Riot ACT

by Sarah Lariviere

Theater as an act of resistance

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Theater as an act of resistance

Set in an alternate 1991, *Riot ACT* brings censorship into the everyday choices of what people can read, hear, and perform. After violence by the authorities and her teacher’s disappearance, Gigi rallies her high school theater group around a production of Shakespeare’s *Henry VI*. The premise connects school theater with political dissent, placing a collective creative effort inside a closely monitored United States. Its central tension lies in the risks attached to staging a play under a regime that controls public expression.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in alternative-history fiction.
Readers drawn to stories about censorship, authoritarian government, and political resistance.
Those interested in theater and Shakespeare as part of a young adult novel.

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CensorshipAuthoritarianismPolitical resistanceTheater and artistic expression

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Book overview

Punk rock meets Orwell's 1984 in this story of a group of theater kids who take on a political regime, perfect for readers who love books by A.S. King and Marie Lu.

In an alternate 1991, the authoritarian US government keeps tabs on everybody and everything. It censors which books can be read, what music can be listened to, and which plays can be performed.

When her best friend is killed by the authorities and her theater teacher disappears without a trace, Gigi decides to organize her fellow Champaign High School thespians to put on a production of Henry VI. But at what cost?

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