“Shoot Yo Shot” is a poignant and unflinching portrayal of inner-city youth struggling to find their place in the world. It explores the powerful mix of hope, ambition, and desperation that fuels their dreams while confronting the harsh realities of violence and prejudice.
The performance is based on the lives of the cast of City at Peace SYEP 2024.
Content Warning: Depictions of Gun Violence
For Ages 13+
City at Peace (CAP) is a youth development program, which provides a safe, collaborative and nurturing space for young people to examine systems of oppression that marginalize based on race, gender, age, ethnicity, sexuality, and values. Rooted in social justice, City at Peace uses performing arts as a learning tool to develop skills in dance, theatre, voice, and stage production, as well as skills in conflict resolution, personal storytelling, empathy, understanding, and leadership. Based on their experiences, City at Peace participants will create an artistic production that shares their ideas for change in a performance.
This program is free for participants. Funding is provided by major institutional and individual donor support including the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Learn24/ Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes.
