nd Street & Riverside Drive
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the 2018 Womens March in NYC.
This is a free event.

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged
The 52nd Street Project
Sunday, December 17th, 2017
Time: 3pm
Five Angels Theater
The Theater of The 52nd Street Project
789 10th Ave, New York, NY
GBH Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together girls from Sunday Workshops with girls from our after school programs. The material presented included new work developed over the course of fall workshops by our 2017-2018 workshop members and pieces developed in the classrooms. Topics included family, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.
Click to RSVP.

Girls Read for Girls
Brooklyn Museum
Sunday, November 5th, 2017, 3-5pm
The Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate the Girls Read for Girls read-a-thon! In this collaboration with our local arts center, Girl Be Heard company members will participate in reading original work for K-8th graders at the Brooklyn Museum. The day’s events will raise money for the Malala Fund, which works to secure the rights of girls to a minimum of twelve years of education.
This event is free but requires registration. 
Click here for more info.

#DenimForArt – 2017 Art Issue Launch
Downtown Magazine
Monday, November 6th, 6:30-9:30pm
World Trade Gallery
120 Broadway, New York, NY
Join Downtown Magazine for canapés and cocktails to celebrate the mag’s 2017 Art Issue! During the celebration they will be auctioning off 9 original Jean Jackets designed by the cover talent, with proceeds going towards Girl Be Heard’s programming.
This is a private event.

Elizabeth Masucci Screening & Fundraiser
Thursday, November 16th, 7-9pm
Location TBA
Girl Be Heard Amplifier Liz Masucci will be hosting her own GBH fundraiser, including monologue performances by Girl Be Heard participants and a screening of her films.
Further details and RSVP information to come.

Fundraiser for Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
Girl Be Heard/Packer Collegiate
Friday, October 27th, 2017, 7pm
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY
With so many people affected by the recent natural disaster, we felt compelled to mobilize and create a night filled with theater and healing dedicated to our Puerto Rican community. We’ve partnered with Packer Collegiate Institute to host a grassroots gathering; please join us for this special performance, open mic, and talkback so we can continue to support those on the ground.
For further information and tickets click here.

Dr. Marion Sims Protest
Central Park
Thursday, October 19th, 2017, 4pm
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard’s artist-activists will be participating at this protest in Central Park calling for the removal of statues of Dr. J Marion Sims, who used cruel methods of discovery when working with women.

In Solidarity We Rise: Healing, Opportunity and Justice for Girls
The National Crittenton Foundation Conference/Gala
October 10-12, 2017
Washington, D.C.
This year’s Crittenton conference will be focusing on the needs and potential of all marginalized girls of color through healing, opportunity, and justice. Girl Be Heard will be present and performing all three days.
For further information and tickets click here.

Gotta Love Girls Gala
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017, 6pm
4 World Trade Center
New York, NY
Don’t miss a magical night of theater, dancing, and the induction of Girl Be Heard Fairy Godmothers into our Girl Be Heard Hall of Fame!
Get your tickets online here.

The Women’s Building Community Block Party (NoVo Foundation)
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
20th St. (between 11th and 10th Avenues)
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard will be sharing a few monologues as part of this festival celebrating women’s rights, female-owned businesses, and constructive programs that support women who are regaining their independence and sense of self. 
Read more here!

Global Goals World Cup (United Nations)
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017, 5-8pm
Transmitter Park area
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
A gathering of people all over the world, championing different global goals, raising awareness through activism, and celebrating with a soccer tournament! Girl Be Heard staff and company members will participate for the second year in a row. Read more here!

Blurred Lines Mash-Up Exhibition
Collaboration with:
PROOF, Cey Adams, & Janette Beckman
September 14-15, 2017
Creative Chaos
28 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
The opening reception will be on
Thursday, September 14th, 6-9pm.

Bergen County Music Festival
Saturday, August 19th, 2:30pm
Overpeck Park, New Jersey
This is a public event.
Visit the festival website for more information!

Girl Power in the Bronx!
Girl Be Heard Tremont
July 21-22, 2017, 6pm
Pregones Theater PRTT
571-575 Walton Avenue, The Bronx, NY, 10451
A celebration at the first public performance of Girl Be Heard’s brand new community workshop program in the Bronx!

Gender Lens Conference
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Saturday, June 3, 2017
The National Press Club
529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
Visit the Pulitzer Center’s website here for more information.

Blurred Lines at EstroGenius
The EstroGenius Festival
May 21-22, 2017, 7pm
The Kraine Theatre
85 East 4th Street, New York, NY
A public event, featuring a performance and workshop.
Visit the Facebook event for tickets & information

10th Anniversary of Force for Change
Jewish Women Funders Network
Monday, April 24th, 2017, 6:30pm
The Manny Cantor Center,
197 East Broadway, New York, NY 

Healing, Thriving, Rising
2017 Annual New York State Crime Victims Candlelight Vigil
Sunday, April 2nd, 2017, 2-4pm
368 West End Avenue at 77th Street, New York, NY

Blurred Lines
WOW Café Theatre
Friday, March 31st, 2017, 7pm
59-61 E 4th St #4, New York, NY
Event included a performance, 30-minute talkback, and mini workshop. Suggested donation at the door.

Nevertheless She Persisted: Performance & Panel
Bronx Arts Space/LeAp Youth’s Women’s Suffrage Forum
Thursday, March 30th, 2017, 4-6pm
MS 22
Bronx, NY
This was a private event.

Change and Transformation
JP Morgan Chase
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017, 3pm
Chase Bank
4 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY
This event was open to the public, with RSVPs going to kate@girlbeheard.org.

Women’s History Month Rally for Women’s Rights
NYC Council Member Karen Koslowitz, Congresswoman Grace Meng, NYS Senator Toby Ann Stavisky
March 26, 2017, 12-3pm
MacDonald Park
Forest Hills, NY

Girl Power Performance & Fundraiser
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church
March 25-26, 2017
St. Paul & St. Andrew’s
263 West 86th Street, New York, NY
This event was open to the public. More information on Facebook.

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Rally
United Nations
Thursday, March 16th, 2017, 1-3pm
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
885 2nd Avenue, New York, NY
Performance at 1:30pm.

Global Goals World Cup: Gender Equality Dream Team
United Nations
Monday, March 13th, 2017, 6:30-7:30pm
ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters
405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY

2017 WomenWerk Gala
Women Werk
Saturday, March 11th, 2017, 7pm
NYU KImmel Center
60 Washington Square South (4th Fl), New York, NY
Visit Women Werk for more information.

Performance at Packer Collegiate Institute
International’s Women Day
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Packer Collegiate Institute
170 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY
This was a private event.

Act Out Social Justice: My Moment of Social Injustice
The Mexican Coalition/CCNY
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017, 6-8pm
The City College of New York
160 Convent Ave, New York, NY
The City College Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, the Mexican Coalition, and the University of Central America co-presented an evening to explore the narratives of injustice experienced by young adults today. Girl Be Heard and the Global Action Project opened the evening with two powerful performances that illustrated the different struggles and obstacles youth encounter.

Peggy Kerry Farewell Performance
US Mission to the United Nations
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017, 1pm
United Nations Plaza
New York, NY

Blurred Lines
2017 Mainstage Show
February 9th-19th, 2017
HERE
145 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
When did we stop listening to each other? How did self-entitlement and lack of empathy for one another become normal? At what point did it become acceptable—even sexy—to sing about sexual violence, to laugh at jokes about rape? Blurred Lines is a performance and a conversation, one that draws attention to the profound impact of rape in our society and challenges audiences to reflect on the roles we all play in a culture that promotes silence and blurs the lines of consent. By taking the shame out of talking about sex and sexual assault, Blurred Lines inspires healing through storytelling and empowers a new generation of leaders to end cycles of sexual violence, from inside the home to college campuses and beyond.

