Night Witches

06/10/2020

Accountability Statement from “Night Witches” using the accountability template from “We See You White American Theatre”
I, Elena Kritter, Executive Producer of Night Witches and owner of Ground Rush Productions, share this letter because I have supported white fragility and white supremacy in the creative and production process of “Night Witches”.
I have been seen doing so by the community of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) theatre makers and I see myself and my actions in this letter.
I share this to amplify the voices of BIPOC artists and administrators in our field and to hold myself accountable for my actions.
“Night Witches” is not exclusive to white theatre makers, and I am sorry for allowing, and thus supporting, a professional environment where BIPOC theatre makers felt unwelcome, unsafe, and dismissed.
This ends today. I promise to dismantle and eradicate white fragility and white supremacy in the creative and production process of “Night Witches”, and all future productions and produced by Ground Rush Productions. I promise to do better, with active inclusion of BIPOC voices, and ethical remuneration for all collaborators in front of and behind the table. I promise to continually unlearn systems of oppression within myself, and to always, always, listen.
Read the Letter at weseeyouwat.com
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10/05/2019

✨Big news! ✨This past week, thanks to generous support from the Paul Green Foundation, Elena Kritter gave a presentation about at the 56th National Conference of Outdoor Theatre, hosted by the South Eastern Theatre Conference at the Santa Fe Opera.
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The session, entitled “Night Witches: A Practical Examination of Community Engagement and Impact”, was brought to the conference to introduce our non-traditional method of creating new work in outdoor spaces (in our case - with 7 women and an airplane hangar!) to theatre makers across the country.
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The session also looked at the immense and diverse community support that made “Night Witches” possible, and the impact the story had upon the Culpeper, VA community.
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The dialogue that followed in the room was inspiring and invirgorating. Attendees discussed how they could use the various parts of the “Night Witches” model in their own communities, and also offered wonderful pragmatic advice to Elena on the next steps of production.
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On behalf of the “Night Witches” team, we thank you for the opportunity to share our story at this level.
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@ Santa Fe Opera

06/07/2019

A fantastic article on the history of our girls of the 46th Guards!

They were a crucial Soviet asset to winning World War II.

03/15/2019

A quick history lesson!

03/04/2019

Love this story on our historical girls of the 46th Guards by the Washington Post! Y’all should come see our play 😉

In the skies over N**i Germany, Soviet women turned rickety crop-dusters into killing machines.

01/07/2019

Happy New Year Friends!

We're thrilled to show off Captain Kritter's brand new WEBSITE! Gene Kritter has been working as an aerial applicator in the Eastern United States for over 25 years, and continues to champion our story wherever he goes! Cheers to you, Captain!

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