FIGHT BACK

Mon, 04 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 09:30 pm UTC-04:00

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center | New York

Benson Drive Productions
Publisher/HostBenson Drive Productions
FIGHT BACK
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FIGHT BACK is a theatrical experiment.
About this Event

It’s March 13, 1989, and you are attending a meeting of ACT UP New York, the passionate group taking direct confrontational action to fight the AIDS crisis. But here's the thing: there are no actors. It's not a performance that you sit and watch. You and everyone there are active participants in the meeting. Participants get a biographical profile of their persona and instructions for how to engage. Some (self-selected) people will also get details about specialized roles they’ll have at the meeting. Every persona will be an actual person who was at that meeting.

A $19.89 donation is suggested for all participants.* All net proceeds will be donated to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center where FIGHT BACK takes place, in the actual room where the 1989 meeting happened.

FIGHT BACK
Created by David Wise
Produced by Benson Drive Productions (George Strus, CEO)
FIGHT BACK Ambassadors include Amber Ruffin, Joel Kim Booster, Margaret Cho, Michael Urie, Peppermint, Rosie O’Donnell, Roxane Gay, Ryan O’Connell, and Wilson Cruz.
@fightbacknyc on Instagram.

For further details, please visit https://www.fightback.nyc/.

*If this suggested donation is a financial barrier to entry, there are opportunities to volunteer for an hour before the event and then be a full participant at no cost. Please email [email protected] for further details.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, 208 West 13th Street, New York, United States

Tickets

USD 19.89

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