Fight Back is a theatrical experiment based on oral histories.

It’s March 13, 1989, and you are attending a meeting of ACT UP New York, the passionate group taking direct confrontational action to fight the AIDS crisis

But here's the thing. There are no actors. It's not a performance that you sit and watch. You and everyone there are active participants in the meeting. Each participant is assigned a persona and given materials to prepare, including in many cases their character's oral history from the ACT UP Oral History Project on which the performance is based. 

About Fight Back creator David Wise

David Wise is a multidisciplinary artist whose works blend performance art, immersive theater, and interactive experiences, many of which explore New York City histories. Past projects have included Momma's Knishes, an interactive experience performed in people's kitchens, The Atlas Pursuit, an interactive digital novel, and the Central Park Papers, an adventure experience in Central Park. His work has been featured in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Time Out, and many other publications.