The Obligation to Live
A show created by the Bread & Puppet Theater in 2025
Directed by Peter Schumann
“The obligation to be alive and act against the actors of death is just one of humanity’s many obligations. We also have the obligation to courage and the obligation to plant garlic in the rubble of the empire. Possibilitarians know this and bring giants, dragons, horses, sheep, butterflies, and the exact dance of death required for this exact moment.”
Photos
Taken by B&P in Greensboro, VT on March 27, 2025.
Photos not otherwise marked were taken by Bread & Puppet and require no photographer credit.
Performance History
This show was performed as part of the company’s Spring 2025 tour of the Northeast and Eastern Seaboard states.
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 – Greensboro, VT: The Highland Center for the Arts
- Friday, March 28, 2025 – Barre, VT: The Old Socialist Labor Hall
- Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Burlington, VT: Art Riot
- Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Cambridge, NY: Hubbard Hall
- Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – Hudson, NY: Time & Space Limited
- Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – Albany, NY: Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Thursday, April 3, 2025 – Bennington, VT: Greenwall Auditorium at Bennington College
- Friday, April 4, 2025 – Ithaca, NY: Community School of Music & Art
- Saturday, April 5, 2025 – Amherst, MA: Barlett Hall at UMass Amherst
- Sunday, April 6, 2025 – Kingston, NY: Assembly
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025 – Milton, PA: Milton Arts Academy
- Thursday, April 10 & Friday, April 11, 2025 – Washington, DC: Joe’s Movement Emporium
- Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Baltimore, MD: 2640 Space
- Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Lancaster, PA: Zoetropolis
- Tuesday, April 15 & Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – New York City: Judson Memorial Church
- Thursday, April 17, 2025 – Hopewell, NJ: Hopewell Fare
- Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA: First Unitarian Church
- Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – New Haven, CT: Whitneyville Cultural Commons
- Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – New Bedford, MA: First Unitarian Church
- Thursday, April 24, 2025 – Somerville, MA: The Center for the Arts at the Armory
- Friday, April 25, 2025 – Jamaica Plain, MA: Spontaneous Celebrations
- Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Portland, ME: Mayo Street Arts
Video
Taken at Judson Memorial Church in New York City on April 15, 2026.