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Throughout this compelling play, “actorvist” Keith A. Wallace is in direct conversation with theatergoers — improvisational shit-talking, he calls it — to inspire radical empathy about how police violence traumatizes African Americans in communities across the country.

The Bitter Game is a strong reminder that live theatre is a powerful tool for invoking larger conversations and like life, theatre can be more when you don’t just passively participate.

“The Bitter Game” was simple and direct — and all the more damning for being so.

Performed as an interactive exercise that allows no one to maintain a distance, the show is a sharp reminder of the persuasive powers of live theater.

Alanis Morissette rocked the world over 20 years ago when she released her international debut album Jagged Little Pill, which would go on to become an incredible success story in terms of sales, but also as an important moment in pop culture. Her rocking, angry record remains one of the most beloved and replayed albums ever created, and now the singer-songwriter is looking to continue to expand its legacy, this time in a way few could have ever expected when the title was first released.

A new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album Jagged Little Pill will premiere May 2018 at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

“This team that has come together for this ‘Jagged Little Pill’ musical is my musical theater dream come true,” Morissette said in a statement. “The chemistry between all of us is crackling and I feel honored to be diving into these songs again, surrounded by all of this searing talent.”

Alanis Morissette’s got one hand in her pocket, and the other one is writing a stage musical.

Jagged Little Pill changed Alanis Morissette’s career and life in 1995, so it’s only fitting in the Age of Infinite Revival that it be given new life on stage. The album containing hits like “Ironic,” “You Oughta Know,” and “Hand in My Pocket” will debut in 2018 as a stage musical.

Jagged Little Pill will have its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater next year.