This footage was filmed and produced 14 March 2023.

The video shows Extinction Rebellion activists disrupting a performance of “An Enemy of the People” in Manhattan to protest unfair charges given to climate activists and to raise awareness about the urgent need for action on climate change.

The group emphasized the failure of governments and corporations to address the climate crisis and highlighted the destructive impact of burning fossil fuels on the environment. They also expressed concern about the harsh sentences and charges faced by peaceful protestors in Washington D.C. and Atlanta, calling attention to the need for nonviolent political expression.

The action, titled “No Theater on a Dead Planet,” aims to draw attention to the urgent need for action on climate change and the threat that the climate crisis poses to everything on our planet, including the arts and theater. The activists argued that traditional means of affecting change have failed and that unconventional action is necessary to address the scale of the catastrophe.

The group called for immediate action to address climate change, demanding that governments declare a climate and ecological emergency, halt biodiversity loss, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. They criticized President Joe Biden for failing to live up to his climate campaign pledges and urged stronger policies to address the climate crisis.

Overall, the activists stressed the urgency of the existential crisis facing our planet and the need for immediate and decisive action to address climate change before it is too late.