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Theatre for Social Change

one new thread post of 400-450 words (6 points)

one reply of 150 words (4 points)

For this assignment you will play the role of theatre creator. You have been given the opportunity to create a piece of theatre straight out of today's headlines whose purpose is to raise awareness about a social issue of your choice.

ORIGINAL POST: For your original post, write a 400-450 word statement that addresses the social issue and artistic vision.

Find a current event that is in the news.

You must supply an active URL link to an article from a reputable news source* that will serve as the inspiration for your piece of devised theatre. (See "Reputable news sources" note below).

The news article must be from within the last 6 months (May. 2017- Oct. 2017).

Write a statement of intent that discusses:

Social Issue:

what is your theatre piece is about?

what are the politics at stake?

what inspires you to tackle this issue?

who is your audience? (who do you want to reach?)

what change do you want to see happen as a result of your theatre piece?

Artistic Vision:

what kind of theatre event would you create? what theatre-making techniques would you employ? (is this a play you write? that you devise with others? are you using verbatim techniques?)

Who are the characters? What is the basic story? What is the genre/style? (is the story chronological? episodic?)

what is the aesthetic? (minimalistic? huge spectacle? high-tech?)

How do you want to affect your audience?

What is the title of your piece?

Include details that will help us understand your vision!

FOLLOW-UP REPLY: Write a 150 word reply to your own post responding to the following.

Take into consideration your classmates' proposed theatre pieces. You get to curate a night of theatre for social action. Choose 3 different pieces from among the proposals (excluding yours) and in your reply statement explain your reasons for choosing these 3 pieces while creating context for your night of theatre for social action. Give credit to your classmates.

Title your night of theatre. (Titles are important and help create context and capture your audience's interest.)

How do you want these 3 pieces to be understood together?

What is the greater context here?

*Reputable news sources: When using Web sources, it is important to evaluate the credibility of the source. Never use personal Web sites or sites where an author’s identity cannot be determined as news sources. Wikipedia is not a news source. For this assignment, rely on established news and journalistic sites, including national and international news, online newspapers and magazines.