WITNESS UGANDA: the movement. the musical.

It's official...

Our plane tickets have been bought and we're heading to the Motherland on May 9th and we return home on the 31st!

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WHILE WE'RE THERE?!

A) Visit our students, their teachers, and their family members and show them LOVE!
B) Gather information and interviews so that we can complete ACT II of WITNESS UGANDA!

HEALTHY TEETH AND EYES COST MONEY...

(click here) DONATE NOW:

• $5: One day of food (Rice, Beans, Fruits/Veggies and Bread)
• $10: School Supplies (Notebook, Pencils, Pens, Folders...)
• $20: Visit to the Doctor/Dentist/Eye Doctor
• $30: Black Leather School Shoes
• $50-99: One month rent for the University Students
• $100+: School fees!

MEET THE TEAM...

 Griffin Matthews, LA (writer/actor, Founder of BTCU)

Andrea Moore, Denver, CO (photographer)

 Shannan Smith, NYC (Grad student, Staff of BTCU)

 

For those of you just tuning in, WITNESS UGANDA is a musical that my collaborator Matt Gould and I have been working on since August 2009. The piece was chosen to perform at this year's Disney/ASCAP workshop in LA hosted by Stephen Schwartz (composer of Wicked and Godspell). After receiving rave reviews, we have paired up with producer Suzi Dietz and Boston Court Theatre to continue the development of the show!





Matt Gould, LA (composer)

HOLLYWOOD, UGANDA 90210...

Our good friend, Abigail Spencer (an actress on Madmen and Hawthorne), has graciously joined the movement to help raise money and awareness for Be the Change (Uganda). Abby, along with Be the Change (Uganda), will be hosting an exclusive event at her residence on Saturday, April 24th.

*All proceeds from this event go to support the students of Be the Change (Uganda). 

Thanks Abby!







Read about our show:

In the summer of 2005, Griffin Matthews traveled to Uganda to volunteer at a village orphanage. During his six-week journey, he stumbled upon a group of orphaned teenagers living in squalor and decided to help find sponsors for their educations. He returned to the US and with the help of his friends started Be the Change (Uganda), a non-profit organization that sponsored the students’ education, housing, and basic needs. But the last 5 years have tested Griffin and his team's resolve and power to change the students' destinies. Suffering devastating losses and set backs, the organization nearly crumbles under the weight, but continues to hang on by a thread of hope. Using personal journal entries, letters, and interviews, WITNESS UGANDA explores the complexities of balancing the tangled lives of both the staff and students. A carefully crafted combination of music, dance and journalistic theater propels the play and explores the question: is changing the world even possible? 

 Griffin instructing the students on "How to write 'Thank You' Letter"