VDay Artistic Uprising
One Billion Rising
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017, 7-9pm
Washington Square Park, NYC
#1BillionRising #RevolutionaryLove #RiseInSolidarity

5th Annual Generation Now!
Poetic Theater Productions
Monday, February 13th, 2017
Wild Project
195 E 3rd St, New York, NY
Poetic Theater Productions’ 5th Annual Generation Now! event features youth-created poetic theater. This year’s Generation Now participants included Girl Be Heard, viBe Theater Experience, Truthworker Theatre Company, The Oral History Project, EarSay Youth Voices, and Urban Word NYC’s Khalin Vasquez.

Planned Parenthood Rally
Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund
Saturday, January 7th, 2017
Margaret Sanger Health Center, NY, NY
The cast of Girl Be Heard’s Blurred Lines joined hundreds of others in rallying against attempts to “defund” and shut down Planned Parenthood’s health centers. Cast members also performed a Girl Be Heard original song.

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged
University Settlement Society of New York
Sunday, December 11th, 2016, 4-7pm
Speyer Hall
184 Eldridge St, New York, NY
GBH Unplugged is an informal open mic event that brings together girls from Sunday Workshops with girls from our after school programs. The material presented included new work developed over the course of fall workshops by our 2016-2017 company members and pieces developed in the classrooms. Topics included family, race, gender, body image, sexuality, school, bullying, and other themes around what it means to be a girl today.

Girl Be Heard: Survival of the Fittest
The Harvey School
Monday, December 5th, 2016
Katonah, NY
Girl Be Heard brought its Survival of the Fittest show to The Harvey School! We performed original work that explored topics such as body image, identity, bullying, and the power of art to heal.

Girl Be Heard at The Kripalu
Kripalu Center Yoga & Body Confidence Conference
November 15-16th, 2016, 7:30pm
Stockbridge, MA
“Girl Be Heard at The Kripalu” is a theatrical uprising (written and devised by company members) that explores the complexities of body image, identity, and finding empowerment through self-love. We invite the audience to embrace the power of storytelling as healing in this restorative performance.

9th Annual Golden Gavels Awards Ceremony
Proskauer LLP
Monday, November 14th, 2016, 5pm
11 Times Square (8th Ave & 41st Street), New York, NY

Girls Read for Girls
Sunday, November 13th, 2016, 2:30pm
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
Two performers from Girl Be Heard were the kick-off performance for this read-a-thon that benefits the Malala Fund and promotes education.

Empowerment Day
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams,
& Girls Leading Up
Saturday, November 12th, 2016, 1pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Jorelemon Street, Brooklyn, NY
Guest speaker: Tina Alexandria Charles of the New York Liberties
Workshops, Performances, Networking, and Speed Mentoring

She Stands: A Call To Action (Forum on Women’s Social and Economic Empowerment)
The Public Advocate for the City of New York
Thursday, October 20th, 2016, 8:30am-12pm
Lipton Hall at NYU Law School
108 W 3rd St, New York, NY
Women play a vital role in driving New York City’s growth. Together, women and girls make up 52 percent (or 4.4 million individuals) of the city’s total population. Women are a key part of the city’s economy: about 58 percent of women participate in the labor force, contributing to nearly half of the city’s total labor force. Girls in New York City’s public schools are also more educated than ever, outpacing boys in high school completion rates by 11 percentage points. This forum was hosted by the New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, in partnership with The Community Service Society of New York, New York Women’s Foundation, and the Women’s City Club of New York. Girl Be Heard performed a piece on sex trafficking.

Gotta Love Girls Gala
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016, 6-9pm
Howl at the Moon
240 West 52nd Street, New York, NY
A magical night of theatre, dancing, and the induction of Girl Be Heard Fairy Godmothers into our Girl Hall of Fame.

100 Year Anniversary of Planned Parenthood
Women’s Reproductive Rights
Thursday, October 13th, 2016 6:30-8:00pm
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY
On October 16, 1916, Margaret Sanger and her sister Ethel Byrne opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. 100 years later, Planned Parenthood continues the movement for women’s health, rights, and equality. This event featured a panel of thought leaders for a look at the past, present, and future of women’s health. The panel included Alex Sanger, Margaret’s grandson and current Chair of the International Planned Parenthood Council; Imani Gandy, Senior Legal Analyst at Rewire News and co-host of This Week in Blackness Prime; and Professor Lynn Roberts, CUNY School of Public Health. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! moderates. The discussion was followed by a special performance by members of Girl Be Heard, presenting work about past and present struggles encompassing women’s health and reproductive rights.

A Special Evening in Support of Girl Be Heard
Gala Committee Co-Chairs
Thursday, October 13th, 2016, 5-6:30pm
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY

Cracks of Light
Gibney Dance
October 6-8th, 2016, 8pm
890 Broadway, New York, NY
Cracks of Light, part of Gibney Dance’s observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, bears witness to survivors of intimate partner and gender-based violence in a series of performance works created during the journey from struggle to survival. Bringing forward stories once held in silence, the series gives voice to the power of art and community. Presenting performances by several artists, re-stagings of advocacy pieces created in collaboration with survivors and youth, and works by and for some of Gibney Dance’s strongest Community Action partnerships, Cracks of Light reflects upon Gibney’s work to date, connects with its community of advocates, and looks ahead to its future. Girl Be Heard will be performing an original dance-spoken word piece.

Performance at the Women’s Building
NoVo Foundation
Sunday, September 25th, 2016, 12-7pm
535 5th Ave # 33, New York, NY
The Women’s Building Community Block Party offered its neighbors a chance to share their vision for The Women’s Building and to understand its mission—equality, liberation, and justice for girls and women in NYC and beyond—as well as a chance to celebrate the vibrant social justice and activist community in Chelsea and throughout the city. The event was free and open to the public; it was an afternoon of fun entertainment, activities, games, and food for adults and children, and a chance to meet neighbors and community organizations including Girl Be Heard!

The Global Goals World Cup
UNDP Social Good Summit
Sunday, September 18th, 2016, 9-11:30am
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
The Social Good Summit is a two-day conference examining the impact of technology and new media on social good initiatives around the world. Held annually during UNGA Week, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders and grassroots activists to discuss solutions for the greatest challenges of our time. Our theme, #2030NOW, asks the question, “What type of world do I want to live in by the year 2030?” During the Social Good Summit, global citizens around the world unite to unlock the potential of technology to make the world a better place. Girl Be Heard played soccer and performed in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for #2030Now.

Trafficked
Vital Voices: Global Freedom Exchange
Friday, September 16th, 2016, 5pm
Citigroup Auditorium
388 Greenwich St, New York, NY
Capitalizing on the leadership and expertise of international leaders in the Vital Voices network, the Global Freedom Exchange is a Hilton Worldwide and Vital Voices partnership leveraging leadership to end trafficking. It will rely on a multi-faceted, impact-oriented approach to provide a dynamic educational and mentoring opportunity for emerging and established women leaders who are on the forefront of global efforts to prevent and respond to the destructive crime of child trafficking. Girl Be Heard performed a contemporary adaptation of Trafficked.

#GirlsGovern Town Hall
GlobalGirl Media
Wednesday, September 14th, 2016, 4-7pm
The George Washington University Jack Morton Auditorium, School of Media and Public Affairs
805 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
Political discourse is often alienating to young people, especially young women. It is only natural given the climate of this year’s election, that GlobalGirl Media launches the #GirlsGovern program: a forum with a predominantly youth audience that gives them the opportunity to debate and discuss issues that matter to their generation with politicians. GlobalGirl Media and BALI youth reporters will act as moderators under the guidance of professional journalists. Bipartisan local, state and/or national politicians and experts to be invited. The event was available for viewing online to help further engage U.S. and global youth participants.

Annual Summer Soiree
Girl Be Heard
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Bedford, NY
Our not-to-be-missed summer event had a bittersweet twist as our founding Artistic Director transitioned into an Emeritus role. This soiree – featuring the traditional cocktail hour, GBH performance, and buffer dinner – celebrated Ashley Marinaccio and her transformational eight years at Girl Be Heard.

