One theatre for social change post

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!