22 Oct DEAR EVERYTHING’s Fall Tour is a Wrap! Next stop, BAM in NYC!
Photos: Donna Permell (Atlanta), Alexander Tamargo/Getty (Miami), Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty (Los Angeles), Brandon Cruz (Salt Lake City)
Endless gratitude to our cast, creatives, crew, youth council, activists, choirs, funders, host committees, everyone at V-Day and ART, and the audiences who made it all possible!
Dear Everything was created to be theater for the people!
4 CITIES, 3000 PEOPLE, 18 CLIMATE GROUPS FUNDED
To the creative team behind this piece, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Diane Paulus, Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell, Eren Cannata, Idina Menzel, and Daniel Crean.
To our cast (Terence Archie, Brittany Campbell, Luke Ferrari, Paravi, Crystal Monee Hall, Laurel Harris, Javier Muñoz, Ben Thompson, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Michael Williams, YDE*) whose stunning, powerful performances carried us into a small town and brought us to the heart of imagination.
BRAVA to The Atlanta Music Project, Miami Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, and the Rise Up Children’s Choir and Youth Theatre at the U in Salt Lake City for moving us with your powerful performances as the Earth Choir!
To Maya Penn and the Dear Everything Youth climate councils whose spectacular work gathering students and activists and EVERYONE, filling hundreds of seats with deep solidarity and shared love for the Earth. Atlanta – Danait Isaac, Kendall Rae Johnson, Vasser Seydel, Diamond Spratling, Hannah Testa. Miami – Peter Kellogg, Luke Norris, Luna Plaza, Britani Silvera. Los Angeles – Genesis Butler, Penelope Oliver, Kevin J. Patel. Salt Lake City – Katherine Blackburn, Jake Dreyfous, Cael Crosby, India Elliot, Jenessa Jimoh, Mya Karbasi, Liam LaMalfa, and Kitty Chamberlain.
Thanks to our visionary supporters who partnered with us on this vision, we gave away 90% of the tickets to students, youth climate activists, activists, artists, farmworkers, frontline workers, educators, and the community, filling the venues – average size 700 seats. Thank you Lisa Schejola Akin & Jeffrey Akin, Carole Black, Rosario Dawson, Geralyn Dreyfous & The Utah Film Center, Adam McKay & Yellow Dot Studios, Pat Mitchell, Stephanie Nadi Olson & Eric Olson, Novo Foundation, Regina K. Scully, and Jacki Zehner.
In each city, youth-led climate groups were awarded grants in support of their work. They were: Atlanta – Girl Plus Environment, Captain Planet Foundation, SCLC W.O.M.E.N, Oxygen Project, aGROWKulture. Miami – The CLEO Institute, The Cortada Foundation, Miami Waterkeeper, PowerU, Florida Student Power. Los Angeles – Los Angeles Climate Week, All Access Arts, OneUpAction, Youth Climate Save. Salt Lake City – Utah Youth Environmental Solutions (UYES), Grow the Flow Utah, Ignite Utah, Youth Coalition For Great Salt Lake.
To the passionate youth-led climate groups who tabled before and after the show in each city, talking with everyone and sharing their knowledge and actions with all who stopped by.
To our hosts in each city, whose love and brilliance gathered people, found new means for outreach and provided funds and energy in each city. Atlanta – Daniel Blackman, Deidre Brown, Marianne Faloni, Pat Mitchell, Stephanie Nadi Olson, Deidre Penn, Maya Penn. Miami – Lisa and Jeff Akin and Marya Meyer. Los Angeles – Carole Black, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Ruth Ann Huvane, Annie Lennox, Clementina Martinez-Masarweh, Dylan McDermott, Adam McKay, Maya Penn, Caroline Pennell, Matt Petersen, Susan Celia Swan, Justin Tranter, Mily Trevino-Sauceda. Salt Lake City – Geralyn Dreyfous, Madison Limansky, Amy Redford, Susan Celia Swan, Terry Tempest Williams, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Jacki Zehner.
Special thanks in Atlanta to Pat Mitchell for her brilliant remarks and her work focusing on climate as the issue that centers us all and to the youngest certified farmer in America and to Kendall Rae Johnson for your inspirational voice and work that is transforming all of us. In Miami, to Luna Plaza for your works and your vision. In Los Angeles to Monique Coleman for your beautiful introduction and support of the LA Youth Council members and youth leading climate work globally. And at our closing night in Salt Lake City, deep thanks to Darren Parry who opened the evening with a blessing, with a call for balance, wholeness, and “Tending the Sacred” which creates the conditions for a rising Great Salt Lake. And to the amazing Terry Tempest Williams whose work inspired the creation of Dear Everything and inspires us daily.
Our V-Day producing team jumped in full stop/non stop to create Dear Everything for everyone: V, Susan Celia Swan, Tony Montenieri, Kate Fisher, Carl Cheng, Franziska Heilig. And our team at V-Day/One Billion Rising & Voices for supporting Dear Everything in all the ways you do.
As Terry Tempest Williams wrote: “Friends, there is nothing sentimental here — It is how the world changes — and it does change. Last night in Salt Lake City was living proof. Nobody wanted to leave. We all needed this, a coming together in the name of community — determined to bring water to our Sacred Mother Lake. And we will. Wherever you are, the land is calling out to you to act and protect what has always protected us: Beauty, Art, and taking care of each other.”
Next up! JOIN us at BAM in NYC on Earth Day (April 22) 2026. Tickets are on sale now for BAM members, and go on sale to the public on October 30th at BAM.org.
This is a transformational project, one that will take a global, non-traditional path in order to engage the millions of new audiences who long to be an active part of change, and who will be energized by seeing themselves and their stories represented.
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Media along the way helped us tell the story, highlights include:
WPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMI – DON’T TRASH OUR TREASURE – October 1, 2025
“New musical ‘Dear Everything’ touring US, bringing climate awareness through art” By Louis Aguirre
MIAMI HERALD – September 25, 2025
“‘Musical coming to Miami Beach Bandshell has a goal: Inspire you to fight climate change” By Ashley Miznazi
SPECTRUM NEWS1 – September 25, 2025
“Tony Award winner dishes on topical new musical ‘Dear Everything‘” By Staff
PLAYBILL – September 23, 2025
Photos: Cast of Diane Paulus-Directed Climate Crisis Musical Dear Everything Tour Meets the Press by Logan Culwell-Block
ARTBURST MIAMI – September 19, 2025
“‘Vagina Monologues’ Playwright Tackles Climate Crisis In Show Coming To Miami Beach” By Carolina del Busto
ROUGH DRAFT ATLANTA – September 19, 2025
“Musical celebrating youth climate activism comes to Atlanta Sept. 25” By Katie Burkholder
AMERICAN THEATRE – September 18, 2025
“From V to You: It’s Time to Fight for Mother Earth” By Daniella Ignacio
ATLANTA NEWS FIRST (WANF-CBS) – ATL LIVE – September 16, 2025
“Artist Spotlight: Maya Penn, Climate Activist” by ATL Live Staff
COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER – September 16, 2025
“Climate crisis musical comes to Atlanta. ‘Dear Everything’ is for everyone” By Kala Hunter
*Casting by Whitley Theatrical