Across Borders Cross Cultural Exchange
Spoken Word Workshops with Executive Director of 2 Cents Movement in Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016, 3pm
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, 1pm
DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
Jean Claude Cournand of the 2 Cents Movement will conduct spoken word workshops with artists and enthusiasts in our DUMBO offices. To rsvp for one of our workshops, please contact JT at jt@girlbeheard.org

The 2 Cents Movement reaches youth where they are, creating new spaces of contemporary art and discourse that challenges youth to think deeply, speak boldly, care selflessly and act decisively towards addressing social issues.

#SayHerName
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016, 11am-7pm
More details to come on locations.

Girl Up Leadership Summit
Monday, July 11th, 2016, 4:15pm
@ Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC
Hundreds of leaders across the nation come together at the 5th annual Girl Up Leadership Summit. Through mentorship by Girl Up experts, Teen Advisors, celebrity champions, and corporate executives, Summit participants will gain core leadership skills, training in community-building and advocacy, and experience interacting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The Summit strives to empower, educate and embolden the potential of every girl there.

Promises You Break
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016, 7pm
@ 440 Studios, Black Box Theater
440 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003
Come and see a sneak peek of “Promises You Break” – a new show devised by Girl Be Heard, featuring Noura Boustany-Jost, Larissa Jeanniton, Ashley Marinaccio and Jamie Saunders. This show is directed and choreographed by Ian Stewart. Tickets are available here.

Promises Youth Break: Stories of youth in LGBT, Mental Health, Homeless Communities
Friday, June 10th, 2016, 7:30 pm
@ Sellwood Playhouse in Portland, Oregon
Girl Be Heard company members will present new work on LGBT issues, mental health, homelessness in Portland, Oregon. Free tickets available here.

Girl Be Heard Annual Picnic
Saturday, June 18th 2016 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
@ Sheep’s Meadow in Central Park, NYC
Join us in celebrating the end of our program year with the rest of the Girl Be Heard family. Stay tuned for more information about this day of fun in the Sun. If you have questions, please contact Dena.

Alice Austen House Performance
Saturday, June 4th 2016 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
@ Alice Austen Historical House in Staten Island
2 Hylan Boulevard at Edgewater Street, Staten Island
One Hour Performance (60 minute performance and 20 minute talk back)
The performance will cover various issues pertaining to women’s empowerment, women in the arts and identity. This performance is free and open to the public.

Staging the Revolution After School
Friday, May 20th 2016 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
@ National Black Theater
2031 5th Ave
New York, NY 10035
Please join us in celebrating the talented students in Girl Be Heard’s 12 After-School Programs:
Brownsville Academy High School
Ron Brown Academy
MS 22 Jordan L. Mott
MS 88 Peter Rouget
MS 118 William W. Niles
Andries Hudde Junior High School
Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Dr. Horan School
Humanities Preparatory Academy
James Baldwin School
New Design Middle School
Queens School of Inquiry
Susan McKinney Secondary School of the Arts
Tickets can be purchased here.

Safe Horizon’s Say So (Speak Out Against Sexual Violence)
Wednesday, May 11th 2016 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm
Willoughby Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn
Girl Be Heard will be performing monologues and pieces pertaining to
violence against women. This event is free and open to the public. For
more information e-mail Ashley.

GBH Directing Fellows Showcase
Monday, May 2nd, 2016
7:30pm at 440 Lafayette Black Box Space
440 Lafayette Street
An evening of new work created and directed by Girl Be Heard’s 2015-2016 directing fellows.

Girl Power: We The People
April 23rd, April 24th and April 25th 2016
7:30 pm
NYC ACS Nicholas Scopetta Children’s Center
492 1st Avenue
Girl Be Heard’s 2015-2016 Company members debut the fifth annual production of “GirlPower,” featuring personal narratives tackling issues such as family, sexuality, school, bullying and what it means to be a girl in this day and age. Tickets can be purchased here.
Private Lunch with Hamilton writer/star of the award-winning musical Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda
Monday, April 18th
Girl Be Heard is delighted to honor two NYC heroes, Luis Miranda and Lin-Manuel Miranda, with our inaugural Fairy Godfather Award.
To join the host committee or sponsor this FUNraiser, please email Abigail Ramsay.
Sponsored by the Ford Foundation

Bring Back Our Girls
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
6:00pm
@Tillman Chapel at the UN Church Center
777 UN Plaza (Ist Ave and 44th Street) New York, NY 10017
2 years too long for our still missing 219 Chibok Girls. This is the event you would plan if your daughter/sister/best friend/aunt/niece was taken from you. Girl Be Heard will perform followed by a protest march to the Nigerian Embassy (around the corner from the UN Church center) 828 2nd Ave at 7:45 pm. For more information please visit the #Bringbackourgirls New York Facebook event page.

Trafficked
Sunday, January 24th at 1:30pm
Part of “We Are The New Abolitionists…” An education and action event to end human trafficking in NYC
Plymouth Church Sanctuary
75 Hicks Street
Brooklyn Heights, 11201
Girl Be Heard will present Trafficked, the story of sex trafficked girls that puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 28 billion dollar a year sex industry. The education and action event begins at 12:15 pm. Girl Be Heard performs at 1:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public.

Staging the Revolution: GBH at the United Nations
January 22nd at 3:45 pm
United Nations
Girl Be Heard will present work on ending hunger, earth conservation and sustainable development goals. This is a closed event. Please e-mail ashley@girlbeheard.org if you would like to attend.

Girl Power: Survival of the Fittest
American Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference
Monday, January 18th at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Alchemical Theatre Lab
104 West 14th Street
New York, NY, 10011
Girl Be Heard: Survival of the Fittest features new work on pressing socio-political issues by Girl Be Heard company members. Topics include family, body image, sexuality, school, gun violence, bullying and what it means to be a girl this day and age. E-mail ashley@girlbeheard.org to arrange tickets.

Girls’ Potential, U.S. Mission in Geneva
Brownsville Academy High School
East New York
Weds. Oct 7th, 10:30-11:30
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

MS 88 Peter Rouget
South Park Slope
Weds. Oct. 7th at 1PM
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

MS 118
Belmont
Thurs. Oct. 8th, 10:33-12:45
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

The Malala Fund – International Day of the Girl Film Screening
Friday, October 9th at 4:00 pm
NYC Asia Society
Girl Be Heard will perform work to honor activist Malala Yousafzai. This is a private event. Please contact Emilie Clarke at Emilie@girlbeheard.org for more information.

UNICEF – International Day of the Girl Panel and Talk
Monday, October 12th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
United Nations
Girl Be Heard will perform pieces about the status of women across the globe. This is a private event. Please contact Emilie Clarke at Emilie@girlbeheard.org for more information.

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fourth Annual Girls Symposium
Friday, October 16th at 9:30 am
Executive Director Jessica Greer Morris will deliver a keynote address. This is a private event. Please contact Emilie Clarke at Emilie@girlbeheard.org for more information.

The Malala Fund
Thursday, September 24th at 1:30 pm
NYC Ziegfield Theatre
Girl Be Heard will perform work to honor activist Malala Yousafzai. This is a private event. Please contact Emilie Clarke at Emilie@girlbeheard.org for more information.

The Malala Fund
Thursday, September 24th at 1:30 pm
NYC Asia Society
Girl Be Heard will perform work to honor activist Malala Yousafzai. This is a private event. Please contact Emilie Clarke at Emilie@girlbeheard.org for more information.

Andries Hudde Junior High School
Flatbush
Tues. Sept 29th, 9:36-10:21
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Williamsburg
Weds. Sept. 30th, 1:06-2:06pm
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

Humanities Preparatory Academy/James Baldwin School
Chelsea
Thursday October 1st from 11:00-12:00
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

Ron Brown Academy
Bed Stuy
Thurs. Oct 1st, 11:15-11:50
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence.

