THE WAVE (AND WHAT CAME AFTER)
ACT and Seattle Shakespeare present TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare from June 7 to 22, 2025. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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Don't Wait
Follows the stories of three young women activists of color fighting for some of today's most pressing movements of defunding the police, environmental justice, and arts education.
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A Snake Falls to Earth
An atmospheric, world-straddling, dual-narrative tale laced with themes of climate change, family, and identity.
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Orca
In Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home journalist Lynda V. Mapes explores the natural history of the orca and the unique challenges for survival of the Southern Resident group that frequents Puget Sound.
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We Rise
Beginning with the empowering story of the Earth Guardians and how Xiuhtezcatl has become a voice for his generation, We Rise explores many aspects of effective activism and provides step-by-step information on how to start and join solution-oriented movements.
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Human Nature
In this impassioned debut report, climatologist Marvel uses the emotions engendered by the climate crisis to explore the science of global warming.
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No Planet B
As the political classes watch our world burn, a new movement of young people is rising to meet the challenge of climate catastrophe. This book is a guide, a toolkit, a warning and a cause for hope.
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The 21
In the ongoing landmark case Juliana vs. United States, twenty-one young plaintiffs claim that the government's support of the fossil-fuel industry is actively contributing to climate change, and that all citizens have a constitutional right to a stable climate--especially children and young adults, because they cannot vote and will inherit the problems of the future.
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Native Defenders of the Environment
Presents stories of courage, determination, and resistance to multinational corporations and disastrous government policies that are harming the planet and describes how eleven Native people work to save our environment.
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Young Core Company – Union Arts Center
The Young Core Company cultivates a professional theatre environment in a culture of fun, inclusion, and supported risk-taking. The YCC welcomes actors, writers, directors, stage managers, and designers.
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