How do you tell a story about climate change that dynamically engages its audiences without overwhelming or boring them? We will explore this question and others by making an original work of investigative theater and through readings and discussions. Employing the methods of investigative theater, the class will create a script or performance text by pursuing a creative inquiry into some aspect of climate change. Each student will do creative research including interviews; collaborate on a script by editing and writing; and work with a team to create a final presentation of the show. Previous theater experience not required.
Distribution Area: LA
Prerequisites and Restrictions
Previous theater experience not required.
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Other Information
Your instructors for this course will be co-instructor Steve Cosson, MFA, founding Artistic Director of The Civilians and writer/director Khristián Méndez Aguirre, MFA/PhD, an ecodramaturge and research-practioner in Performance and Ecology. This course is a component of The Next Forever: New Stories for a Changing Planet, a multi-year project about environmental storytelling led by The Civilians, Princeton’s High Meadows Environmental Institute, and the Lewis Center for the Arts.