Susan McKinney Secondary School of the Arts
Fort Greene
Friday, Oct. 2nd, 1:34-2:20
Girl Be Heard will kick off our school programming with an empowering performance that tackles some of today’s most pressing community issues including bullying, identity, family and gun violence. 
Staging the Revolution: From NYC to Sarajevo

PitchWise Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Under One Sun: Staging the Revolution NYC to Sarajevo

Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00 pm – NYC Performance at The Wild Project, 195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009
September 8th through September 15th – International Tour in Sarajevo
Girl Be Heard kicks off our 2015-2016 season with an international tour to Bosnia-Herzegovina to debut new work on global feminism and violence against women. The cast features GBH touring company members Aya Abdelaziz, Avery Dresel-Kurtz, Tiff Roma, Kezia Tyson and Laura Wynne. Girl Be Heard will present a one- night-only New York engagement of the work on Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 pm.
Tickets available here.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Please email emilie@girlbeheard.org if you need a scholarship or discounted ticket. Your presence is more important than your cash!

Summer Political Theatre Intensives
Do you or someone you know love to write, act, sing, dance, perform or tell stories? Are you a cis or trans woman of any age? You won’t want to miss our Summer Political Theatre Intensives! Check out the full application here, and look out for guerrilla style performances around the city this summer.
Session One Performance:
Bullying, Body Image, Girl Empowerment, Equal Rights Amendment
Tuesday June 30th
Session Two Performance:
Gun Violence, Access to Education, and Economic Empowerment
Tuesday, July 14th
Session Three Performance:
Child Abuse, trafficking, domestic violence, neglect, foster care system
Tuesday, August 11th
Girl Be Heard Summer Soiree
Sunday, July 26th, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Celebrate the end of the summer with a special preview of Girl Be Heard’s 2015 – 2016 Season
Please click here for more information and to register.

2015 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged
Sunday, December 20th at 3:00 pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd Street
Girl Be Heard: Unplugged features new work developed over the course of Girl Be Heard’s fall workshops and in our after school programming by our 2015-2016 company members. Topics include incarceration and the criminal justice system, family, body image, sexuality, school, bullying and what it means to be a girl this day and age.
Purchase tickets here.

Gotta Love Girls Gala
The Best Holiday Party of the Season!
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Our annual gala features highlight performances from Girl Be Heard company members over the years.
This event will sell out! Purchase your tickets today!

Declaration of Sentiments: The Remix
Thursday, November 12th at 7:30 pm
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street
A revelatory evening of music, performance, art, and oratory honoring Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s 200th birthday kicks off New York City’s five-year celebration of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial.
FEATURING PERFORMANCES AND READINGS BY:
Girl Be Heard, SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK, Samantha Bee, Sharon Van Etten, Dan Zanes, Princess Nokia, Tona Brown, Carl Hancock Rux, LAVA, Nadia Shahram, Aja Monet, Crystal Valentine, Ramya Ramana, Cat Glennon and Tora Lopez and the Will Mae Rock Camp for Girls.
Tickets available here.

Girls Read for Girls
Sunday, November 15th at 1:10 pm
Brooklyn Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Girl Be Heard will kick off Girls Read for Girls with a short program that offers some great entertainment and learning opportunities. We will then spread out across the beautiful library and read for about 90 minutes! Free and open to the public.

Bon Voyage!
The Future She Deserves presented by United States Mission to the United Nations Geneva
See us off in our gorgeous new space in Brooklyn.
Monday, November 16th at 6pm Cocktails / 6:30pm Performance excerpts
Girl Be Heard 20 Jay Street #210B, DUMBO
Empowering Women and Girls to Lead Healthy, Fulfilling Lives, Safe from Violence

Across Borders: Geneva, Switzerland
The Whole Girl: Unlocking Adolescent Girls Potential
Future She Deserves Salon ~ U.S. Mission
Thursday, November 19th at 12:00 pm

Across Borders: Geneva, Switzerland
The Future She Deserves presented by United States Mission to the United Nations Geneva
Graduate Institute
Maison de la Paix, Auditorium Pictet
Switzerland, Sécheron, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2,
1202 Genève, Switzerland
Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm

Across Borders: Geneva, Switzerland
The International School in Geneva
School Performances
Monday, November 23rd
Geneva, Switzerland

Trafficked at United Nations DPI
Thursday, November 19th at 12:30 pm
United Nations Department of Public Information
New York, NY
Girl Be Heard presents Trafficked, a show about child sex trafficking and exploitation in collaboration with activists from Vital Voices.

Girl Be Heard Bermuda: Staging the Revolution for Peace
May 28th & 30th, 2015
Ruth Seaton James Performing Arts Centre
1 Cedar Bridge Ln., Devonshire, Bermuda, DV 02
Tickets at: bdatix.bm
This tour will kick off Girl Be Heard’s first time in Bermuda with the 2015 Across Borders touring company. Girl Be Heard: Across Borders is a peace-building initiative and cross-cultural exchange that brings transformative performances and workshops to communities around the world.
Click here for tickets.

Staging the Revolution: After School
Friday, May 22nd 2015, 6:00 pm
Culture Project Theatre
45 Bleecker Street (at Lafayette)
Participants in Girl Be Heard’s after school programs will feature an evening of performances created during the course of the year.
Free Admission
E-Mail Dena Adriance at dena@girlbeheard.org for more information.

Resilience: The Best of the 2014-2015 Season
Thursday, May 21st 2015, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00pm – performance starts at 7:30pm)
The Cutting Room
44 E 32nd St, New York, NY 10010
Directed by: Ashley Marinaccio
Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig
Join Girl Be Heard in celebrating highlights from our 2014-2015 performance season. This one night only event at The Cutting Room features the best monologues, poetry, music and songs from this season’s shows and workshops including highlights from America’s Dirty Secret, Generations, Displaced and GirlPower, all pieces surrounding the theme of resilience. At the end of the evening we will be announcing our 2015-2016 season. 
$40 Fairy God Mother Ticket – 1 ticket plus a ticket for a girl
$20 General Admission
$10 Students and Seniors
Click here to reserve tickets

Displaced
May 14, 2015, 2:00-4:00 PM
United Nations Church Center
777 UN Plaza (E. 44th Street)
The UN NGO Committee on Mental Health Working Group on Refugee & Immigrant Trauma Program will present a 10 minute segment of Girl Be Heard’s Displaced, a show about displacement, homelessness and the refugee crisis, created in conjunction with asylum seekers in the Sandholm Refugee Camp in Denmark. 
Free admission. Reserve your tickets by e-mailing Emilie Clark at emilie@girlbeheard.org

2014 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

HOLIDAY PARTY!
Gotta Love Girls Gala
December 18, 2014 at 6 pm
Hosted By Nigel Barker
The Loft @W83, 150 West 83rd Street, NYC

GIRL BE HEARD: UNPLUGGED
December 14, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd Street
Girl Be Heard’s annual workshop of writing in progress. Themes addressed include family, sexuality, school, bullying and what it means to be a girl in this day in age.

GIRLS READ FOR GIRLS
Sunday, November 16, 2014
1:00 pm – 4:00pm
Brooklyn Public Library – Central Branch (Grand Army Plaza)
Girl Be Heard company members will present pieces on global education and literacy in support for Girls Read for Girls.

GIRL POWER: HORAN SCHOOL
Friday, November 14th, 2014
Horan School
55 East 120th Street
9:00 am
Girl Be Heard will present a series of monologues, songs, scenes and poems on issues affecting girls in NYC and around the world.
This performance is part of our after school program and is not open to the public.

TRAFFICKED
November 9th at 5:00 pm
Congregation Mount Sinai
250 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn Heights
Girl Be Heard presents Trafficked, a show about child sex trafficking and exploitation in collaboration with activists from Vital Voices.
This event is free and open to the public.

GIRLPOWER at the HUDDE SCHOOL
November 7th at 10:45 am and 1:00 pm
2500 Nostrand Ave, NY 11210
Girl Be Heard will present a performance about the issues girls are thinking about to launch our Girl Be Heard Hudde School Workshop.

GIRLPOWER
International Theatre Ceremony Honoring Patricia Ariza
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
Monday, October 27, 2014
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Girl Be Heard will feature work on gender equity in the theatre and in life.
Sponsored by The League of Professional Theatre Women

NEVER REPORTED
October 25, 2014
The College of Staten Island
Hosted by the National Council of Negro Women
Girl Be Heard Company Members will present work on domestic violence and sexual assault.

