<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_la7efbgk0" alt="image.png" width="542" height="271"><br><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear Friends --  </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">During the pandemic I had the pleasure of composing the music and creating the score for EnActe Arts' production of </span><span style="font-family:Georgia;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:13pt;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Jungle Book: Rudyard Revised. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:13pt;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">En Acte</span><span style="font-size:13pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span>is</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(56,118,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> reclaiming a colonial story</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by “calling in” the problems of the original - Kipling asks himself in the play “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">if I were to rewrite the story today, what would I change?</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">”. Written at the</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EnActe Conservatory by writers ages 6-60 and performed by a highly diverse cast spanning race, gender and experience, this is a piece of </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap"> collective </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">wisdom.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUdqZ-1jfEU&t=78s" target="_blank">As you can see in this trailer</a> - the artwork and costumes are stunning, with wonderful choreography by Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda of Navarasa Dance Theater.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">EnActe has partnered with the </span><a href="http://cwsindia.org" style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Centre for Wildlife Studies</span></a><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">to raise awareness of and funds for tiger conservancy. There will be a tiger conservancy exhibit in the lobby and </span><a href="http://enacte.org/conservation-conversation" style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dr. Krithi Karanth</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> will speak before each show about </span><a href="https://www.conservationindia.org/author/krithi" style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">her impactful work</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> in India. </span><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I hope to see you there!</span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Georgia" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:Georgia;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dates & Times:</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap">Cowell Theater, San Francisco, CA</span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/enacte-arts-39745302133" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tickets </span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sat, Nov 12 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@ 2pm |</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Sun, Nov 13 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@ 2pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sat, Nov 19 </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@ 2pm|</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Sun, Nov 20</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> @ 2pm</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;mar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rmal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dec 10 </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@ 2pm & 7pm | </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sun,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dec 11 </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@ 2p</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">George Brooks <div>+1 (510) 847-0382<div><div>To stream and purchase music please visit<br><a href="http://www.georgebrooks.com" target="_blank">https://earthbrothermusic.bandcamp.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>