2024-25 SEASON LIMITED ENGAGEMENTS
Go beyond the stage with us on April 11th at 5pm as Urbanite hosts Hostage US for an engaging conversation in conjunction with NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN by Winter Miller. This special limited engagement offers you the chance to connect with real-world experts who navigate the harrowing circumstances explored in NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN.
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Each year, an estimated 200 Americans are taken hostage overseas. Hostage US helps families survive this terrifying ordeal and helps former hostages rebuild their life after captivity.
With Speakers:
Liz Cathcart
Liz Cathcart is the Executive Director of Hostage US. She has played a pivotal role at Hostage US since the organization's inception, helping to launch the nonprofit alongside the founding executive director. Previously serving as Director of Programs and Operations, Liz oversaw the nonprofit's day-to-day activities and was instrumental in developing the Support Program, expanding strategic partnerships, and broadening services. Liz has led the organization as the Executive Director since 2020, driving the strategic vision of Hostage US. Under her leadership, the organization continues to provide vital support to hostages, wrongful detainees, and their families, ensuring they have access to the resources, guidance, and care they need.
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​Liz is a published writer and leading expert on hostage support and affairs. She has provided insight and commentary for major media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC. Liz was recognized as one of Security Magazine’s 2023 Most Influential People in Security, an award acknowledging her work in hostage affairs as it relates to security. Liz is also a Member of the Atlantic Council Counterterrorism Project.
Sam Goodwin
Sam Goodwin is an American entrepreneur, bestselling author and international keynote speaker known for his thought leadership on embracing uncertainty. A former Division I hockey player, Sam co-founded a tech company and NGO in Singapore and is one of the few people to have traveled to all 193 countries in the world. His book, Saving Sam, recounts his experience of being taken hostage and wrongfully imprisoned in Syria. Sam speaks to audiences worldwide, from large corporate events to intimate leadership retreats, inspiring others to embrace challenges with resilience. He holds a bachelor’s from Niagara University, a master’s from Washington University in St. Louis and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Hostage US is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports families of Americans taken hostage or wrongfully detained abroad and supports hostages and detainees when they return home. Each year, an estimated 200 Americans are taken hostage overseas. Hostage US helps families survive this terrifying ordeal and helps former hostages rebuild their life after captivity.
Tickets are $44, or $22 for Urbanite Theatre Insiders.
20% of proceeds from the event will go to Hostage US.
Meet Urbanite's Featured Artist for Season 11: Beck Lane Beck has been an artist and painter in various forms for over four decades, but in 2010, decided to dedicate themselves fully to developing intent-filled artwork, getting it in galleries, and building a base of serious collectors. As a result, Lane’s paintings can be found in collections across the US to South America to Israel to Qatar and multiple places in between.
And although, for the last 12 years, they’ve focused on producing figure and portrait work of marginalized, historically significant and forgotten people, Lane spent decades doing decorative painting and creating commercial work, illustrations, and murals for private homes and businesses around their native Cape Cod.
In spring 2024, Beck received the Halo Art Projects Fellowship Award, given to select artists by a board of philanthropists and professional artist peers. Beck also became the first individual artist to receive the Johnson/Singer Award, a privately run group of cultural enthusiasts. Both groups are dedicated to awarding recipients based not only on their needs and abilities but also on their contributions to cultural evolution and social justice work.
Meet Urbanite's Featured Artist for Season 11: Beck Lane Beck has been an artist and painter in various forms for over four decades, but in 2010, decided to dedicate themselves fully to developing intent-filled artwork, getting it in galleries, and building a base of serious collectors. As a result, Lane’s paintings can be found in collections across the US to South America to Israel to Qatar and multiple places in between.