GIRLPOWER
Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, NJ
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Two performances – 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Girl Be Heard presents monologues, songs and theatre on the topic of mental health and suicide awareness.

GENERATIONS
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 6:30pm
East 4th Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street
Part of the Estrogenius Festival
Created in collaboration with Antiquity Now, Generations is an ensemble performance devised by Girl Be Heard Company Members in collaboration with women and girls, aged 17 to 61. This is the first show in Girl Be Heard’s history that has brought together women of all ages to write about, discuss and research women across history. This intergenerational laboratory reveals stories of resiliency both personal and historic.

GIRLPOWER
Crossroads Correctional Facility in Brooklyn, NY
Monday, October 20, 2014
4:00 pm
Girl Be Heard presents monologues, songs, and theatre on the topic of gun violence and mental health.

New York Women’s Foundation Gala
Thursday, Oct 9th, 2014
The Plaza Hotel, 768 5th Avenue
Girl Be Heard will be performing at the New York Women’s Foundation 2014 Gala. To purchase tickets for their Gala click here.

Special Performances about Domestic Violence in Taiwan
In Partnership with the Garden of Hope Foundation
Wednesday, Oct 8th, 9:00am at the Women’s Center in Kaohsiung
Wednesday, Oct 8th, 2:30pm at St. Dominic Secondary School in Kaohsiung
Thursday, Oct 9th, at 2:30pm at the Rose Historical Site in Taipei
Saturday, Oct 11th (International Day of the Girl) 2pm at the MOTC GIS Conference Center in Taipei
Contact Anthony Carlisle, International Affairs Supervisor at the Garden of Hope Foundation, for more information: Goh987@goh.org.tw, +886-937-357-130
PORTLAND TOUR
Girl Power Workshop
Thursday, September 25th
10:00am
The P:EAR Space
338 NW 6th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
http://pearmentor.org/

Girl Power Performances in NYC Schools
Monday, Sept 29th, Susan McKinney High School
Friday, Oct 3rd, Humanities Preparatory Academy
Thursday Oct 9th, Brooklyn Preparatory HS
Friday, Oct 10, New Design Middle School

AMERICA’S DIRTY SECRET: Hunger, Homelessness, Poverty and The Streets
Written and Performed by: Tiff Roma, Melanie Thompson, Bleu Santiago, Betsy Perez
Presented By: Girl Be Heard and Well Arts Institute
September 26th at Sellwood Playhouse
Portland, Oregon
What happens when children and their families fall further and further below the poverty line? This ensemble show is told through the lens of young women who have experienced foster care, shelters and poverty, as a direct result of the recession. As the rich get richer, sex trafficking, substance abuse, depression and poverty are the tip of the iceberg of issues plaguing our youth. America’s Dirty Secret debuted in Portland, Oregon and is now being brought to New York City schools, detention centers and other venues. To book a show, contact noelia@girlbeheard.org.

Girl Be Heard Summer Soiree
Celebrate the end of the summer with a special preview of Girl Be Heard’s 2014 – 2015 Season
Sunday, September 7th
5:00pm – 8:00pm

Girl Be Heard at the 6th Annual Brevoort Concert Series
Thursday, August 21st
6:00pm – 8:00pm
The Atrium in Brevoort Playground
Ralph Ave. & Chauncey Street
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

9MM America Excerpt
Planet Connections Awards Ceremony
Sunday, August 3rd
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
405 W 55th Street
New York, New York

Girl Power
Girls Leadership World Wider Education Workshop
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Roosevelt House
47-49 E 65th St
New York, New York

Girl Power
Girls Leadership World Wide Education Workshop
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street
New York, New York

Gun Violence Appearance with Councilman Jumaane Williams
Monday, June 30, 2014 at 1:00pm
City Hall
Girl Be Heard was present for the singing of a new gun violence bill.

Apollo Theatre Performance with UN Women
Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 6:00pm
The Apollo Theatre
New York, New York
A compilation of new pieces about genera based violence

Roskilde Music Festival with the Rolling Stone, Stevie Wonder
June 29th-July 8th, 2014 Roskilde, Denmark

Human Rights Tour and Workshops through the US Embassy in Denmark
June 25th-28th, 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark

Human Rights Tour and Workshops
June 19th-24th, 2014 Geneva, Switzerland

Human Rights Tour and Workshops through the US Embassy in London
June 16-18th, 2014 London, England

Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict with Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie
June 10-13, 2014 London, England
Girl Be Heard speaks out against the atrocity of using sexual violence as a weapon of war

9MM America
First Fridays @ Hunter College
Friday, June 6th, 2014 at 6pm
2180 3rd Ave at East 119th Street
Based on true stories, 9mm America explores America’s culture of violence through the eyes of young women who have been directly impacted by gun violence.

9MM America
Thursday, May 29th at 6pm
The Harlem Children’s Zone
242 West 144th street (between Adam Clayton Powell and Frederick Douglas)
Based on true stories, 9mm America explores America’s culture of violence through the eyes of young women who have been directly impacted by gun violence.

Breakthru Leadership Program
Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 1pm
Girl Be Heard supports the 160 female alumnae of the Breakthru Leadership Program, leading bold change in media and entertainment

Spring Benefit
Tuesday, May 15th, 2014 at 6pm
A Penthouse Performance
Join us at the home of one of our benefactors in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
Girl Be Heard is devising a new show in partnership with girl refugees from Afghanistan, Syria and other war torn countries. This new, global initiative, sponsored by the State Department, will bring our girls abroad for the very first time. Girl Be Heard must raise $50,000 on or before May 20 to launch Girl Be Heard’s Across Bordersprogram to take our girls abroad for the very first time. Contact our Grants Manager, Briyana Davis at briyana@girlbeheard.org for details.

#BringBackOurGirls Rally
Host: City Council Member Laurie Cumbo
Monday, May 12, 2014 at 11am, City Hall Brooklyn, NY
Girl Be Heard performs an original song and step dance and demands #BringBackOurGirls

Realizing Rights for Women and Girls: Creating a Healthier World 
Saturday, April 26th
Stern Auditorium, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai
1468 Madison Avenue (at 100th Street)
Girl Be Heard’s members of the mainstage company will perform and Executive Director, Jessica Greer Morris is a featured speaker.

Annual Brooklyn Crime Victims’ Rights Event: 30 Years: Restoring the Balance of Justice
Thursday, April 10th from 5:30-6:30pm
National Grid Auditorium, 1 Metrotech Center, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY
Members of Girl Be Heard honor the victims of crime and speak out for peace.

Child Bride
Hosted by the American Jewish World Service
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
6:30 – 8:30 pm
The Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues)
Girl Be Heard presents a special performance on forced child marriage in collaboration with American Jewish World Service.
This performance is SOLD OUT.

Poetic License 2014: Generation Now
Presented by Poetic Theatre License
Monday, April 7th, 2014
The Wild Project
195 E. 3rd Street, NYC
Youth performers from viBe Theater Experience, Girl Be Heard, Generation Why, EarSay, Inc. Youth Voices & Urban Word NYC perform a collection of coming-of-age stories & perspectives on the world as 2020 approaches.

Honoring Victims, Fulfilling the Promise
29th Annual New York Crime Victims Candlelight Vigil
Sunday, April 6th, 2014 2pm
West End Collegiate Church
245 West 77th Street at West End Avenue
Girl Be Heard honors the victims of crime and speaks out for peace.

NYC Anti-Street Harassment Rally
Saturday, April 5th, 2014 1pm
Washington Square Park
Join Girl Be Heard next Saturday as we stand in solidarity with other activists to raise our voices against street harassment. We’re sharing the stage with 14 other speakers and presenters, including breakout groups focusing in on-the-ground action, self-defense, bystander intervention, and more! Girl Be Heard will be performing an original piece written by company member Briyana Davis. Our performance speaks out against street harassment through the lenses of race and queer identity from our real experiences in New York City and abroad.

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged
Monday, March 31st at 7pm
Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn Heights
Tickets at the door
Suggested Donation: $20 Adults; $15 Youth and Students
This Monday, Girl Be Heard will debut work by our newest company members. From unshaven armpits to our love of red lipstick, this show is all about what it means to be a girl today. Come show your support and check out our amazing line-up of new work!

