Applied Theatre with Youth is a collection of essays that highlight the value and efficacy of applied theatre with young people in a broad range of settings, addressing challenges and offering concrete solutions.
This book tackles the vital issues of our time—including, among others, racism, climate crisis, gun violence, immigration, and gender—fostering dialogue, promoting education, and inciting social change. The book is divided into thematic sections, each opening with an essay addressing a range of questions about the benefits, challenges, and learning opportunities of a particular type of applied theatre. These are followed by response essays from theatre practitioners, discussing how their own approach aligns with and/or diverges from that of the initial essay. Each section then ends with a moderated roundtable discussion between the essays’ authors, further exploring the themes, issues, and ideas that they have introduced.
With its accessible format and clear language, Applied Theatre with Youth is a valuable resource for theatre practitioners and the growing number of theatre companies with education and community engagement programs. Additionally, it provides essential reading for teachers and students in a myriad of fields: education, theatre, civic engagement, criminal justice, sociology, women and gender studies, environmental studies, disability studies, ethnicity and race studies.
Author(s): Lisa S. Brenner, Chris Ceraso, Evelyn Diaz Cruz
Series: Applied Theatre in Context
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2021
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Editors’ introduction
Part 1 Engaging community: Professional theatres and youth ensembles
Initiating essay
Chapter 1 Goodman Theatre: Civic practice in service of community
Response essays
Chapter 2 Playmaking through polycultural partnerships
Chapter 3 Unleashing the untold story: The Carpetbag Theatre Inc. and the legacy of the T.R.Y. Ensemble
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Amikogaabawiikwe (Adrienne Benjamin), Chris Ceraso, Claro de los Reyes, Marion Lopez, Willa J. Taylor, and Joe Tolbert Jr.
Part 2 Bridging divides: Artistic residencies in schools
Initiating essay
Chapter 4 Seeing plays and writing plays: Pathways to understanding
Response essays
Chapter 5 “Telling our own story”: Using digital storytelling to re-design education with Texas and Alaska youth
Chapter 6 A translanguaging stance on theatre education
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Sindy Isabel Castro,Chris Ceraso, Kathryn (Katie) Dawson, and David Shookhoff
Part 3 Reframing narratives: Strategies for re-envisioning education
Initiating essay
Chapter 7 Neighborhood bridges: Rehearsing transformations in the classroom and beyond
Response essays
Chapter 8 Room to play: An exploration of resources and youth agency
Chapter 9 A tale of telling some truths to power
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Jessica “Decky” Alexander, Maria Asp, Lisa S. Brenner, Liz Foster-Shaner, Sonja Kuftinec, and Jack Zipes
Part 4 Fostering agency: Social justice programs in urban and rural settings
Initiating essay
Chapter 10 From vision to implementation: Re-examining essential practices for applied theatre with youth
Chapter 11 A process-oriented approach in applied theatre programming with youth
Response essays
Chapter 12 Listen to us!: Teenage girls creating theatre for social change
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Kuenique Allicock, Evelyn Diaz Cruz, Rachel DeSoto-Jackson, Leonor (Leo) Duran, Dana Edell, Nicole Olusanya,and Joshua Rashon Streeter
Part 5 Celebrating identities: Spaces to express gender and sexuality
Initiating essay
Chapter 13 Queering applied theatre: Working with LGBTQ youth to dismantle systems of oppression
Response essays
Chapter 14 Rehearsing for life: HOPE IS VITAL, FYI, sexuality education for youth
Chapter 15 Staging generations of queer history
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Lisa S. Brenner, Megan Carney, Michael Rohd, Alexander (Alex) Santiago-Jirau,and Nik Zaleski
Part 6 Embodying heritage: Residencies with Indigenous and immigrant youth
Initiating essay
Chapter 16 Laughter, healing, and belonging: Cada quien tiene su lugar
Response essays
Chapter 17 Ax X’oos Shaxwatíx: My feet are firmly planted
Chapter 18 Tricksterism in translation
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Macedonio Arteaga Jr., Alicia Chavez-Arteaga, Evelyn Diaz Cruz, Vera Starbard, and Andrés Munar
Part 7 Promoting equity: Practices for working with youth and disabilities
Initiating essay
Chapter 19 Our story: How Nicu’s Spoon fosters representation, access, and inclusion for youth with disabilities
Response essays
Chapter 20 Inclusive theatre as drama therapy
Chapter 21 Where we do the things they think we can’t: The Pegasus Ensemble
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Sally Bailey, Stephanie Barton-Farcas,Evelyn Diaz Cruz, and Scott S. Turner
Part 8 Amplifying voices: Process and production with justice-involved youth
Initiating essay
Chapter 22 Stargate: A theatre company of imagination, hope, life skills, and quality art for justice-involved young men
Response essays
Chapter 23 The value of process: Creating theatre with incarcerated youth
Chapter 24 Voices beyond bars: Art as a means of self-expression for incarcerated youth
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Chris Ceraso, Erin R. Kaplan, Joanne Seelig Lamparter, and Judy K. Tate
Part 9 Igniting activism: Performance and protest with youth
Initiating essay
Chapter 25 Young Women’s Voices for Climate
Response essays
Chapter 26 The voters are coming: Moment Work and the national #HereToo Project
Chapter 27 Speak About It: Social scripts for consent and healthy relationships
Roundtable
Roundtable discussion with Lisa S. Brenner, Sarah Fahmy, Olivia Harris, Chelsea Hackett, Beth Osnes, and Barbara (Barb) Pitts McAdams
Index
