Our 25/26 season, America Unfinished, aims to explore and illuminate the ongoing struggle to fulfill the promises made by our nation's founders 250 years ago. How do the foundational ideals of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness resonate in the America of today, and what do they reveal about our evolving democracy?
“America is not finished, and perhaps never shall be”
Walt Whitman to Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1856
Is being 'unfinished' a failure, or an opportunity? What is your role in completing or redirecting the American experiment? What will the next 250 years look like?
Philosopher John Dewey believed that good conversations underpin our democracy, so we encourage you to join the discussion at The Listening Cabinet in our Feintuch Family Lobby. Before your next show, select a question from a drawer and contemplate on your own or strike up a conversation with your neighbor. The questions were submitted by Philadelphians like you and encourage us all to reflect on this moment in our country’s legacy.
Our thanks to our partners at Penn’s Common Press for their assistance in letterpress printing the question cards.