United Nations – Commission on the Status of Women Performances

Performance #1
Let a Girl Be Heard Special Performance
Hosted by The Committee to Stop Trafficking in Persons
Wednesday, March 12 at 4:30pm
Salvation Army, 221 East 52nd Street
The average age of entry into sexual exploitation is 13 years old. 97% of runaways who reach NYC are approached about sex for food, shelter or safety within 24 hours of arriving. This performance will raise awareness, faith and action against sex-trafficking and modern-day slavery. The show is dedicated to our Board Chair and Matriarch, Jackie Shapiro.

Performance #2
“Hidden in Plain Sight: The Engines that Drive Human Trafficking”
Hosted by LOVE (Liberate Ourselves, Value Everyone) Task Force
Wednesday, March 12 at 7pm
Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
A panel discussion with Executive Director Jessica Greer Morris, and a Girl Be Heard Member/Survivor Melanie Thompson, entitled “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Engines that Drive Human Trafficking” featuring a performance by Girl Be Heard prior to the discussion.

Performance #3
Girls Teaching Human Rights
Hosted by Girls Learn International
Thursday, March 13th from 12:30-2pm
Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 East 52nd St
“Girls Teaching Human Rights” is an event about bridging the inter-generational divide between adult and girl delegates and helping teach adults how to educate girls on human rights. One of the activities will focus on using the arts as a vehicle to discuss human rights, featuring a performance and discussion by GBH company

Poetic License 2014: Shades of Love
February 3rd-16th, 2014
All performances are at The Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B). Tickets can be purchased from OvationTix on 212.352.3101 or online. The Box Office opens one hour prior to curtain.

One Billion Rising: Be Heard, Be Seen, Be Inspired
Friday, February 14, 2014 at 5:30pm
Union Square Park
New York, NY
This Valentine’s Day, join us for a demonstration that a girl’s worth does not lie within how she looks and what she wears, but who she is and what she can do! Girls today grow up feeling forced to conform to ideals of artificial beauty. From pageants and magazines to TV shows and celebrities, girls are bombarded with images of airbrushed and altered bodies. Real beauty lies beneath all of these disguises.
Come see what we can do this V-Day!
Be Heard, Be Seen, Be Inspired.
More info here.
See pictures here.

Girl Power: Atlanta
Friday, February 14, 2014
Foundations Inc., Beyond School Hours Conference
Atlanta, GA
Girl Be Heard will lead a workshop and performance at this national conference attracting educators from across the country.

Girl Power: Brooklyn
School Assembly
Thursday, February 27 at 12pm
Susan McKinney High School
101 Park Ave, Fort Greene, NYC
Girls’ stories of survival in this empowering collection of original work.

Black History Month Event
Hosted by Public Advocate Leticia James
Thursday, February 27 at 6pm
Location TBA
Event will recognize elected officials and long-time activists with a girl power show for Tish James, the 1st African-American woman elected to citywide office in NY.

2013 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

GirlPower Performance
January 22nd, at 8:00pm
Poetic Theatre Festival at The Wild Project – 195 East 3rd Street

Girl Be Heard Launch Party Hosted by Nigel Barker
January 28th at 6:00pm
Cutting Room
44 East 32nd Street

Trafficked
February 2nd at 6:00pm
Trafficked Performance in Dallas, Texas.

V-Day One Billion Rising Over the Brooklyn Bridge
February 14th at 8:00am
Congregation Mount Sinai at 7:45 am
250 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn Heights

Trafficked
March 3rd at 9:00 am
UN Commission on the Status of Women — Consultation Day
Armenian Convention Center, 630 2nd Avenue (& 35 St), NYC

The Soka Gakkai International — UN CSW57 Parallel Event
March 7th at 12:30 pm
Victory Over Violence: Women Leading Through Education
Panelist: Jessica Greer Morris
Armenian Convention Center,
630 2nd Avenue (corner of East 35th Street), NYC

International Council of Jewish Women & Armenian Relief Society
UN CSW57 Parallel Event
March 7th at 2:30 pm
Stop the Cycle: Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Girls
Panelist: Jessica Greer Morris
UN Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza at 44th Street

Project Girl: Congo
March 14th at 7:00 pm
America Jewish World Service Event
Jerome Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street, NYC

Sleep No More: Storytelling at the McKittrick Hotel
March 19th at 10:00 pm
Sleep No More: Storytelling at the McKittrick Hotel
McKittrick Hotel, 530 West 27th Street NYC
RSVP: ava@sleepnomorenyc.com

Trafficked
March 30th at 7:00 pm
Barnard College, Held Hall Room 304
New York City Urban Project and Price of Life/InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Location
Purchase tickets here.

Stanford Women’s Leadership Conference
April 5th at 6:00 pm
Stanford University, California
Keynote: Executive Director Jessica Greer Morris
Girl Power Show Starring Company Members Karen Vigo & Deanna Alexandra
Register for the conference here.

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged – Open Mic
April 8th at 6:00 pm
Sponsored by Brooklyn Arts Council
Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, NYC
Girl Be Heard company members debut new work developed. Curated by Noelia Mann and Dominique Fishback. Company members discuss family, sexuality, school, bullying and what it means to be a girl this day in age.
Purchase tickets here.

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
June, 2013
World Premiere of 9mm America
Robert Moss Theatre at 440 Lafayette Street
Saturday 6/1 at 6:30pm, Sunday 6/2 at 6:30pm, Tuesday 6/4 at 8:00pm, Friday 6/7/13 at 4:30pm, Sunday 6/9 at 5:00pm, Wednesday 6/19 at 8:00pm
9mm America explores America’s culture of violence as it affects ten young women. A documentary theatre piece devised from direct experience with gangs on the streets of East New York to the shooting death of a sibling in Boston, 9mm America is a call to action to demand an end to gun violence.

Planet Connections Theatre Festivity
Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Debut Reading of a.k.a. M/S, an adaptation of Marat/Sade set in modern times
Gene Frankel Theatre
2 Bond Street, NY
Set in an all girl detention center. The girls speak truth to power and shift our perspective and beliefs. Revolution contained and unbound. Enter our world and expand your own.

Girl Power: East New York
September 28, 2013 at 7:00pm
Mi Tierra/ARTs East NY
2501 Pitkin Ave, East New York, Brooklyn
ARTs East New York Inc. is committed to presenting and promoting multicultural arts to address socio-economic issues that hinder the growth and development of our community.

9mm America (Real Girls, Real Stories)
Monday, September 30th at 3:30pm
Lead On Conference (private corporate event)
New York Hilton – Rhinelander Gallery, 2nd Floor
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, (between 53rd & 54th)
Event registration required in advance at Lead On Conference
9mm America explores America’s culture of violence as it affects ten young women. A documentary theatre piece devised from direct experience with gangs on the streets of East New York to the shooting death of a sibling in Boston, 9mm America is a call to action to demand an end to gun violence.

Girl Power: For Our Teachers
Saturday, October 5th, 2013 at 9:15 am
NY State Theatre Education Association Conference
Academy of American Studies. 2801 41st Avenue. Long Island City, New York
Event registration required in advance at www.nystea.org/
The New Yorker calls this hallmark production “inspiring.” GirlPower is a groundbreaking call to action, raising awareness around issues such as bullying, body image, self-esteem, race, LGBTQ identity.

International Day of the Girl – Special Performance
Saturday, October 12th, 2013 at 11:30 am
US Fund for UNICEF 2013 Campus Summit
Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
Event registration required in advance at unicefusa.org/campus-initiative
Girl Be Heard debuts a special performance as part of the US Fund for UNICEF’s 2013 Campus Summit, a leadership conference that brings together young leaders from 85 college campuses across the US.

Special Performance for International Day of the Girl
October 12th, 2013 at 2:00 pm
College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
Campus Center – Green Dolphin Lounge in Building 1C
Girl Be Heard performs pieces about domestic violence for International Day of the Girl.

