2007: In the Heart of the Beast Theater, In Collaboration with On the Commons,
presented Invigorate the Common Well:

Episode 1: Come to the Well - March 2007

Pouring Water into a tub

Production Team

In The Heart of the Beast
Puppet and Mask Theatre

Sandy Spieler
Masanari Karahara
Malia Burkhart
Julie Kastigar
Esther Ouray
Laura Harada
Duane Tougas
Paul Robinson
HOBT administrative staff

Tomales Bay Institute

Rachel Breen
Julie Ristau

Blue Moon Video

Will Hommeyer
Animals at the Well

Water is essential to all of life on our planet, human and non-human. Water is literally our common wealth.

Listen to the Water.

Is Water a right, or a privilege?

How much Water do humans need, and how much do we actually use?

What does Water have to do with global warming?

Water Mime

"If wars in this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water"

-Ismail Serageldin,
World Bank Vice President

"The Peace of this century can be waged over Water"

-Gemma Bulo

Photos by Bruce Silcox
Bucket River

SUPPORTErs

This project was supported in part by grants from:

The National Endowment
for the Arts
Mary H. Rice Foundation
Cynthia Krieg Memorial Watershed Stewardship Fund
Toro Foundation
Wedge Co-op's
WedgeShare Grant
Numerous contributions
from individual donors