We stage readings of plays that repudiate, ridicule, or otherwise resist His Magasty. Proceeds from this all-volunteer project go to anti-MAGA groups. playingagainst.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3mkb5bqcpmk2mPlaying Against presents (One) Acts of Resistance, an evening of short plays read by an all-star cast of DMV actors on May 11 at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social in Takoma. All proceeds will be donated to @commoncause.org . Details at link in profile!24 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb5bqcpmk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lzjolxie6c25We’ve now been responsible for more than $5,300 in donations to @aclu.org, @democracyforward.org, @publiccitizen.bsky.social, and @freedcproject.bsky.social. Please join our community by subscribing to our emails at playingagainst.com and follow us here, and on FB and IG. https://playingagainst.com/23 Sep 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjolxie6c25https://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lxupye4m7c2xJoin us for a staged reading of "The Three Jessies" by Jessie Seigel, a political comedy that asks, "When fascism comes knocking, what do YOU do?" Featuring Emily Morrison, Hyla Matthews, and Yvonne Paretsky. 100% of the gross proceeds of this event will go to @freedcproject.bsky.social02 Sep 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxupye4m7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lw4zfemilc2iWe're back!11 Aug 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4zfemilc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lw4zfemilc2iWe're back!11 Aug 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4zfemilc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lk4gkr2mms2sWe're down to about 18 seats for our event Thursday night. And we've had walkups at both of our previous two events. So we strongly suggest making reservations now. A reservation will guarantee you get in. Without a reservation, you may have to depend on no-shows. https://playingagainst.com/radio-free-america/11 Mar 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4gkr2mms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3ljssv2c36s2tWe're pleased to announce that we have a complete cast for Radio Free America! Amal Saade has generously agreed to play the role of Nina in our staged reading of Allyson Currin's futuristic drama. We're less than a week away, so reserve your seats now at https://playingagainst.com/radio-free-america/07 Mar 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljssv2c36s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lipieuhx6226The third of our staged readings in resistance to MAGA. 100% of gross proceeds benefit @democracyforward.org . Thanks to Ally Currin, James Finley, Rick Foucheux, JJ Johnson, and Lisa Hodsoll for donating their talents for the cause of democracy! https://playingagainst.com/radio-free-america/21 Feb 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipieuhx6226https://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lhtquaavvc2eThere are only a few tickets remaining for tonight's star-studded staged reading of Group of Crazies. We suggest getting tickets in advance so as not to have to rely on no-shows to get in. https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/group-of-crazies/10 Feb 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtquaavvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lhouqe37ak2lWe have fewer than 20 seats left for Group of Crazies on Monday. At our last reading, we had several walkups. So, we strongly advise you to buy your tickets in advance. https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/group-of-crazies/08 Feb 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhouqe37ak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lhjtewinfk27Here's a reminder about our next staged reading, with some updated information. We've had a late cast change, and we're donating the proceeds to @democracyforward.bsky.social , the people who got a judge to halt the Trump-Musk spending freeze. See link in bio for tickets!06 Feb 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjtewinfk27https://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lgykmicobc2wThe front lines of the battle against MAGA have shifted from electoral politics to the courts. We thank @democracyforward.bsky.social for the lawsuit that got the funding freeze paused. Proceeds from our reading of Group of Crazies will go to Democracy Forward. https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/group-of-crazies/30 Jan 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgykmicobc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lgt5buer2k2fThere are no adults in the room for Trump 2.0. We came close to disaster even when there were. Hear about a meeting so unhinged that Rudy Giuliani was a voice of reason. "I can't operate like this. I can't operate with you going off talking about krakens and all sorts of crazy shit." - RG28 Jan 2025 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgt5buer2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lge5lelr3s2eWe've just filled out our cast for Group of Crazies! All of these fantastic actors are donating their time! https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/group-of-crazies/22 Jan 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge5lelr3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lfur2bgxbc2qSo far we're about 65% full for tonight and a little more than $100 from being able to donate $1,000 to the ACLU. (We're all volunteering our time and donating everything but the payment platform's small fee.) Tickets also at door if available (cash or credit). https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/building-the-wall-by-robert-schenkkan/16 Jan 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfur2bgxbc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lfsgwojrd22e"Normal times you got maybe 20-40 people a day and processed out about the same, but suddenly we're getting 200-400 people a day and at the same time countries are refusing repatriation so you got this terrible overflow with all of these people in limbo." This is fiction. We hope. shorturl.at/coYmW https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/building-the-wall-by-robert-schenkkan/15 Jan 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsgwojrd22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lfnds4atlk2oThe ACLU is leading the way in the fight to prevent the realization of the world imagined in "Building the Wall." Please buy a ticket (at playingagainst.com) to our staged reading of the play this Thursday night. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-deportation-propaganda-blitz-immigrants-1235231889/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0t-LEEx2dmuwn8a9bPlvDqdAOYwsnJzSmbh-6KFJCTY1e9NDfyrlasT_M_aem_3RVFyq8ZeWjBj3h-nNURKg13 Jan 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnds4atlk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lffqiykgnc2v"What is a wall? It's a barrier, a device, for keeping people out. What we built was so much more effective." -Rick, in Building the Wall One-night-only staged reading with James Whalen and Lolita Marie. Jan 16, 7 pm, Busboys and Poets (Takoma). Proceeds to ACLU. https://playingagainst.com/tc-events/building-the-wall-by-robert-schenkkan/10 Jan 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffqiykgnc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lf4jcknnvk2xOur staged reading of Building the Wall has been rescheduled for January 16 at the Busboys and Poets in Takoma (DC). Tickets at playingagainst.com.07 Jan 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf4jcknnvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lertxinfy22jYou will not believe how closely real events are mirroring those imagined in Robert Schenkkan's "Building the Wall." Stay aware and support the heroes who are fighting to prevent this nightmare. Join us Monday. Tickets at our website. All goes to ACLU. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/politics/trump-new-orleans.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mE4.ISiP.rmUT22A4phIz&smid=url-share02 Jan 2025 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lertxinfy22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3ldoluhz2f22eThe most important things we can do in opposition to the incoming regime are to provide financial support to groups like the ACLU and to build and maintain a community of like-minded people. Minimum donation $5. Ticket purchase (minus a small processing fee from the payment platform) goes to ACLU.19 Dec 2024 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoluhz2f22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3ldqwba4mns2eThis article, linked here as gift, describes a scenario uncannily similar to the one described early in the play Building the Wall. Think the similarities will stop there? See our webpage to get tickets to our staged reading of BTW. All proceeds will be donated to the ACLU. wapo.st/403CeIE https://wapo.st/403CeIE20 Dec 2024 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqwba4mns2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3ldoluhz2f22eThe most important things we can do in opposition to the incoming regime are to provide financial support to groups like the ACLU and to build and maintain a community of like-minded people. Minimum donation $5. Ticket purchase (minus a small processing fee from the payment platform) goes to ACLU.19 Dec 2024 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoluhz2f22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3ldlu4xnf6k2dTickets are now on sale for our first event!18 Dec 2024 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlu4xnf6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/playingagainst.bsky.social/post/3lbda4cbzxs24We put on staged readings of plays that repudiate, ridicule, or otherwise resist the aspiring dictatorship that will soon be in the White House. No one gets paid, and all proceeds will be donated to charities doing the real work against MAGAism. Follow us here and subscribe on our website.19 Nov 2024 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:p72mntodxjtokvkh354y26be/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbda4cbzxs24