Trafficked (private event)
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Somaly Mam Foundation
Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway, NYC
Tickets must be purchased in advance at somaly.org
A “can’t miss production”, (Ebony Magazine), Trafficked tells the story of sex trafficked girls through the lives of 15 young women across the globe. The show puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 38 billion dollar a year sex industry.

Narrator of My Life – Debut Workshop
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013
Estrogenius Festival
Stage Left Studio
214 W 30th Street, 6th floor, NYC between 7th and 8th
Girl Be Heard Company members debut new work written, performed and directed by Company members and Directing Fellows. For tickets visit: www.estrogenius.org

Girl Power: New York Women’s Foundation
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
NYWF Annual Girl’s Leadership Day
New York Bar Association
42 West 44th Street New York, NY
Event registration required in advance at 
This special performance is for girls under 19 only. Bring your daughters and granddaughters to this empowering event!

Girl Be Heard: Unplugged
Monday, December 16th, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Purchase tickets here
Congregation Mount Sinai
250 Cadman Plaza West
Brooklyn Heights
New Company Members debut work in our annual open mic performance.

DISPLACED
Purchase Tickets
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E. 3rd Street
Thursday, January 22nd at 7:00 pm
Friday, January 23rd at 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 24th at 2:00 pm
Saturday, January 24th at 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 25th at 2:00 pm

Talkback Moderators:
Jan 22, 7:00 pm: Talkback Led by Majken Gilmarten, Asylum United
Jan 23, 7:00 pm: Talkback Led by Abby Disney, Peace Is Loud & Fork Films
Jan 24, 7:00 pm: Talkback Led by Jimmie Briggs, Man Up Campaign
Jan 25, 2:00 pm: Talkback Led by Arianna Schindle, Human Rights Advocate and Community Organizer

Written and Performed by: Deanna Alexandra, Emilie Clark, Melanie David, Monica Furman, Kayla Irizarry, Noura Boustany Jost, Veronica Marks, Noelia Mann, Betsy Perez, Jai Raphael, Tiff Roma, Jackie Torres, Melanie Thompson, Bleu Zephra
Directed by: Ashley Marinaccio
Produced by: Jessica Greer Morris
Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig
Written by Girl Be Heard Company Members (ages 12-21) in collaboration with multi-national asylum seekers from the Sandholm Refugee Camp in Denmark. DISPLACED puts a face on displacement, homelessness, and the consequences of conflict in the USA and abroad. This performance questions the conflicts that divide us and sets us on a road to peace.

I AM A GIRL
U.S. Documentary Premiere
February 5th, 2015, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Bow Tie Chelsea Cinemas, 260 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011
Purchase Tickets
Girl Be Heard hosts the U.S. debut of documentary film I AM A GIRL, featuring the real stories of six girls from around the world. The premiere will event will include a cocktail party and performance from our own Breani Michele, one of the features of this film. Girl Be Heard is also launching a curriculum that high school teachers around the U.S. can use as an educational guide in tandem with the film.

POETIC LICENSE FESTIVAL’S GENERATION NOW
February 8th at 3:00 pm
Wild Project
Poetic Theatre Production’s 3rd annual showcase of youth voices featuring new poetic work including coming-of-age stories and perspectives on the world as 2020 approached by youth participating in viBe Theatre Experience, Girl Be Heard, Dare Tactic and Earsay Youth Voices. 
Tickets can be purchased here

V-DAY ONE BILLION RISING FLASH MOB
Saturday, February 14th 2015
Times Square Subway Station
Free and open to the public
2PM
Email Tiff@girlbeheard.org if interested in participating/ Rising with us!

BREAKING THE SILENCE with GIRL BE HEARD

February 19, 20 and 21st
SoHo Playhouse at 15 Vandam Street New York, NY 10013
Directed by Katrina Syran
Purchase tickets here.

This compilation of selections from Breaking the Silence written for Human Rights Watch and Girl Be Heard’s Trafficked is brought to you in a joint performance by cast members of Breaking the Silence and Girl Be Heard. If we don’t take a moment to stop and listen, how many other things are we missing?

Selections from Breaking the Silence:
Written by Suzan Craig and Katrina Syran
Featuring Gemma Aston, Amelia Donkor, Adam James, Fraser James, Charlotte Longfield, Katrina Syran, and Guitarist: Jad Azkoul

Selections from Trafficked:
Written by Betsy Perez, Tiff Roma, Melanie Thompson, Noelia Mann, Danielle Walker, Georgie Exinord, Deanna Alexandra and Aya Abdelaziz
Directed by Noelia Mann and Tiff Roma
Featuring Aya Abdelaziz, Noelia Mann, Betsy Perez, Melanie Thompson, and Sophie Walker

Brooklyn College Women’s History Month Open Mic
Thursday, March 5th, 12:00pm
Brooklyn College Women’s Center
2900 Bedford Avenue, New Ingersoll, Room 227
Girl Be Heard will kick off Women’s History Month at Brooklyn College by presenting new poetry at Brooklyn College’s poetry slam.
Tickets available at the door.

HollaBack Revolution
Thursday, March 5th, 2:00-5:00pm
The Auditorium at the New School, 66 W 12th Street
Girl Be Heard will present a performance on street harassment at Hollaback’s National Conference.
Tickets available here. 

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Social Media, Technology, and Activism Beyond 2015
Tuesday, March 10th, 2:30pm
East 52nd Street Salvation Army
Girl Be Heard company member Emilie Clark will moderate a panel discussion with influential film makers from around the world on the role of our online activism in the global movement toward gender equality.

Human Trafficking: What’s Changed, What Needs to Change Since Beijing
March 11, 12:30 – 2:00
The Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission 221 East 52nd Street – between 2nd and 3rd Avenue
The Platform for Action adopted unanimously by 189 countries at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 named “Violence against Women” as one of the twelve critical areas that are impediments to the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Eliminating trafficking is identified as a strategic objective under violence against women and specific actions are proposed to achieve this objective. In the last twenty years there has been a strengthening of the normative framework to prevent trafficking and many policies and programs to address trafficking have been undertaken. Yet, an estimated 21 million people worldwide are victims of trafficking and the ILO estimates that $150 billion is the annual profit from trafficking worldwide. Our panel will present some innovative approaches to end trafficking.
Speakers:
Hon. Leah T. Armamento, Vice-Minister of Justice, Philippines
Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, ECPAT-USA
Malea Otranto, End Trafficking Fellow, U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Rita Fishman, Emily Pasnak-Lapchick Gift Box USA Co-Coordinators
Jessica Morris, Executive Director Girl Be Heard
Moderators: Thomas Brennan, Salesian Missions and Jackie Shapiro, ECPAT- USA Sponsors
Free and Open to the Public – No RSVP Necessary

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Building Girl Friendly Cities
Wednesday, March 11th, 4:30pm
Hardin Room, Church Center of United Nations
The NYC premiere of Girl Be Heard’s first Mandarin performance, devised in October 2014 with Taiwanese youth, in celebration of International Day of the Girl. Company members will perform work on street and sexual harassment alongside girls from Garden of Hope in Taiwan. Performance followed by panel featuring Executive Director Jessica Greer Morris. 
Free and Open to the Public. No RSVP Necessary.

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Girl Be Heard/Garden of Hope Collaborative Performance
Thursday, March 12th, 7:00pm
TECO Office (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)
1 East 42nd Street, 4th Floor
The NYC premiere of Girl Be Heard’s first Mandarin performance, devised in October 2014 with Taiwanese youth, in celebration of International Day of the Girl. Company members will perform work on street and sexual harassment alongside girls from Garden of Hope in Taiwan. Sponsored by the United Nations, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and Taiwanese Embassy.
Free and Open to the Public – RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org

Women Changing the World, A Barnard College Symposium
Friday, March 13th, 8:00am – 6:00pm
Barnard College
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027
In celebration of Barnard College’s 125th Anniversary, the 2015 Global Symposium will bring together a group of remarkable women from around the world who are inspirational agents of change in their fields of business, media, the arts, finance, government, and academia. Don’t Miss the:
Creating Change through the Arts Session, 3:45pm
Jessica Greer Morris, Playwright and Executive Director, Girl Be Heard
Panmela Castro, Graffiti Artist and Founder, NAMI Network
Xing Danwen, Visual Artist with Photo, Video and Installation
Ahdaf Soueif, Novelist and Political/Cultural Commentator
Yvette Christianë, Professor, Africana Studies and English, Barnard College
Free and Open to the Public – RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org

Arts Advocacy Day at NY City Council
Friday, March 20th at 1:00 pm
New York City Hall Park
New York, NY, 10007
Girl Be Heard will present work advocating for arts funding in NYC schools.
RSVP required. RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org

Screening: I Am A Girl
Saturday, March 21st, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Van Dyke Community Center
330 Powell St, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Join GBH Company Member and star of I Am A Girl film Breani Michele and community leaders from across Brooklyn for a special screening of I Am A Girl followed by a talkback and performance. 
Free and Open to the Public – No RSVP Necessary.

