‘Decatur Dinners’ Combine Entertainment With Discussions On Race Relations
Minka Wiltz’s play “A Few Honest Moments with Sam” will kick off each of the 100 dinners at the “Decatur Dinners” event.
Minka Wiltz/Out of Hand Theatre
On Sunday, Aug. 25, neighbors will gather at 100 different dinner tables to discuss race and equity. This one-night only event is called “Decatur Dinners.”
Out of Hand Theatre partnered with One Small Change and several other Atlanta organizations in order to allow Atlanta neighbors to connect, eat and share stories from their own personal experiences with these issues.
The idea of fostering community discussions was taken from One Small Change’s “Chicago Dinners” event a few years ago.
“City Lights” host Lois Reitzes spoke with Atlanta actor and playwright Minka Wiltz and Ariel Fristoe, the artistic director of Out of Hand Theatre about this event.
Each dinner will be kicked off with a one-person play written by Wiltz.
The play, “A Few Honest Moments with Sam,” will set the tone and focus for each of the table’s discussions.
About the Play
Growing up middle class in Cascade and going to an HBCU, Sam was sheltered from a lot of the racism that they experienced when they went to grad school in Boston and entered the world of corporate America. Over the past few months, they’ve been tired and don’t know why.
As they share their recent journal entries we discover the weight that Sam is carrying.
“In my estimation of writing this piece, it’s not about berating a group of people, but about celebrating the survival through difficulty and shining a light on something that others might not have a reason to understand,” Wiltz said.
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