By Sophie James
The Martin Luther King Day performance of “Letters to Dr. King,” put on by the Collision Project at the Alliance Theatre on Jan. 21, featured 12 passionate Atlanta teens eager to show everyone “there is a place for art in activism.”
Each actor shared their culture through song and what meal they would want to share with Dr. King, then moved on to their individual messages to him. There were apologies embedded in each letter, while still radiating hope and optimism.
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