Trafficked
Tuesday, March 24th, 1:00pm
Nassau Community College
Girl Be Heard will present Trafficked, the story of sex trafficked girls that puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 28 billion dollar a year sex industry.
Free Performance. RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org

NY City Council Women’s Herstory Month
Monday, March 30th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
New York City Hall Park
New York, NY, 10007
Girl Be Heard will present a performance in honor of Women’s History Month for NY City Council. 
Free. RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org.

Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE)
Wednesday, April 8th at 4:00 pm
NYU’s Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life (GCASL)
238 Thompson Street
Artistic Director Ashley Marinaccio will speak at this NYU conference on the importance of activism through theatre and Girl Be Heard’s mission. 
Free. RSVP to Emilie Clark – emilie@girlbeheard.org.

Hollaback Revolution Street Rally
Saturday, April 11th at 2:00 pm
Washington Square Park
Want to stand up against harassment in your community? Join us at the annual NYC Anti-Street Harassment Rally, as part of International Anti-Street Harassment Week. The event will feature local activists and speakers and will include a series of workshops for folks to learn more and take action against street harassment. Girl Be Heard will present a performance on street harassment. 
Free and Open to the Public

National Crime Week Vigil
Wednesday, April 22nd at 5:30 pm
National Grid Auditorium – Metrotech
Brooklyn
Girl Be Heard will perform anti-violence pieces to open up the vigil. 
Free and Open to the Public Performance. No RSVP Necessary.

Girl Power: Through the Fire
Saturday, April 25th at 8:00 pm and Sunday, April 26th at 7:00 pm
Black Box Theatre at 440 Studios
440 Lafayette Street
Directed by: Dena Adriance and Kristin Richardson Johnson
Written and Performed by the 2014-2015 GBH Company: Iqra Shafiq, Shenny de los Angeles, Alexandra Saali, Allison Lee Flom, Laura Wynne, Tajani Belford, Emma Mei Lee, Ebony Kennedy, Aimee Buchanan, Jewel Phillips, Safiya Durning, Larissa Jeanniton, Victoria Pannell, Kayla Ocasio, Destini Henry, Avery Dresel-Kurt
Girl Be Heard 2014-2015 Company members debut our fourth annual production of personal stories tackling themes such as family, sexuality, school, bullying, and what it means to be a girl in this day in age. 
$20 General Admission
$10 Students and Seniors
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Purchase your tickets here.

Open Square Summit – “Safe Passage: Gender-Based Violence and Global Education”
Tuesday, April 28th, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Carnegie Library in Washington D.C.
801 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Girl Be Heard will perform work on gender based violence and access to education at this international conference. 
For information and registration to the Open Square Summit, please visit their website.

GirlPower: Access to Education
May 11th, 2015 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Girl Be Heard will be performing pieces on access to education to honor the launch of THINX underwear. 
This is a private event. For more information e-mail Emilie Clark at emilie@girlbeheard.org

A Midsummer Night’s Open House
Wednesday, June 17 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
20 Jay Street, Suite 210B, Brooklyn
Cocktails! Performance! Fun! Join the Girl Be Heard community in a night of celebration and storytelling at our Open House Cocktail Party at our gorgeous new space in DUMBO, Brooklyn. 
RSVP to Emilie Clark at Emilie@girlbeheard.org

Embodi(ED)
February 11th through February 21st, 2016
Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
HERE
145 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10013-1548
Enter on Dominick St.
One block south of Spring St.
Embodi(ED) is a documentary theatre and dance piece addressing the issue of eating disorders and the 55 billion-dollar-a-year diet industry. Based on interviews with people of all ages and all genders conducted by Girl Be Heard ensemble members, Embodi(ED) demands media accountability in how images of “beauty” are used against women, fueling a culture of body and food obsession that feeds into eating disorders and a dangerous economic investment in maintaining a culture of hatred for women’s bodies.
Purchase tickets here. 
Please visit the Embodi(ED) page for a list of our Talkback speakers.

Bon Voyage Show for the Girls Touring the Caribbean with Their Stories
Girl Be Heard Across Borders: Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016, 6:00pm
6:00pm
LOCATION: 20 Jay Street #210B Brooklyn (F-train to York Street)
Girl Be Heard is taking our award-winning show Trafficked on a U.S. State Department sponsored tour to Trinidad and Tobago. Wish us Bon Voyage in a special performance and conversation about the issues the girls will discuss abroad. Trafficked is the story of sex trafficked girls that puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 35 billion dollar a year sex industry. This tour is made possible thanks to our partners Ms. Brafit Limited and the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.
To RSVP for this event, please contact Abigail Ramsay.

Girl Be Heard Across Borders: Trinidad and Tobago
Girl Be Heard visits Trinidad with our award-winning show Trafficked on a U.S. State Department sponsored tour. Trafficked is the story of sex trafficked girls that puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 35 billion dollar a year sex industry. This tour is made possible thanks to our partners Ms. Brafit Limited and the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.
Our itinerary will be updated on an ongoing basis. Please find our confirmed events below:
Saturday, March 5, Vital Voices Global Mentoring Walk Trinidad and Tobago, organized by Ms. Brafit Limited
Wednesday, March 9, 10:30am – A performance at Central Bank Auditorium
Thursday, March 10th at 6:00pm – Special performance at the Ambassador’s Residence

Protect Our Girls: Sexualization, Exploitation & the Media
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016
2:30pm
@ the Church Center for the United Nations
Room Assignment: Chapel
Girl Be Heard will be presenting excerpts from their recent main stage show Embodi(ED) in conjunction with this UN event on sexualization, exploitation and the media. For more information on this event please e-mail Ashley.

EstroGenius: Embodi(ED) Encore
Saturday March 19th, 2016
7:00pm
@ East 4th Street Theatre
83 East 4th Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue
New York, NY 10008
Embodi(ED) is a documentary theatre and dance piece about our country’s feeding frenzy of body dysmorphia. Based on interviews with people of various cultural and human experiences conducted by Girl Be Heard ensemble members, Embodi(ED) reveals the stories of countless people struggling with eating disorders and the dangerous economic investment that teaches us to hate our bodies. Tickets can be purchased at Estrogenious.org.

Poetic License Festival
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
7:00pm
@ The Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
Girl Be Heard will present spoken word pieces on pressing social justice issues.
Tickets will be available for purchase at The Wild Project.

Trafficked
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
5:30 pm
@ University of Massachusetts Lowell
Girl Be Heard will be performing our award winning show Trafficked at UMass Lowell. “A can’t miss production,” (Ebony Magazine), Trafficked tells the story of sex trafficked girls through the lives of 15 young women across the globe. The show puts a name and face to the countless girls enslaved into the 28 billion dollar a year sex industry. This cutting edge ensemble piece received 11 theatre awards in its premiere year, 2012. “Girl Be Heard brings to the stage an honest and powerful performance. The result will break your heart — and open your heart,” lauds Gloria Steinem. This is a closed event. For more information e-mail Ashley.

Annual Brooklyn Crime Victims’ Rights Event, “Building Trust Restoring Hope”
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
5:30-7:00pm
@ National Grid, 1 MetroTech Center—Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Girl Be Heard Company members will perform a piece on violence against women and a call to action to end violence. For more information e-mail Ashley.